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| Plans to boost black Lib Dem MPs | Plans to boost black Lib Dem MPs |
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| Plans to recruit more black and Asian Liberal Democrat members are being considered by the party. | Plans to recruit more black and Asian Liberal Democrat members are being considered by the party. |
| Operation Black Vote (OBV), which campaigns to boost ethnic minority representation in politics, has presented proposals to the Lib Dems. | Operation Black Vote (OBV), which campaigns to boost ethnic minority representation in politics, has presented proposals to the Lib Dems. |
| They say to attract more talent, the party must recruit from community centres, churches, and on the street. | They say to attract more talent, the party must recruit from community centres, churches, and on the street. |
| The Lib Dems say action is needed because all of the party's 63 MPs are white and only nine are women. | The Lib Dems say action is needed because all of the party's 63 MPs are white and only nine are women. |
| The party's only ethnic minority MP in the last parliament, Parmjit Singh Gill, was defeated at the general election. | The party's only ethnic minority MP in the last parliament, Parmjit Singh Gill, was defeated at the general election. |
| The party says it is "deadly serious" about making changes and making sure it reflects British society. | The party says it is "deadly serious" about making changes and making sure it reflects British society. |
| The party leadership is considering OBV's proposals - which say new members need to be nurtured, either in paid roles or in winnable Commons seats. | The party leadership is considering OBV's proposals - which say new members need to be nurtured, either in paid roles or in winnable Commons seats. |
| The Lib Dems are also promoting a new fund which offers cash incentives to local parties selecting either women or ethnic minorities as candidates. | The Lib Dems are also promoting a new fund which offers cash incentives to local parties selecting either women or ethnic minorities as candidates. |
| But some local party members are reported to be uncomfortable with what they see as positive discrimination. | But some local party members are reported to be uncomfortable with what they see as positive discrimination. |