Race relations concerns

British Labour Member of parliament Dianne Abbott says cuts being made by the Coalition administration of Prime Minister David Cameron could set back race relations by a generation.



Abbott, who is the first black woman to be elected to the British House of Commons, is running for the leadership of the Labour Party.



She’s also the first black woman to stand for the leadership of a British political party, although her campaign is being seen as a largely symbolic one.



MP Abbott insists however that she can make a difference, and has sharply criticised spending cuts proposed by the current government.