Cross-party MPs call for 'Black English' and 'Asian English' census options

Summary

Senior MPs from several parties are calling for the census to offer broader ethnicity options, so that people can describe themselves as both Black or Asian and English rather than being limited to 'English' within the 'White' category. The push is a response to Reform UK politicians who have claimed that people from minority ethnic backgrounds cannot have an English ethnic identity.

Timeline

1. The Guardian

   9 Nov 2026, 16:19 UTCSource ↗

   Reports, in an exclusive, that a cross-party group of senior MPs wants census ethnicity options broadened so Britons can define themselves as both Black and English, as a riposte to Reform UK claims that minority ethnic people cannot have English identity.