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  "textContent": "\n\n\nLeader of the Opposition Kemi Badenoch will vow to get rid of \"identity politics\" in British public life in an equality laws overhaul.\n\nLater today the Tory leader will outline her plans to abandon rules requiring public servants, such as police, nurses and teachers, to consider equality issues as part of their daily work.\n\nShe will say the party will dismantle the public sector equality duty, a legal requirement which requires all public entities to assess how their operations impact people with protected characteristics, the Times reports.\n\nMrs Badenoch will point the finger at \"expansive\" and \"open-ended requirements\" of the Equality Act 2010 which has led to public bodies treating people differently depending on their characteristics.\n\nLegal obligations, she will say, is what has stoked \"identity politics\" and a fixation on diversity, equality and inclusion (DEI) policies throughout the public sector.\n\nPolice forces are spending millions of pounds on DEI initiatives and hiring specialists in the space, which has come under fierce scrutiny following the death of 18-year-old Henry Nowak in December last year.\n\nHe died in police custody after his killer accused him of being racist.\n\nMrs Badenoch met with Mr Nowak's family last week and said they all agreed \"common sense\" needed to be brought back to policing. _****_\n\n_**FOLLOW BELOW FOR LIVE UPDATES THROUGHOUT THE DAY…**_\n\n### Daisy Cooper asks GB News: 'Whose side is Keir Starmer on?'\n\n\n\n\nDeputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats Daisy Cooper weighed in on President Donald Trump's comments on the UK potentially implementing a social media ban for under-16s.\n\nSpeaking to GB News, she said: \"I think our Prime minister is probably on his way out. He'll be thinking about his legacy. And I think he's got a very simple question to ask himself. Whose side is he on?\n\n\"Is he on the side of British parents and children who need to be protected online, or is he on the side of Elon Musk and Donald Trump?\n\n\"We haven't seen the details of what the government are proposing, and we will look at those details when we can see them. But quite frankly, we need a prime Minister that can stand up to the big tech giants.\"\n\n### Trump administration warns Keir Starmer against imposing social media ban on millions of Britons\n\n\n\n\nThe Trump administration has warned Sir Keir Starmer against imposing a social media ban on millions of Britons.\n\nIn a submission to the Government's social media consultation published by the US Embassy in London, the White House said it was not in favour of \"broad social media bans\" for Britain's roughly 13 million under-16s.\n\nThe statement published by the US Government said: \"The United States does not categorically oppose age assurance measures, but we urge careful consideration of their scope and implementation.\"\n\nIt added: \"We favour narrowly targeted requirements primarily with respect to pornographic and adult commercial content (e.g., online gambling, tobacco sales, alcohol sales), rather than broad social media bans.\"\n\n\n**Read Peter Steven's full story here.**\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n**Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter**",
  "title": "Kemi Badenoch vows to rid Britain of 'identity politics' with equality laws overhaul"
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