A Whitehall-wide ban on rainbow lanyards would require the agreement of all relevant secretaries of state Credit: Alamy Stock Photo Rainbow lanyards will not be banned in Whitehall, it emerged on ...
Defence Secretary Grant Shapps on Tuesday slapped down a call from a fellow minister to ban “political” lanyards in Whitehall. So-called “common sense minister” Esther McVey said civil ...
Downing Street today urged all ministers to get behind 'Common Sense' tsar Esther McVey's ban on LGBT+ lanyards after a Government split opened up. In a sign of tensions, Defence Secretary Grant ...
Esther McVey today warned civil servants they could be reprimanded for wearing non-standardised lanyards at work - including those promoting LGBT+ causes. Known as the Government's 'common sense ...
Given that politicians are prone to make injudicious remarks, it was always going to be dangerous to appoint someone with the unofficial title of ‘minister for common sense’. So, away from the ...
Rainbow lanyards are to be banned in the Civil Service, Esther McVey has announced. The minister for common sense warned mandarins they should not try to express political views “by the back ...
Civil servants will be banned from wearing rainbow lanyards and universities must prioritise domestic students, a Cabinet Office minister has said as part of a government “common sense fightback”.
Esther McVey, the prime minister’s so-called ‘common sense minister’ tells Channel 4 News she never mentioned a ban on lanyards when she made a speech at the start of the week. On Monday, the cabinet ...
Rainbow lanyards will not be banned in Whitehall, it emerged on Tuesday, despite an announcement by the common sense minister just 24 hours earlier. Esther McVey warned civil servants not to ...