News analysis

Leadership race highlights ethnic diversity in Britain's Conservative party

Out of the 11 politicians who competed for the top job, six were descended from the Indian subcontinent or Africa. PHOTO: EPA-EFE
New: Gift this subscriber-only story to your friends and family

LONDON - Britain's next prime minister will not be announced till early September; that is how long it will take the country's ruling Conservative Party to elect a successor to Boris Johnson, the current leader who exhausted everyone's patience with his personal and political scandals.

What is clear, however, is that the race to pick the next British leader is the most racially-diverse political competition ever held in a major Western industrialised nation.

Already a subscriber? 

Read the full story and more at $9.90/month

Get exclusive reports and insights with more than 500 subscriber-only articles every month

Unlock these benefits

  • All subscriber-only content on ST app and straitstimes.com

  • Easy access any time via ST app on 1 mobile device

  • E-paper with 2-week archive so you won't miss out on content that matters to you

Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.