British Prime Minister David Cameron has admitted that Britain 'still has a problem with racism' and added that 'a lot more' needs to be done to tackle the issue.
In an interview related to the 1993 high-profile murder trial of black teenager Stephen Lawrence, Cameron said Britain was a 'less racist country' than at the time of Stephen's death, but he admitted that people from minority ethnic backgrounds still faced disadvantage.
"I think we are a less racist country, but we have still got a problem with racism. We have still got a problem of people from different racial backgrounds being disadvantaged in Britain," The Telegraph quoted Cameron, as saying.
"I think the country has come a huge way since that dreadful murder, but there is still a lot more to be done," he added.
When asked about the future of the Metropolitan Police's Lawrence inquiry team on Sky News, Cameron refused to comment.
"It's a matter for the police. They must feel empowered to seek the truth and find justice," Cameron said.
"The Metropolitan Police and Metropolitan Police Authority - I believe in trusting them to make those decisions and I think it is right that they should," he added.
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