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| Michael Gove, the Education Secretary |
Britons should celebrate the fact that their country is a “multi-cultural nation”, senior Conservatives have said.
The comments have emerged after new research said that the Tories had to do more to attract black and ethnic minority voters if they wanted to win next year’s general election.
The description multi-cultural is often used by rightwing critics to criticise community groups who do not mix with their neighbours.
However, Michael Gove, the Education secretary and a Tory moderniser, issued the call for the Conservatives to reclaim the term at the Asian Business Awards dinner earlier this month.
He told the 500-strong black tie dinner at a hotel in central London earlier this month that Britain was a “stronger country” because of its history of immigration. » | Christopher Hope, Senior Political Correspondent | Monday, April 28, 2014
