LAST week saw the British Conservative Party’s anti-equalities mentality exposed by two of the frontrunners to replace Theresa May as leader of the Conservative and Unionist Party, namely Esther McVey and Dominic Raab.

Esther McVey, the minister who presided over a cruel and vicious campaign during her time as Minister for Work and Pensions against the most vulnerable in our society – demonstrated most clearly by her comments that the growing dependence on foodbanks in Britain was a “positive” development – has faced criticism over her statement in support of the parents refusing to allow their children to participate in LGBT+ inclusive lessons on relationships and sex education. “Parents need to have the final say on what they want their children to know,” she said.

Dominic Raab, the former Brexit minister infamous for his statement in 2011 declaring feminists to be “obnoxious bigots” – a sentiment he recently refused to distance himself from – has also faced criticism for comments made against transgender people.