Stonewall cuts all Government departments from its list of top 100 employe

Kemi Badenoch told officials to withdraw from the charity’s diversity scheme amid gender row.

Stonewall has purged all Government departments from its list of top 100 employers after Kemi Badenoch told officials to stop employing the charity.

In 2020 there were three UK ministries, including the Home Office, which were included on the annual chart. But in the charity’s recently published list for 2023, there are none.

It comes after Ms Badenoch, the Minister for Women and Equalities, told Government departments to withdraw from Stonewall’s controversial diversity champions scheme, which has been accused of spreading the idea that people can self-identify their gender.

The diversity champions scheme includes guidance for employers on gender-neutral spaces and the use of pronouns.

The company also runs a top 100 index that measures employers on diversity and inclusion.

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