Badenoch has wrapped up her speech. A quick recap…
Pledged to repeal the Public Sector Equality Duty “in its entirety “.
Insisted this was separate from the Equality Act and wouldn’t scrap discrimination protections.
Called the duty “a minefield that exposes almost every significant public decision to legal challenge “.
Said equality law should be “a shield, not a sword “.
Argued institutions had become “institutionally incompetent ” through fear of racism accusations.
Linked the move to anger over the police response to Henry Nowak’s murder.
Defended tripling stop and search, saying it would mean “more black lives are saved “.
Attacked Labour as “not yet sure anything is wrong “.
Said Reform’s plan to scrap the Equality Act would “make it legal to discriminate against white people “.
Said she was elected to “unravel the Blairite legal settlement “.
Told JD Vance he was “completely wrong” to blame migration for Nowak’s death.
Agreed with Idris Elba that James Bond shouldn’t be made “woke “.
Said the Belfast knife attack raised questions about “failings around our borders “.
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