McVey set to ban rainbow lanyards in civil service
The Independent|May 14, 2024
Esther McVey has announced a ban on rainbow-coloured and other “random” lanyards in the civil service as part of a new series of measures for a Tory “war on woke”.
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McVey set to ban rainbow lanyards in civil service

Rishi Sunak’s common sense minister has indicated a new set of measures related to the so-called “culture wars”, including ending contracts with organisations like Stonewall.

While she did not specifically mention rainbow lanyards, the preferred colourway used by those supporting LGBT+ issues or the NHS has annoyed many Tory MPs and become symbolic of “left-wing bias” in the civil service.

Ms McVey, speaking at the Tory Centre for Policy Studies (CPS), said: “I want a very simple but visible change to occur to the lanyards we use to carry our security passes [which] shouldn’t be a random pick and mix. They should be a standard design reflecting that we are all members of the government delivering for the citizens of the UK.

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