Equality Act 2010

Farage’s plan for equal pay legislation may cost female workers money, say unions

by The Guardian | Jun 16, 2026 | Andy Burnham, Employment law, Equality Act 2010, Greater Manchester, Law, Makerfield byelection, Nigel Farage, Politics, Reform UK, Society, The Guardian, TUC, UK news, Women | 0 |

General secretary of TUC calls Reform proposal ‘a smokescreen for slashing women’s rights’UK politics live – latest updatesA law proposed by Nigel Farage to “strengthen women’s rights” could cost female workers money by removing...

Labour MPs doubt EHRC guidance on court’s biological sex ruling is workable

by The Guardian | Jun 16, 2026 | Equality Act 2010, Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), Gender, Inequality, Labour, Politics, The Guardian, Transgender, UK news | 0 |

Exclusive: Commons motion calls for code of practice to be blocked amid concerns over impact on transgender peopleA number of Labour MPs are increasingly doubtful that the guidance on how organisations should implement the...

Anti-immigration protesters in Belfast set bins and vehicles on fire amid unrest over knife attack – live

by The Guardian | Jun 9, 2026 | Belfast, Conservatives, Crime, Democratic Unionist party (DUP), Equality Act 2010, Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), Hilary Benn, Housing, Immigration and asylum, James Bond, Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch, Knife crime, Labour, Migration, Nigel Farage, Northern Ireland, Plaid Cymru, Police, Politics, Race, Renting property, Rhun ap Iorwerth, Suella Braverman, The Guardian, UK news, Wales, Welsh politics, Women | 0 |

Crowds gather at sites across Belfast after Sudanese man charged with attempted murderFull report: Man seriously injured in Belfast stabbing Starmer describes as ‘sickening’Badenoch said, after the murder of Stephen Lawrence, it...

Bus set on fire as protesters storm house in unrest over Belfast stabbing – UK politics live

by The Guardian | Jun 9, 2026 | Belfast, Conservatives, Crime, Democratic Unionist party (DUP), Equality Act 2010, Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), Hilary Benn, Housing, Immigration and asylum, James Bond, Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch, Knife crime, Labour, Migration, Nigel Farage, Northern Ireland, Plaid Cymru, Police, Politics, Race, Renting property, Rhun ap Iorwerth, Suella Braverman, The Guardian, UK news, Wales, Welsh politics, Women | 0 |

PSNI give update on attack after the Northern Ireland secretary praised members of the public for interveningFull report: Man seriously injured in Belfast stabbing Starmer describes as ‘sickening’Badenoch said, after the murder...

Police chief urges those ‘who know nothing about Northern Ireland’ not to stir up disorder via social media – UK politics live

by The Guardian | Jun 9, 2026 | Belfast, Conservatives, Crime, Democratic Unionist party (DUP), Equality Act 2010, Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), Hilary Benn, Immigration and asylum, Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch, Knife crime, Labour, Migration, Northern Ireland, Police, Politics, Race, Suella Braverman, The Guardian, UK news, Women | 0 |

PSNI give update on attack after the Northern Ireland secretary praised members of the public for interveningFull report: Man seriously injured in Belfast stabbing Starmer describes as ‘sickening’Badenoch said, after the murder...

Police call for calm amid fears planned protests in response to Belfast knife attack could lead to disorder – UK politics live

by The Guardian | Jun 9, 2026 | Belfast, Conservatives, Crime, Democratic Unionist party (DUP), Equality Act 2010, Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), Hilary Benn, Immigration and asylum, Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch, Knife crime, Labour, Migration, Northern Ireland, Politics, Race, Suella Braverman, The Guardian, UK news, Women | 0 |

PSNI give update on attack after the Northern Ireland secretary praised members of the public for interveningFull report: Man seriously injured in Belfast stabbing Starmer describes as ‘sickening’Badenoch said, after the murder...

Badenoch claims police who arrested Henry Nowak influenced by guidance saying hate crimes should be treated as priority – UK politics live

by The Guardian | Jun 9, 2026 | Conservatives, Equality Act 2010, Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch, Labour, Politics, Race, The Guardian, UK news, Women | 0 |

Conservative leader is giving her speech to the Institute of Government Badenoch says the idea that people should be treated equally under the law is “a value so deeply ingrained in our culture that most people in Britain...

Labour accuses Badenoch of wanting to ‘turn clock back’ with plan to scrap public sector equality duty – UK politics live

by The Guardian | Jun 9, 2026 | Conservatives, Equality Act 2010, Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch, Labour, Politics, Race, The Guardian, UK news, Women | 0 |

Technology secretary says legal requirement that protects women, older people and others from workplace discrimination is ‘really important’Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said the decision by some Reform UK councils to take down the...

What is the updated EHRC code of practice about and how does it apply?

by The Guardian | May 21, 2026 | Equality Act 2010, Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), Gender, Human rights, Politics, Regulators, The Guardian, UK news | 0 |

There is especial interest in latest revision by equalities watchdog as it includes guidance on single-sex spacesSingle sex toilets must exclude transgender people, says EHRC Continue...

One year on: how Scotland’s landmark ruling on single-sex spaces has changed lives

by The Guardian | Apr 15, 2026 | Equality Act 2010, Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), Human rights, Law, LGBTQ+ rights, Society, The Guardian, Transgender, UK news, UK supreme court, Women, Women's rights and gender equality | 0 |

Some campaigners are frustrated at slow pace of change, while those impacted are trying to work out what it means day-to-dayA year ago, the supreme court made its landmark judgment on single-sex spaces. In a long-running case...

Reform UK plan to rip up Equality Act shocking and un-British, says Starmer

by The Guardian | Feb 19, 2026 | Equality Act 2010, Gender, Inequality, Keir Starmer, Law, Politics, Race, Reform UK, Society, The Guardian, UK news, Women | 0 |

PM argues party wants to send women back to ‘old days’, as he also urges Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor to speak to authoritiesUK politics live – latest updatesReform UK’s plans to repeal the Equalities Act is “shocking” and...

UK politics: Farage insults female reporter as Braverman says Reform UK wants to scrap Equality Act – as it happened

by The Guardian | Feb 17, 2026 | Benefits, Byelections, Conservatives, Diane Abbott, Disability, Equality Act 2010, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Local elections, Local government, Nigel Farage, Politics, Reform UK, Richard Tice, Robert Jenrick, Rupert Lowe, The Guardian, TUC, UK news, Vaccines and immunisation, Welfare, Women | 0 |

Party leader tells FT journalist she should ‘write some silly story’ after press conference revealing roles for his top teamNigel Farage is speaking.He starts by saying that 4.6m voters will get the right to to vote in the local...

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