Reform out to dismantle UK diversity programmes

After making big gains in England’s local elections, Reform UK are out to dismantle Diversity, Equality and Inclusion programmes in the councils where they’ve taken charge.

Like Elon Musk’s DOGE in the United States, they’ve pledged to axe council staff – warning local officials “if you are a DEI officer, look for another job”.

The party claims such policies, widely set up after the racist murder of Stephen Lawrence to combat discrimination, are themselves discriminatory.

We report from Doncaster where the council is now controlled by Reform.