Pro-Brexit views not protected by equality law, tribunal rules

Supporting Brexit is not a belief that is protected from workplace discrimination, an employment tribunal has ruled, as a former Ukip councillor lost her claim that she had been bullied and harassed by her charity employer because she supported the UK's departure from the EU.

- Jamie Grierson

Colette Fairbanks was sacked from the drug and alcohol rehabilitation charity Change Grow Live after sharing "offensive" posts about immigrants on social media, a tribunal hearing was told.