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| David Cameron tonight took his drive to bring ethnic minorities into the Tory party to a new level by backing a programme of "positive action". The Conservative leader insisted that it was not enough to have an "open door" policy, and he wanted to offer underrepresented groups a "genuine invitation to come in". In a speech to the Ethnic Media Conference in central London, Mr Cameron announced plans to monitor the progress of people from minorities within the party, a move which he admitted would make some members "uneasy". He also said that the Conservatives would be introducing an annual internship programme for ethnic minorities, and holding a series of recruiting "road shows" in major cities to get people involved at all levels. Continued......................... http://politics.guardian.co.uk/conse...960013,00.html |
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