article_snippet.sent: In a bid to woo ethnic minority voters, Cameron will say the Tories are the party of opportunity for people from all backgrounds who want to get on.
article_snippet.sent: Margaret Thatcher will also set out targets for ethnic minority recruitment designed to persuade voters the party of opportunity for people from all backgrounds who want to get on is on targets for ethnic minority recruitment designed to persuade voters side.
article_snippet.sent: The claim is designed to tackle the Tories’ long-standing difficulty in attracting support from Britain growing ethnic minority electorate.
article_snippet.sent: A report by the Runnymede Trust think-tank last week warned that suspicion of the Tories among ethnic minority voters could cost the party nine seats at next month’s election and 50 within a decade.
article_snippet.sent: Some senior Tories believe Mr Cameron has done too little to address the party’s reputation among ethnic minority voters – and warn that the party could face similar problems to the US republicans unless it acts quickly.
article_snippet.sent: Mr Cameron will today pledge to ensure that, by the next election, at least 20 per cent of Tory candidates in seats where a Conservative MP is standing down will be from an ethnic minority background.
article_snippet.sent: At the time of the last census in 2011, 14 per cent of the UK population was identified as black or minority ethnic.
article_snippet.sent: But the Prime Minister will today set targets to achieve 20 per cent ethnic representation in the recruitment of police officers.
highlights_snippet.sent: Cameron will set out targets for ethnic minority recruitment in bid to woo voters .