Since the Inclusion at Work report launched last week, I’ve been inundated with examples of bad diversity training.

This @FT toolkit is a classic example of a confused policy, which on the face of it proposes things that go against Equality law.

What is going on? 🧵 1/7

https://twitter.com/jamesesses/status/1770383242140508385

The workplace is becoming more politicised and less harmonious.

There has been a sharp uptick in the number of cases brought to the Employment Tribunal using the Equality Act, as disputes once resolved quickly and calmly in the workplace are increasingly taken to court…2/7

The Henry Staunton Sunday Times interview is a disgraceful misrepresentation of my conversation with him and the reasons for his dismissal.

This was all explained to the journalist who chose to ignore the facts and run with Staunton’s words.

Here are the facts:👇 (1/5) Far from ‘taking the rap’, I dismissed Staunton due to very serious allegations about his conduct while Chair of the Post Office, including blocking an investigation into that conduct. My department is responsible for whistleblowers and I wouldn’t ignore the allegations. (2/5)

Today the Government has published guidance for schools for gender questioning children.

We have done this because many schools have told us that they didn’t know how to deal with this issue.



Here are the principles that underpin this guidance (1/6)consult.education.gov.uk/equalities-pol… There is no general duty on schools to allow a child to socially transition.

**No child is born in the wrong body**

Some children may not like their body, and we should help them. But social transitioning is not a neutral act and should only happen in rare circumstances (2/6)

It’s hard finding words to respond to the barbaric terror we’ve seen committed against Israelis over the weekend.

I’m overwhelmed with disgust at those taking pleasure, in the shooting of elderly people, the rape and murder of young women, and the killing of innocent babies. /1 The UK stands with Israel in its fight against Iran-backed terror group Hamas.

The news of a kosher restaurant in London being vandalised is a reminder that there are outriders for this poisonous ideology on UK soil. /2

This story is wrong. It’s both dishonest and confused… like it was written by Labour HQ and handed directly to @PickardJE for printing.

Below are 3 clear falsehoods in the piece. I will rebut each of them with truth below and hope the @FT will issue a correction asap 👇

https://twitter.com/PickardJE/status/1696784338447208863

1️⃣We have not scrapped any laws on Equal Pay and never planned to.

Brazen stuff from @AnnelieseDodds. Labour have had YEARS to think of a new policy on gender recognition but they didn’t.

Because it’s a very difficult area that requires bravery and being honest with people.

It’s a lot easier to copy and paste our policy from 3 years ago…(1/5)

https://twitter.com/anneliesedodds/status/1683434065154695168

In 2020 Labour MPs claimed the Govt’s policy on Self-ID was ‘prejudiced’.

Today Dodds has announced the same policy, pretending it’s new thinking -we announced improvements to modernise 3 years ago and finished them last year!

This is bare-faced hypocrisy from Labour…

I am standing to be leader because I want to renew this party in Government and with you all behind me I know I can lead us to win the next election. #ConHomeHustings We have to show, don't tell, that we are honest and straight. We must go above and beyond the standards that we apply to everybody else. #ConHomeHustings

A sad insight into how some journalists operate...On Wednesday, I shared our positive, well-received cross-party video to increase vaccine confidence in the midst of so much disinformation. Last night we heard great news about the Novavax Vaccine which I’ve been trialling 🙂..1/8 Today, an unfortunate reminder of why there is so much confusion and mistrust. 😕
Was in meetings all day yesterday and been made aware of 2 emails received from @HuffPost journalist, Nadine White👇...2/8

Actually, I spoke to the Foreign Sec about #EndSars last week and also to @JamesDuddridge, Africa minister. We’ve been on this saga loooong before the protests started. Can’t do this in a single tweet so here’s a thread 👇...(1/5)

https://twitter.com/doubleeph/status/1317404674475978752

UK govt supported a roundtable meeting on FSARS reform back in 2018 and helped the National Human Rights Commission to hold a public hearing on FSARS abuses in 2019....(2/5)

My piece for @MoS_Politics today appeals for those of us in public life with a platform to use it responsibly. Some coverage creates heat but isn’t shedding light.

Our cause is not helped when irresponsible reporting inflames an already impassioned situation. (1/9) My article uses recent examples from the BBC but it’s not really about them. The problem is much wider. When MPs and the media use exaggerated language to describe, it can inadvertently pour petrol on the flames of division, when at times we need a fire extinguisher. (2/9)

1. I’m a black conservative . I dont think every offensive comment is racism, but when I see real prejudice I have to call it out.

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EDC’s comments were profoundly distressing, and a toxic reminder of the struggle black people face daily in defeating stereotypes.