“Whilst the struggle for equality and against racism remains an ongoing one, the turnout at today’s event shows how far we have come in achieving representation, thanks to the tireless efforts of all you and of so many others up and down the country over successive decades.”

The British Pakistani Mayors Association is an organisation connection British-Pakistani local government leaders in the UK to international human rights, climate justice, and poverty relief campaigns in developing countries. In an address to its Annual Lunch on 29 March 2026, Institute Patron Keith Bennett stated:
“Whilst the struggle for equality and against racism remains an ongoing one, the turnout at today’s event shows how far we have come in achieving representation, thanks to the tireless efforts of all you and of so many others up and down the country over successive decades.”

An outline of Keith Bennett’s address is available here.