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The government sometimes needs a ‘kick up the arse’, a minister tells TUC Black Workers' Conference

THE government sometimes needs a “kick up the arse,” Labour’s Cabinet Office Minister told TUC Black Workers’ Conference today.

Abena Oppong-Asara said that black trade unionists continued to be the vanguard in the fight against racism.

“The two wings of our movement must work together to tackle racism,” she said.

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