Burnham signals support for bill to make ‘Black English’ and ‘Asian English’ census options

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PM welcomes cross-party push to reject ethnic basis for Englishness promoted by Reform UK politiciansUK politics live – latest updatesAndy Burnham has said he is likely to support a bill tabled by a Liberal Democrat MP that would allow people to define themselves as both black and English for ethnicity options in the census for England.The bill was drawn up by Josh Babarinde, the Lib Dem president, with backing from…