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Jeremy Corbyn will not be a Labour candidate at next election, Starmer confirms

Corbyn ‘will not stand at next election as Labour Party candidate’, says Starmer

Sir Keir Starmer has for the first time unequivocally barred his predecessor Jeremy Corbyn from standing as a Labour candidate at the next general election as he invited his critics to leave the party. On an “important day” for Labour, Sir Keir ...

15 Feb 2023 at 17:19

Challenging adult social care decisions confusing and stressful, says watchdog

The system for challenging decisions about social care can be confusing, lengthy, complicated and stressful, an inquiry has found. Many people – often those who are already vulnerable – can feel ignored when trying to challenge decisions, the ...

28 Feb 2023 at 07:26

MPs warned to use careful language to prevent trans people being targeted

Politicians must be careful in how they speak about trans people to prevent them being “targeted in an inappropriate way”, a minister has said. Minister for women Maria Caulfield urged MPs to be mindful of their language as they debated a ...

12 Jun 2023 at 21:00

Watchdog ‘seriously concerned’ about Migration Bill’s impact on human rights

The human rights watchdog said it remains seriously concerned about the impact of the Government’s controversial migration laws on vulnerable groups such as children, pregnant women and trafficking victims. The Equality and Human Rights ...

28 Jun 2023 at 13:13

Scotland

Call for Scottish Government to pause on gender recognition reforms

A leading human rights group in the UK has said plans to change the law on gender recognition in Scotland require “further consideration”. Scottish Government ministers have voiced proposals to reform the Gender Recognition Act to make ...

26 Jan 2022 at 22:25

Equalities chief defends guidance on trans exclusion from single-sex services

The head of the equalities watchdog has defended controversial guidance saying transgender people can be legally excluded from single-sex spaces in certain scenarios, and urged calm in the debate. Kishwer Falkner, chair of the ...

09 Apr 2022 at 12:55

Pontins apologises after race discrimination against Irish Travellers

Holiday park operator Pontins has apologised after it was served a legal notice for engaging in what the human rights watchdog described as “shocking overt race discrimination” towards Irish Travellers. Breaches of the ...

15 Feb 2024 at 11:12

Equalities watchdog expresses concerns for disabled over benefits reforms

The equalities watchdog has written to the Government to raise concerns about the potential impact on disabled people of proposed changes to the test aimed at establishing someone’s ability to work. The Equality and ...

27 Oct 2023 at 17:21

Stride says watchdog’s benefits probe is a ‘significant moment’

A watchdog’s investigation over suspicions a Government department’s treatment of disabled benefits claimants broke equality laws has been described by the work and pensions secretary as a “significant moment”. Mel ...

22 May 2024 at 11:10

Pontins apologises to Irish Travellers over race discrimination

Pontins has apologised to Irish Travellers after an investigation found practices aimed at barring them from its holiday parks. The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) served the holiday park operator with ...

02 Sept 2024 at 20:46

Scotland

Scotland’s equality challenges remain significant in key policy areas, EHRC says

Scotland’s human rights landscape presents a “mixed picture” over the last five years, a report by the UK’s equality regulator has said. The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) report acknowledges ...

16 Nov 2023 at 12:00

Keir Starmer: Diane Abbott’s racism comments were ‘antisemitic’

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has condemned Diane Abbott’s comments about racism as “antisemitic” and said they will never be accepted in the party. Ms Abbott had the Labour whip suspended after ...

24 Apr 2023 at 17:55

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