Parmjit Singh Gill's defeat in Leicester South means the Lib Dems have no ethnic minority MPs in the new parliament.

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This month community cohesion minister Parmjit Dhanda said the UK should "celebrate" the role of Christianity in the country's heritage and culture.

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Parmjit Gill Singh's victory in the Leicester South by-election was the second rising Lib Dem star to inflict a damaging defeat on Labour in a once safe seat and push the Tories into the third place.

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