Exclusive: Review finds poverty and daily racism result in poor mental and physical health for some ethnic groups

Structural racism is leading to stark health inequalities among people from some ethnic backgrounds in London, according to a review by one of the UK’s top public health experts.

More than half (52%) of black children and almost three-quarters (70%) of Bangladeshi and Pakistani children are growing up in relative poverty after housing costs in London, compared with a quarter (26%) of white children.