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Citi Scraps Diversity Policies Under Trump Pressure
Citigroup is ending workplace representation goals and removing requirements to interview job candidates from diverse backgrounds, citing pressure from the Trump administration. Simone Foxman has more on "The Asia Trade."
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Trump Order Ends Federal DEI Programs
President Donald Trump's assault against diversity, equity and inclusion policies to corporate America, targeting federal contractors and publicly traded companies for practices he labeled "dangerous, demeaning, and immoral." Bloomberg...
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Cleverly addresses Conservative party conference fringe event
Children should not be allowed to “dictate” their gender identity to adults, James Cleverly has said. The Conservative leadership contender said adults were instead meant to teach children about the world, as their brains are not yet...
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Children should not ‘dictate’ gender ID to their parents, Cleverly says
Children should not be allowed to “dictate” their gender identity to adults, James Cleverly has said. The Conservative leadership contender said adults were instead meant to teach children about the world, as their brains are not yet...
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Sir Ed Davey thanks campaigners in Winchester
Sir Ed Davey speaks to General Election campaigners in Winchester, alongside local candidate Danny Chambers, in the final hours before voting begins. The Lib Deb leader urged voters to, 'Please vote Liberal Democrat.'
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Labour’s conversion therapy ban 'could lead to unintended consequences'
Labour plans to ban conversion therapy would risk stopping parents, teachers and therapists from “comforting and counselling” children and adults “in gender distress”, the Health Secretary has said. In its manifesto published earlier...
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Atkins says Labour conversion therapy ban could lead to unintended consequences
Labour plans to ban conversion therapy would risk stopping parents, teachers and therapists from “comforting and counselling” children and adults “in gender distress”, the Health Secretary has said. In its manifesto published earlier...
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First Minister says next UK government should remove barrier to passing Gender Recognition Reform bill
Scotland's First Minister said he agreed with the Scottish Green party that the next Westminster government should allow Scotland's Gender Recognition Reform Bill go forward, after the Conservative Government effectively vetoed it. Mr...
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General Election 2024: June 22 round-up
A daily round-up with the UK set to go to the polls for a July 4 election. June 22 saw the leaders of the Conservative Party, Labour and the Liberal Democrats condemn Reform UK leader Nigel Farage for suggesting Nato was to blame for...
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What have the Tories announced on sex and gender and what are others saying?
The Conservatives have been accused of “phony culture wars” as they announced plans to amend the Equality Act to make clear sex means “biological sex” rather than gender. Here, the PA news agency takes a look at what the party is saying...
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Sunak denies stoking culture wars with Tory pledge to amend Equality Act
Pool clip with Conservative leader Rishi Sunak at a boat club in Oxfordshire while on the General Election campaign.
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Sadiq Khan 'concerned' for trans young people as Government tells schools not to teach gender identity
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan said he was "concerned" for trans young people as the Government unveiled new sex education statutory guidance for schools in England, which says children should not be taught about gender identity. Mr Khan...
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Politics Daily Briefing: May 16
Daily politics briefing for May 16, as the Government publishes revised guidance on sex education in schools that says children should not be taught about gender identity.
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Shadow health secretary calls for cross-party unity following Case Review release
Shadow health secretary Wes Streeting has called for politicians to work together “in pursuit of the healthcare of vulnerable people”, following the publication of the long-awaited Cass Review into children's gender services. He told the...
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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak discusses crime crackdown and Cass report
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak gives a pool clip on a visit to Horsham police station. The Prime Minister discusses a crackdown on crime and anti-social behaviour, he also discusses the Cass Review’s final report, published on Wednesday.
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Cass findings show need for extreme caution in children’s gender care, says PM
The findings of a major review that concluded that medical treatment in children’s gender care has been based on weak evidence has shone a spotlight on the need to “exercise extreme caution” in this area, the Prime Minister has said. The...
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Dr Hilary Cass speaks about the publication of The Cass Review - full interview
Dr Hilary Cass speaks about the publication of the Independent Review of Gender Identity Services for Children and Young People (The Cass Review).
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Hilary Cass: Ideology on all sides directed gender care of children
NHS adult gender services in England will undergo a major review after the doctor behind a long-awaited report on children’s services said teenagers are “falling off a cliff edge” in their care when they reach 17. The announcement came...
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Leo Varadkar ‘worried’ about homophobia and transphobia
Irish premier Leo Varadkar has said he is worried about homophobia and transphobia. Mr Varadkar made the remarks during a meeting with the Capital Pride Alliance in Washington DC. Shua Goodwin, board member of Capital Pride Alliance,...
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Irish children's minister 'extremely disappointed' as Government loses referenda
Ireland's children's minister Roderic O'Gorman confirms the Government has lost two referenda on family issues. Mr O'Gorman said he was "extremely disappointed" by the outcome.
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Irish government confirms date for referendums on family and care
The Irish government has confirmed that two referendums on references to care and the family unit within the constitution will be held on March 8 – International Women’s Day. The referenda will cover proposals to amend Article 41 of the...
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Emily Thornberry: Women would have the right to know identity of online stalkers under Labour
Women would have the right to know the identity of their online stalkers under a series of reforms proposed by Labour. Shadow attorney general Emily Thornberry confirmed the Opposition’s intention to give women in co-habiting couples the...
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Gender reforms block ‘inconsistent with constitutional principles of UK’
Blocking controversial gender reforms in Scotland because of a “policy disagreement” is “inconsistent with the constitutional principles” of the UK, the Lord Advocate has argued. Dorothy Bain KC kickstarted the significant constitutional...
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Michelle Donelan addresses Tory Party Conference - full speech
Technology Secretary Michelle Donelan spoke at the Tory Party Conference where she announced a review into the use of sex and gender questions in “scientific research and statistics”, including in public bodies.