Government could withdraw from Stonewall employment programme
gscene.comEqualities minister Liz Truss is reportedly urging the government to cease participation in the Stonewall Diversity Champions programme that seeks to improve LGBTQ+ rights in workplaces across the country.
The Equality and Human Rights Commission has already withdrawn from the programme after raising concerns over its “value for money”, with Truss now encouraging all government bodies to do so.Truss’s actions are part of ongoing conflict between Stonewall and the UK government, with the LGBTQ+ organisation saying on May 24 that it has been subjected to a “coordinated attack” by the media, with outlets falsely claiming that the group had provided “potentially illegal” advice about equalities laws as part of the Diversity Champions programme..
