TUC general secretary accuses Tories of wanting to ‘legalise discrimination’
"Make no mistake – Kemi Badenoch wants to legalise discrimination."
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) general secretary Paul Nowak has accused the Tories under Kemi Badenoch of wanting to ‘legalise discrimination’. Nowak made the comments following Badenoch announcing that her party would scrap the public sector equality duty.
The public sector equality duty stems from the Equality Act and places an obligation on public bodies to eliminate unlawful discrimination and advance equality of opportunity.
Nowak said: “Make no mistake – Kemi Badenoch wants to legalise discrimination.
“This proposal would give a future Tory government a free hand to harm your life chances if you’re a woman, gay, black, disabled, or working class.
“The Conservatives’ austerity policies tore apart the social fabric of this country, pitting communities against one another. Now, they want to double down, sowing seeds of division between working people once again.
“Working people are sick and tired of this kind of politics. We need to tear down the structural barriers holding communities back, not the handful of laws protecting them.”
Chris Jarvis is head of strategy and development at Left Foot Forward
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