Parliament after next general election will be most diverse ever, analysis shows

Record number of female and ethnic minority MPs expected to sit in Commons according to study of candidate selections The next general election is set to herald the most diverse parliament ever, with record numbers of ethnic minority and female MPs, according to a detailed analysis of candidate selections in winnable seats. The study, by the thinktank British Future, projects that the number of ethnic minority MPs is most likely to rise from 65 to as many as 83, with much of this rise expected w...