BRADFORD Council leader David Green (pictured) was the keynote speaker at the annual meeting of the Consortia of Ethnic Minority Organisations held in Bradford yesterday.

COEMO, based at Carlisle Business Centre, Manningham, aims to be the umbrella body of the BME voluntary community sector and build the infrastructure of all BME community and voluntary organisations.

Cllr Green told members the organisations needed to work together to protect as many services as possible in the face of cuts by central government.