Black Britain: Labour takes us for granted
TMP Mon Jun 11, 2007 at 10:03:10 AM GMT 
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A poll commissioned by The Voice newspaper published today shows that David Cameron’s Conservatives are still struggling to appeal to Black people. However Labour has ground to make up too - 68% of Black British people are of the view that the Labour Party takes their support for granted, though many have benefited from measures such as the National Minimum Wage and Sure Start centres.
The poll commissioned by Britain's leading Black newspaper shows that after a noticeable campaign to woo the Black vote, David Cameron’s Conservatives are still failing to attract Black support.
51% said they had an unfavourable view of the Conservative leader in the Voice poll, despite the fact that the Conservative Party Chairman, Francis Maude MP, has a fortnightly column in the newspaper which has been well received. When asked how they would vote at the next election, only 3% said they would vote Conservative.
The Conservatives acknowledge they still have a lot of work to do but point to the fact they have now selected 8 ethnic minority parliamentary candidates in winnable seats as evidence that they are changing.
The poll also showed that Chancellor Gordon Brown MP, who takes over as Prime Minister later this month, has some ground to make up in terms of his appeal to Britain’s black population too.
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51% said they had an unfavourable view of the Conservative leader in the Voice poll, despite the fact that the Conservative Party Chairman, Francis Maude MP, has a fortnightly column in the newspaper which has been well received. When asked how they would vote at the next election, only 3% said they would vote Conservative.
The Conservatives acknowledge they still have a lot of work to do but point to the fact they have now selected 8 ethnic minority parliamentary candidates in winnable seats as evidence that they are changing.
The poll also showed that Chancellor Gordon Brown MP, who takes over as Prime Minister later this month, has some ground to make up in terms of his appeal to Britain’s black population too.
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