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Wednesday January 27, 2021, 6:29 PM
Bim Afomali has labelled taking the knee in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement as virtue signalling , saying people should be actually doing something to achieve equality instead.
The Conservative MP, who is a Parliamentary Private Secretary to Work and Pensions Secretary Therese Coffey, said taking the knee is a preformative emotion that should be replaced with actual political achievement .
Speaking on the ITV News podcast Acting Prime Minister, he said: In modern politics, so much of what we do just seems to be - and I use this phrase only very, very gently - virtue signalling.
2017 to 2019
Member of Parliament (Conservative) for Meon Valley, Hampshire; Minister of State, Department for International Trade (2018 to 2019). (Did not stand in 2019 General Election)
2015 to 2017
Member of Parliament (Conservative) for Meon Valley, Hampshire; Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister (2016 to 2018); Lord Commissioner, HM Treasury (2015 to 2016)
2010 to 2015
Member of Parliament (Conservative) for Meon Valley, Hampshire; Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Home Secretary (2012 to 2015); Member Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee (2010 to 2012)
2006 to 2010
1999 to 2006
Winchester County Council, Councillor
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Moving on from Brexit will be a blessed relief for Labour
Keir Starmer has turned his party around over the last 12 months – and the New Year will bring plenty more to cheer his spirits
1 January 2021 • 1:57pm
With the passing of the old year we said goodbye to many things, some with a “good riddance” and others with a fond, reluctant farewell. Depending on your personal view, our departure from the European Union’s political embrace may fit into either of these categories. But for hundreds of privileged individuals the length and breadth of the country, 2020 saw the passing of another, largely unheard of institution.