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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
David Maddox

Starmer accused of delaying law change on ethnic minority pay gap over fears of Farage backlash

Keir Starmer’s government has been accused of delaying moves to tackle the ethnic minority pay gap because of fears of a backlash from Nigel Farage’s Reform.

A scathing letter from the Ethnicity Pay Gap Steering Committee has questioned why it has taken the government six months to introduce legislation to make reporting on the issue mandatory for large employers, as promised following the end of a review.

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