Boris Johnson Distances Himself from Race Report After Backlash
- Report suggested teaching history of slavery in different way
- Some conclusions drew criticism from ethnic minorities
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson sought to distance himself from a report into U.K racial inequalities that drew an angry backlash after suggesting the history of slavery could be taught from a different perspective than one of only pain and suffering.
“There are some interesting things in it, I’m not going to say we agree with every word, but we’re going to be responding in due course,” Johnson told reporters on a visit to Middlesbrough on Thursday.