Following their 2017 general election, the UK now plays host to the most diverse panel of MPs (Members of Parliament) in history by inducting more women, openly LGBT and non-white members than ever before.
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Additionally, seventeen women were elected as MPs, four which are black. This brings the total amount of female MPs to 208, with women making up about 45% of the Labour party and 21% of the Conservative party.
The amount of openly LGBT MPs has risen from 32 to 43 since 2015 – a 40% increase.
Then, according to the BBC, 2 more MPs with disabilities have joined the Labor party: Marsha de Cordova, who is blind, and Jared O’Mara, who has cerebral palsy hemiparesis.
“Better representation is a test of the quality of our democracy and one that is particularly urgent given the increased engagement of young people – a group that is not only more diverse but also expects discrimination of whatever kind to be combatted,” Omar Khan, director of race equality charity Runnymede Trust, told The Independent.
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