Badenoch to vow to scrap public sector equality duty in effort to fend off Reform
In speech on Tuesday, Tory leader will claim obligation to consider equality being used to advance ‘divisive agendas’ Kemi Badenoch will vow to scrap the duty on public bodies to consider how they can promote equality as she seeks to head off the challenge from Reform UK by presenting her party as responsible but also in tune with populist anger. Badenoch, who was Conservative minister for equalities between 2020 and 2022, will commit to scrapping the public sector equality duty (PSED), a legal
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Kemi Badenoch is focusing on ‘identity politics’ in her campaign to differentiate her party from Labour on the left and Reform UK on the right. Photograph: Paul Reid/PAView image in fullscreenKemi Badenoch is focusing on ‘identity politics’ in her campaign to differentiate her party from Labour on the left and Reform UK on the right. Photograph: Paul Reid/PAKemi BadenochBadenoch to vow to scrap public sector equality duty in effort to fend off ReformIn speech on Tuesday, Tory leader will claim obligation to consider equality being used to advance ‘divisive agendas’Ben Quinn Political correspondentMon 8 Jun 2026 17.01 EDTLast modified on Mon 8 Jun 2026 17.03 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleKemi Badenoch will vow to scrap the duty on public bodies to consider how they can promote…
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