BASINGSTOKE'S MP has welcomed residents to a community chat.

Maria Miller welcomed residents for a chat, which gave them an update on the actions that have resulted from the 2020 Basingstoke BAME inquiry, which Maria undertook in the wake of the murder of George Floyd in the USA.

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During the meeting, Toju Ogbe, from the Basingstoke Afro Caribbean Catholic Association, recapped the main findings of the inquiry, and then a panel updated residents on the actions their organisations have taken.

The Panel at the meeting included Alex Whitfield, CEO of Hampshire Hospital Foundation Trust, district commander chief inspector Matt Reeves, Catherine Redgrave the school's improvement officer at Hampshire County Council, Cllr Arun Mummalaneni from Basingstoke Unites Against Racism, and Paul Jenkins headteacher at Aldworth School.

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George Perry Floyd Jr. was an African-American man who was murdered by a police officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, during his arrest back in May 2020.

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