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Kemi Badenoch says guidance will ensure parents know what is ‘going on with their children’ at schoolTeachers will be forced to tell parents that their child is questioning their gender even if the young person objects under new guidance for schools in…
Inspectors praise ‘sensitive and impartial’ teaching of relationship and sex education at Rye College after secret video raised concernsOfsted has given the school at the centre of the “cat pupil” allegations a clean bill of health, with inspectors pra…
Kishwer Falkner tells MPs current law has lack of clarity, and outdated terminology should be removedMinisters should clarify the Equality Act to make the difference between biological sex and gender clearer, the head of Britain’s equality watchdog has…
Kemi Badenoch accused of disrespecting backbenchers who fear ‘bonfire of regulations’ will not take placeKemi Badenoch has clashed with members of her own party over the government’s post-Brexit business policy during a heated Commons committee session…
Commons votes to suspend Rutherglen and Hamilton West MP for 30 days after breach of Covid rules. This live blog is now closedFull story: MPs back 30-day suspension for Margaret Ferrier over Covid breachQ: What would the minimum wage for workers be und…
Staff and observers fear UK equality watchdog ‘politicised as never before’ as ministers and press allies rally behind under-fire chairBritain’s equality watchdog is reeling from a breakdown of trust between its board and staff amid concerns it has bec…
EHRC’s Kishwer Falkner rejects allegations by 12 current or ex-colleagues, and her supporters say she is victim of witch-hunt over stance on trans issuesThe head of Britain’s equality watchdog is being investigated by a senior lawyer over complaints ma…
Latest updates: business and trade secretary dismisses calls from global carmakers for Brexit deal to be renegotiated Kemi Badenoch, the business and trade secretary, has said that the problem raised by car manufacturers worried about exports to the EU…
Business and trade secretary to meet Swiss counterpart on Monday to boost trade between two ‘services superpowers’Kemi Badenoch will fly to Switzerland on Monday for talks with her Swiss counterpart on a new post-Brexit trade deal, describing the two c…
Kemi Badenoch’s ‘irresponsible’ proposals risk undermining rights relating to discrimination, the environment and consumers, according to top barristersThe Conservatives’ decision to water down proposed legislation to remove 4,000 EU laws from the stat…