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Badenoch to scrap equality duty, sparking Labour and EHRC backlash.

6/9/2026

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Kemi Badenoch announced she will scrap the public sector equality duty, calling it a tool for dangerous, divisive agendas.
Labour unveiled a civil service strategy to prioritize socio-economic background and curb affluent over-representation.
The Equality and Human Rights Commission warned the repeal could undermine protections against discrimination, harassment and victimisation.
Badenoch’s culture and integration commission will publish Andrew Dinsmore’s advice to repeal the duty on Tuesday.

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Kemi Badenoch announced she will scrap the public sector equality duty, calling it a tool for dangerous, divisive agendas.
Labour unveiled a civil service strategy to prioritize socio-economic background and curb affluent over-representation.
The Equality and Human Rights Commission warned the repeal could undermine protections against discrimination, harassment and victimisation.
Badenoch’s culture and integration commission will publish Andrew Dinsmore’s advice to repeal the duty on Tuesday.