On Tuesday, Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch announced plans to scrap the Public Sector Equality Duty to end what she calls the "obsession" with identity politics.
She argues that the legal requirement for schools, hospitals, and police to promote equality has created a bureaucratic minefield that distracts from core duties. Badenoch claimed that a fear of being called racist has historically prevented authorities from stopping terror attacks and identifying criminal gangs. As part of this shift, she advocated for tripling the use of "stop and search" on black boys, arguing that saving lives is more important than avoiding race rows.
These proposals aim to differentiate the Conservatives from both the Labour government and the right-wing Reform UK party.
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