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.