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Here we have @CWhittaker_MP a Conservative MP interchangeably blaming Muslims/Asians/Immigrants/BAME people for spikes in COVID19. Stating that they are not taking it seriously.... because they live in high multiple occupancy housing. /1 https://www.lbc.co.uk/radio/presenters/ian-payne/muslim-bame-communities-coronavirus-pandemic/
Listen @CWhittaker_MP Your own party released the disparities review that highlighted the socio-economic factors that disproportionately effect those from BAME backgrounds and contribute to higher rates of COVID exposure /2
"People of BAME communities are likely to be at
increased risk of acquiring the infection...BAME people are more likely to live in urban areas; in overcrowded households, in deprived areas and have jobs that expose them to higher risk." pg 40 Disparities Review /3
increased risk of acquiring the infection...BAME people are more likely to live in urban areas; in overcrowded households, in deprived areas and have jobs that expose them to higher risk." pg 40 Disparities Review /3
"People of BAME groups are also more likely than people of White British ethnicity to be born abroad, which means they may face additional barriers in accessing services that are created by, for example, cultural and language differences." pg 40 /4
In other words 'they are more likely to be poor, when they are able to work, they work on the front line with increased exposure and to live in overcrowded housing and it's harder for them to get help"
But to you @CWhittaker_MP, this means "not taking the pandemic seriously" /5
But to you @CWhittaker_MP, this means "not taking the pandemic seriously" /5
Rather than "HEY as their MP, I should be thinking about how to better increase access to key welfare provisions; we should look into why key workers are not properly protected against the virus; we should be reforming housing provisions" @CWhittaker_MP /6
Calderdale Council's Working Well Director of Public Health Report 18/19 highlighted that people from BME backgrounds face further health inequalities than white people (pg9) @CWhittaker_MP /7
I'm also curious @CWhittaker_MP about your scattergun approach to the use of BAME, Muslim, Asian and Immigrant throughout your discussion on @LBC. Absurd and offensive. /8
