A proposal to allow black and Asian people to be counted as ethnically English in the UK Census has been introduced to parliament unopposed, sparking outrage in Britain.
Black homosexual Liberal Democrat MP Josh Babarinde presented the private members bill to the House of Commons on Tuesday, and was supported by a group of cross-party MPs, including Conservative Sir James Cleverly and Labour’s David Lammy, who are also black.
No MP from any party opted to oppose the bill, which would see “Black English”, “Asian English” and “Mixed English” added as new categories in the Census, which currently has “English” as an ethnicity option within the White category only.
Mr Babarinde said before introducing the bill that it was about “standing up to those want to gatekeep Englishness exclusively for White people”, and claimed that “you don’t have to be White to be English”.
In his speech he stated that “ethnicity is about far more than descent”, claimed that “it has never been one bloodline”, and described himself a “proud Englishman” with “proud Nigerian heritage”.
But many Britons reacted angrily to the push to redefine Englishness, calling it an attempt to erase the English ethnicity, and expressing their disgust that it proceeded to a second reading unopposed.
They’re all cheering on the ethnocide of our people.
There is nothing more radicalising than this.
An empty house.
No opposition.
Just every MP allowing it to be brought forward.
TRAITORS https://t.co/QSdzDFR6xH
— SL (@Steve_Laws_) November 10, 2026
I have tabled a parliamentary motion officially calling on the Government to recognise and protect English, Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish ethnicities as distinct historic identities.
We should never be ashamed to defend who we are.
All MPs have been invited to support. https://t.co/Nafrq3o1cl
— Rupert Lowe MP (@RupertLowe10) November 11, 2026
Nationalist activist Steve Laws shared multiple video clips of the bill being introduced, and labelled all of the MPs present as “traitors”.
“They’re all cheering on the ethnocide of our people. There is nothing more radicalising than this. An empty house. No opposition. Just every MP allowing it to be brought forward,” he wrote.
Mr Laws also criticised Restore Britain leader Rupert Lowe for not speaking out against the bill, and the Great Yarmouth MP later wrote on X that “an English ethnic identity obviously exists” and “the English exist and we will not be erased”.
Then on Wednesday morning Mr Lowe said he had tabled a parliamentary motion calling for the recognition and protection of “English, Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish ethnicities as distinct historic identities”.
The Wyvern Fellowship, a non-profit dedicated to supporting British communities, said it intended to lodge a formal “hate crime” complaint with police against the Liberal Democrat MP over the bill.
“Mr Babarinde has proposed a bill that would effectively deny the English their God-given right to maintain their identity. He proposes to allow anyone to identify as English on the national census,” the NGO said.
“Allowing anyone to identify as English means that the designation ceases to have any meaningful content and, in effect, that no one is English.
“This bill constitutes yet another example of institutional antiwhite racism and will inevitably heighten racial tensions. It risks further inflaming an already volatile situation.”
The Wyvern Fellowship is lodging a formal complaint with the police against Josh Babarinde MP, alleging a hate crime.
Mr Babarinde has proposed a bill that would effectively deny the English their God-given right to maintain their identity. He proposes to allow anyone to identify as English on the national census. Under international law, genocide is defined by specific acts committed with the intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial or religious group.
Allowing anyone to identify as English means that the designation ceases to have any meaningful content and, in effect, that no one is English.
This bill constitutes yet another example of institutional anti-White racism and will inevitably heighten racial tensions. It risks further inflaming an already volatile situation.
Mr Babarinde himself does not identify as English, having previously spoken proudly of his Nigerian heritage. In fact, the vast majority of ethnic minorities living in England do not identify as English. This bill serves no purpose other than as an insult to those who value English identity- the so-called “little Englanders” whom Mr Babarinde appears to despise.
Should our report to the police prove unsuccessful, we will pursue every legal avenue available to ensure that this bill never sees the light of day.
The English are a people. Our existence is non-negotiable, and we will not permit anti-White racists such as Mr Babarinde to discriminate openly against us.
— The Wyvern Fellowship (@WyvernFellows) November 10, 2026
The Wyvern Fellowship said that if the police report was ignored it would explore other legal avenues.
“The English are a people. Our existence is non-negotiable, and we will not permit antiwhite racists such as Mr Babarinde to discriminate openly against us,” it said.
The bill was introduced under parliament’s Ten Minute Rule, which allows MPs to propose laws with a 10 minute speech, with other MPs able to speak against the bill for the same amount of time.
If MPs agree that a bill should be introduced it receives a first reading, but to become law needs to pass through the House of Commons and the House of Lords before being given Royal Assent, and Ten Minute Rule bills rarely complete the process.
Header image: Mr Babarinde introducing the bill (House of Commons).
