TUC accuses Reform UK of wanting to legalise discrimination

Responding to Suella Braverman announcing Reform would repeal the Equality Act on day one if it wins the next election, TUC General Secretary Paul Nowak said:  

“It’s official - Reform UK think discrimination should be legal. 

“Scrapping the Equality Act would be a sledgehammer to hard-won rights working people fought for over generations. 

“If you’re discriminated against because you’re a woman, black, disabled, pregnant or gay - that’s fine with them. 

“This is a blank cheque for bad employers to mistreat their staff.  

“And it wouldn’t stop there. Scrapping the Equality Act would just be the start. 

“From ripping up equality protections, to backing fire-and-rehire, to opposing a ban on zero-hours contracts, Reform UK have made it clear whose side they’re on – and it’s not working people.”