. Kishwer Falkner, chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission( EHRC), said activists would not

Baroness Kishwer Falkner, Chairperson of the EHRC said: “ Health and social care staff

walked across town to Falkner Street, close to Crown Street and Oxford Street. The alleged offender

Read ourprivacy notice Thanks for signing up to theView from Westminster email{{# verifyErrors}}{{ message}}{{/ verifyErrors}}{{^ verifyErrors}} Something went wrong.... The chancellor said the move, launched just days before next week’s autumn statement, was necessary to stop “ anyone choosing to coast on the hard work of taxpayers ”.... But the head of Britain’s equality watchdog has already said it may challenge the plans....

Shadow Home Secretary has called for all grooming gang members to be deported( Image: PA) Every foreign member of a child rape gang must be deported – “ no ifs, no buts ”, Sir Keir Starmer has been told. Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp told the Daily Express “ there must be no soft approach ” to dual nationals implicated in “ this national scandal ”.... Home Secretary Ms Cooper has ordered Baroness Louise Casey to carry out an audit on the scale of “ gang-based exploitation across the country

Image caption, Shelby says she was in" constant fear" while working at a McDonald's restaurant.... MeToo hasn’t helped McDonald's teenage workers What counts as sexual harassment at work?... She left her branch in Brighton last year, after a male colleague in his 60s kept stroking her hair in a sexually suggestive way and making her feel uncomfortable. McDonald's is one of the UK's largest private-sector employers....

Some trusts have labelled those patients who express discomfort as transphobic, compared them to racists in official guidelines and ordered staff to report them to police for hate crimes. The EHRC's plan to clarify the law is intended to strengthen the hand of organisations currently concerned that they will face legal action if they attempt to retain women-only facilities or groups. Critics say that the existing code of practice attached to the 2010 Equality Act is too vague on the circumstance

" The policy is reviewed annually by Stonewall, and its incorrect summary of the law does not appear to have been picked up by them.... I am very happy to hear that she has been appointed." The job advertisement for a new EHRC commissioner said a candidate with a" strong legal background" would be" desirable".Ms Reindorf and the Government Equalities Office declined to comment.... A source said the appointment followed" a full public recruitment process in line with all the usual guidance"....

The equalities watchdog has launched a study into the sex versus gender row amid fears that the abuse of feminist academics by trans activists is harming freedom of expression. The new research, for the Equality and Human Rights Commission( EHRC), aims to find ways to" reduce distress" and" foster good relations and respect" between the opposing sides in the debate.It has awarded the ￡18, 000 contract to London’s City University to carry out qualitative interviews with academics over the next tw

Read ourprivacy notice Thanks for signing up to theMorning Headlines email{{# verifyErrors}}{{ message}}{{/ verifyErrors}}{{^ verifyErrors}} Something went wrong.... People told us that the experience was ‘painful’ and made them feel ‘dehumanised’.... “ As the equality regulator for Great Britain, it is our mission to ensure people are treated equally and fairly....