General Election: Lord Simon Woolley on the importance of voting: “Stand up and be counted!"

Lord Simon Woolley explains how a mobilised Black and Minoritised Ethnic vote can be an election game changer. 🗳️ What is at stake for the UK General Election? In this new video series, students and academics from the University of Cambridge share their insights on some of the biggest themes facing our country at this crucial moment, from AI to racial inequity, levelling up to misinformation, and first-time voting to tax changes. If you haven't registered to vote in the General Election on 4 July, the deadline to register is 11:59pm on Tuesday 18 June 👉🏾 https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote Lord Simon Woolley is the Principal of Homerton College, University of Cambridge. He founded Operation Black Vote, the internationally renowned campaigning NGO, in 1996 and served as its Director until 2021. His cross-party and cross-sector work with Operation Black Vote has seen the number of MPs from black and minority ethnic backgrounds rise from 4 to 65 over the past two decades. 🎥 Look out for more from the #CambridgeGE2024 series soon #UniversityOfCambridge #CambridgeUniversity #Cambridge #GeneralElection #UKGeneralElection #Democracy #Voting #OperationBlackVote

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