The chancellor of the Exchequer is being urged to curb billions in spending that is “dividing us into warring factions and holding our country back,” according to a Conservative think tank.
On Monday, 40 Conservative MPs who are part of the think tank Conservative Way Forward (CWF), called on Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to consider the over £7 billion ($8.6 billion) worth of savings if the government “stops funding the politically motivated campaigns.”
The MPs include Sir Iain Duncan Smith, Sir Jake Berry, David Davis, and Esther McVey.
The research was based on an audit of government accounts and Freedom of Information requests to 6,000 public bodies, including local councils and the armed forces, and shows spending on equality, diversity, and inclusion initiatives by government, arms-length organisations, and contractors….