Does the UK’s Labour Party still speak for LGBTQ+ people?
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Labour’s Angela Rayner pledges “solidarity” with Stonewall after BBC quits scheme
Angela Rayner pledged “solidarity” with both Stonewall and the LGBTQ+ community after the BBC announced departure from the diversity scheme On 10 November, the BBC announced that it had quit the Stonewall Diversity Champions programme, citing concerns over remaining “impartial” for its exit. The scheme gives employers training on LGBTQ+ inclusion to ensure all members of the community are accepted and respected in the workplace. Major players like the UK government’s Cabinet Office and Ofcom controversially quit Stonewall’s programme earlier in 2021. “The BBC is fully committed to being an…
Read MoreAngela Rayner defends calling Boris Johnson’s “homophobic” government “scum”
Angela Rayner has defended comments she reportedly made about the current Conservative government at the Labour Party conference. During the annual event, held in Brighton from 25-29 September, the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party spoke to a group of activists. According to the Daily Mirror, she said: “I’m sick of shouting from the sidelines, and I bet you lot are too. “We cannot get any worse than a bunch of scum, homophobic, racist, misogynistic, absolute vile… banana republic, vile, nasty, Etonian… piece of scum…and I held back a little…that…
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