Tory Liz Truss declared war on anti-racism and sexism campaigners as she set out the government's new 'fairness' plan, even as details emerged of a lack of diversity on her own team.
Boris Johnson ’s government will move away from fighting against discrimination based on ‘protected characteristics’ such as gender, religion or ethnicity, and instead focus on fixing geographical inequalities, she said.
It came as the Trade Secretary faced criticism after it was revealed that of the 253 trade advisers she had appointed, 75% were men and 95% were white.
Ms Truss, who is also Minister for Women and Equalities, argued in a speech that debates on inequality and discrimination had been “dominated by a small number of unrepresentative voices, and
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