With the numbers of ethnic-minority voters exceeding the electoral majorities of sitting members of parliament in 168 constituencies, it is being suggested that minorities hold the key to the outcome of Britain's next general election, in 2015. Britain's ethnic-Chinese population, meanwhile, has reached almost half a million, and Chinese voters exceed in number the MP's majority in 36 seats. Political parties may well decide it is time to attend more to their interests.

Chuka Umunna found on his first trip to China that Chinese officials and business people could not fathom why the UK should want to pull out of the EU
丘卡•乌穆纳首次访华之旅见闻：中国官员和企业家猜不透英国意欲退出欧盟的原因

In any democratic country, when public policies appear to ignore the needs of any particular group, or affect them more adversely than others, it is common for the group in question to speak up and put pressure on political leaders to either change course or at least give an explanation for the apparent discrimination. This is certainly true with groups that constitute an ethnic minority.

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Sometimes a government does something so stupid, so nakedly opportunist that the giant pandering is visible from Mars. In their infinite wisdom, the present Tory-dominated coalition has created an image that will sum up the Nasty Party for years to come.

影子商务大臣丘卡• 乌穆纳议员将随华人工党代表团赴中国访问

My Lords, distinguish guests, ladies and gentlemen, good evening and welcome.
尊敬的阁下们、各位嘉宾、女士们和先生们，晚上好！欢迎大家的光临。

Chinese for Labour held a very successful and enjoyable banquet to welcome in the Year of the Snake. Over 170 members and supporters attended the event on 27 February 2013 at the Phoenix Palace Restaurant in Central London. This year's event attracted many guests, among them Shadow Leader Baroness Royall, Caroline Flint, the Chinese Embassy's Counsellor Cong Peiwu and the Deputy Mayor from Paris's 13th District Buon-Huong Tan.