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Ministers creating ‘climate of fear’ over supporting Palestine in government offices, PCS chief warns
People take park in a Nakba 76 pro-Palestine demonstration and march in London to mark the mass displacement of Palestinians in 1948, referred to as the Nakba, May 18, 2024

TORY ministers have created a “climate of fear” for civil servants who show support for the Palestinian cause, PCS general secretary Fran Heathcote has said.

Office workers fear they will lose their jobs for wearing lanyards and pin badges calling for an end to the ongoing genocide in Gaza, she told the Morning Star, adding that they have also been prevented from organising collections for charities seeking to ease Palestinian suffering.

“Regardless of your politics or beliefs, nobody wants to switch the telly on and see people blown apart,” Ms Heathcote said.

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