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Scrap legal equality duty for public services, says Badenoch

BBC News 09 June 2026, 16:43 UTC 09 Jun 2026

Scrap legal equality duty for public services, says Badenoch — BBC News

The Conservative leader says the rules have led to public bodies becoming "institutionally incompetent".

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