England is 'systemically racist' and the UK Government is in breach of its human rights obligations under a key UN treaty aimed at eradicating racial discrimination, a report has warned.
In its report the race equality think tank The Runnymede Trust, whose chief executive Halima Begum previously called Boris Johnson an 'entitled Bullingdon Club brat', said institutional practices and customs continue to harm ethnic groups.
Research carried out by the think tank also found the Government is in breach of numerous articles of the UN International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD).
The latest report, which was produced by the think tank following an Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) tender, was drafted with evidence from more than 100 civil society groups.
In its report the race equality think tank The Runnymede Trust, whose chief executive Halima Begum (pictured) once called Boris Johnson a 'entitled Bullingdon Club brat', said the UK Government is in breach of its human rights obligations
Its publication comes amid condemnation from the Prime Minister, Duke of Cambridge and others over the tide of racist abuse directed at black football players following England's defeat in the Euro 2020 final against Italy on Sunday.
The report says minority ethnic groups face sustained disparities across health, the criminal justice system, education, employment, immigration and politics.
The authors write that they believe the Government's new approach to equalities will fail to improve these outcomes 'and may in fact worsen them'.
And they question findings from the UK's Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities (Cred) earlier this year, which concluded that the system is no longer 'deliberately rigged' against ethnic minorities in Britain.
They argue that Cred's conclusion 'misrepresents the scale and complexity of the issues' and starkly contrasts with the evidence received for the current report.
This evidence suggests racial inequality has worsened in some areas since the last shadow report was published in 2016, the report finds.
It says it is 'particularly alarmed' over the Government's Electoral Integrity Bill, the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill and the new plan for immigration.
It believes the Government's immigration measures 'stand in clear breach of ICERD' and the new Immigration Bill could pose a 'significant threat' to ethnic minorities' rights.
They also say the Government has not acted on several recommendations made by the ICERD in 2016, such as to provide protection to victims of dual or multiple discrimination and to make caste an aspect of race under law.
Senior policy officer Alba Kapoor said areas of concern include disproportionality in the criminal justice system, health inequalities, and a rise in hate crime.
She said: 'There are very clear signs that things
