Apology after inquiry finds UK war graves 'racism'

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Tens of thousands of predominantly black and Asian service personnel who died fighting for the British Empire were not properly commemorated due to “pervasive racism”, a report has said.

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission apologised after it found individuals were not formally remembered in the same way as white troops.

“The events of a century ago were wrong then and are wrong now,” it said.

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace will address MPs about the findings later.

The inquiry found

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