In this interview, our correspondent, Nitasha Ramparsad and legal expert Charles Boyle breaks down what DEI actually does in practice, how it affects workers, public services, and why it matters ahead of the upcoming local elections. With Reform UK openly challenging the Equality Act, this conversation looks at what that could mean for ordinary people across the UK.
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Reform UK vs DEI: Will Local Elections 2026 Send Us Back Decades?
What would happen if diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) or more usually in the UK, EDI, disappeared from local government?
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