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For any copyright, please send me a message. A majority of MPs from black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds have experienced racism at Westminster, according to an investigation. ITV News sent a survey to all 65 BAME MPs, with 62% of 37 respondents indicating that they had faced racism or racial profiling whilst on the Parliamentary estate, with just over half (51%) of respondents saying they had experienced racism or racial profiling from fellow Members of Parliament. The investigation by the broadcaster also found that 92% of respondents said their ethnicity had made it more difficult for them to become MPs and 83% said it had made their work as an MP more difficult. A majority (81%) of respondents - consisting of MPs from across the political spectrum - also said that they had experienced racism from members of the public. It comes after two new black MPs spoke out about being mistaken for other politicians and for parliamentary staff members in their first few weeks working in Westminster. Abena Oppong-Asare, MP for Erith and Thamesmead, claimed that a Conservative MP who saw her outside the Commons chamber put his bag in her hands and asked her to look after it, not realising she too was an MP. She tweeted about her experiences including being mistaken for other MPs. Her colleague Florence Eshalomi, the newly elected MP for Vauxhall, replacing Kate Hoey, wrote to her online: “Girl I also got confused for another black sista MP as we were coming out of the voting lobby…… but I have to admit it was by a fellow Labour MP. “Guess we all need to wear massive name tags right.” Dawn Butler, who is currently standing to be Labour's deputy leader, has told previously about being mistaken for other people. She told ITV that she was once escorted out of Parliament's members' tea room by police. Ms Butler said: "A police officer came to physically escort me out of the members' tea room even though he was told I was a Member of Parliament. He later sent me a written apology." Labour MP Tulip Siddiq described telling a colleague that she was pregnant and being met by surprise that she was having a girl, as the individual involved believed that Asian people were more likely to abort baby girls. Ms Siddiq said: "Speaking to a colleague of mine, she looked at me in astonishment and said, 'You know you're having a girl because normally they don't tell people of Asian origin they're having a girl because you know, then Asian people decide...' I looked at her and I couldn't believe what she was saying." Liberal Democrat MP Layla Moran, who has a Palestinian background, said that the abusive comments are "hurtful and horrible". "Whenever I mention anything to do with my background or ethnicity
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