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Racism in cricket ‘endemic’, say MPs
Funding for cricket should be dependent on progress, say MPs
The government should limit public funding for cricket unless there is "continuous, demonstrable progress" on eradicating "deep-seated racism", a parliamentary report has recommended. The report by the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee also praises the former Yorkshire player Azeem Rafiq, who spoke about the abuse he suffered in November. Today’s Martha Kearney speaks to Julian Knight, a Conservative MP who chairs the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee, and Richard Thompson, chairman of Surrey Cricket. Also reflecting on the report is Azeem Rafiq himself.
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