The next census should include more ethnicity options to allow people to define themselves as black English or Asian English, according to a group of MPs.
Liberal Democrat MP Josh Babarinde told the BBC that "most people" in the country believe "you don't have to be white to be English", as he called for the categories to be updated in a similar way to changes in Wales and Scotland.
At the 2021 census, the ethnic group section saw English offered only within the white category.
Babarinde's proposal, dubbed the "St George's Bill", aims to broaden the options and its supporters include Labour's David Lammy and Conservative Sir James Cleverly. It was tabled in the House of Commons on Tuesday.
In his speech to introduce his private member's bill (PMB), Babarinde told MPs he is a "proud Englishman" and has "proud Nigerian heritage".
He said: "But my parents and I were born in England, we grew up in England, our home is in England, yet some voices attempt to reduce Englishness to a skin colour and to a bloodline.
"Well, if we're going to go down that path, my mum's side of the family has been English for as far back as we have traced."
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