THE Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is to launch an inquiry into “long-standing, structural race inequality,” which has been thrown into stark relief by the coronavirus pandemic.

Today’s announcement came as more evidence of the disproportionate impact of coronavirus on black, Asian and minority-ethnic communities was revealed.

The EHRC said the pandemic presented a “once-in-a-generation opportunity to tackle long-standing entrenched racial inequalities.”