The changing face of diversity in the UK cabinet

Parveen  Akhtar; Tahir Abbas

The changing face of diversity in the UK cabinet

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Abstract

Andy Burnham’s first cabinet includes four ministers from visible ethnic minority backgrounds: home secretary Shabana Mahmood, energy security secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh, AI minister Kanishka Narayan, and Lisa Nandy as culture secretary. A decade ago, this team alone would probably have generated headlines. Now, it has barely registered.

Original language	English
Specialist publication	The Conversation
Publication status	Published - 30 Jul 2026

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The changing face of diversity in the UK cabinet

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