‘Being a Black conservative politician scrambles the left’s preconceptions’ – Bim Afolami MP

Channel 4 News published this video item, entitled “‘Being a Black conservative politician scrambles the left’s preconceptions’ – Bim Afolami MP” – below is their description.

Bim Afolami is a Conservative MP, who was elected in 2017 to represent Hitchin and Harpenden. His family are Nigerien by origin and he has recently written and spoken about the way Black people are perceived in politics. He talks to Krishnan about his experience within the world of politics, whether political discourse has become too violent and on Scottish independence. ——- Watch more of our explainer series here – https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXjqQf1xYLQ6bu-iixvoFTVsiXQVlVniX Get more news at our site – https://www.channel4.com/news/ Follow us: Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/Channel4News/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/Channel4News

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Abimbola “Bim” Afolami FRSA is a British Conservative Party politician. He has served as the Member of Parliament for Hitchin and Harpenden constituency since the 2017 general election.

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