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Asians in the House

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on BBC Radio 4 FM

When Parmjit Dhanda was elected to represent Gloucester, politicians from all parties agreed that something significant had happened. For only the second time since the twenties, an Asian had been elected to represent a predominantly white constituency. Reeta Chakrabarti discusses the historical and contemporary contribution of Asian MPstO British politics. Producer John Watkins

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Parmjit Dhanda
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Reeta Chakrabarti
Producer:
John Watkins
Source: Radio Times

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