Bernie Grant, Diane Abbott and Paul Boateng

Great Pioneers

Bernie Grant, Diane Abbott and Paul Boateng were elected as MPs. Since then, progress has been made. But anti-Black racism, discrimination and social injustice still rife and on the rise within our society.

Bernie Grant

The first Black MP in the UK was Bernie Grant, who was elected in 1987 to represent Tottenham. He was one of the first Black MPs alongside Paul Boateng and Diane Abbott, who became the first Black woman MP in the same year.

Diane Abbott

Named "Mother of the House," a title given to the longest-serving female MP in the UK, reflecting her significant contributions to Parliament since her election in 1987.

Paul Yaw Boateng, Baron Boateng

British Labour Party politician, a former civil rights lawyer and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Brent South from1987 to 2005, becoming the UK's first Black Cabinet Minister in May 2002,

The First Black Parliamentarians in our Times

Published YouTube:Keir Starmer 11th June 2020

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