Written Question·Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission·UIN 69077

General Election 2024

Tabled: 18 July 2025
Answered: 23 July 2025

Question

Tom Morrison

Liberal DemocratCheadle

To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what assessment the Electoral Commission has made of trends in the level of racism faced by hon. Members during the 2024 election.

Answer

Sir Jeremy Wright
The Electoral Commission’s report on the 2024 UK Parliamentary general election found that during the campaign many candidates, including those from ethnic minority backgrounds, experienced unacceptable levels of intimidation and harassment. The Commissio...

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