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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Hannah Summers

UK government drops maternity charity after critical tweets

Maternity Action
Maternity Action was removed from a group tasked with advising on workplace discrimination. Photograph: Anthony Devlin/PA

A charity that champions the employment rights of pregnant women and new mothers has been dropped from a government advisory board after posting critical tweets.

In recent months, senior Tories including the culture secretary Nadine Dorries and her predecessor Oliver Dowden have taken pains to position themselves as champions of free speech, decrying “cancel culture”.

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