Badenoch pledges to scrap public sector equality duty to counter Reform UK challenge
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Ben Quinn
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Summary
Kemi Badenoch, the Conservative Party leader, will pledge to scrap the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) in an upcoming speech, arguing that the legal requirement for public bodies to consider equality is being used to advance "dangerous and divisive agendas." The move is seen as an attempt to counter the populist challenge from Reform UK while presenting the Tories as responsible yet attuned to public anger. Badenoch previously served as minister for equalities from 2020 to 2022.
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The Tory leader will use a speech on Tuesday to claim that 'dangerous and divisive agendas' are being advanced
presenting her party as responsible but also in tune with populist anger
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