Immigration puts Birmingham in Euro spotlight
The eyes of Europe are on Birmingham as it becomes the continent’s first ethnic majority city, Britain’s equalities chief has said.
Speaking at the same Birmingham hotel on the 40th anniversary of Enoch Powell’s ‘rivers of blood’ speech, Trevor Phillips called for a fresh debate on immigration which he said was vital for the country’s economic future.
And he described how he thought Birmingham’s unique ethnic make-up would eventually be the model for the majority of large cities in Europe.