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Black British Conservatives meet with Tory MP - African Voice Newspaper

Baba Gee,reportingfromParliament, London A confab at Parliament, chaired by Mr Laurence Robertson MP (Conservative, Tewkesbury), brought together Conservative Party members, supporters, and members of the black community to deliberate on crucial issues such as the Rwanda policy, immigration, and the potential impact on the UK’s black British community in early February 2023. Davida Ademuyiwa, cofounder […]

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