What he wants on curriculum
MR Corbyn is set to call for the story of Mary Seacole, the mixed-race nurse who became a heroine of the Crimean War, to be taught in schools – even though she is already on the curriculum.
He also wants lessons on the role of British civil rights activist Paul Stephenson, who organised a bus boycott in Bristol in the 1960s, to be taught alongside the story of the better-known American campaigner Rosa Parks.
Teaching should be improved ‘to help ensure their legacy is more widely understood across the country’, he believes.
Marking October as Black History Month, Mr Corbyn will today argue for the subject to be taught all year round.
The Labour leader will say: ‘In the light of the Windrush scandal, Black History Month has taken on a renewed significance.’