Staff in the Scottish Parliament will no longer be permitted to wear personalised lanyards, including rainbow colours and other "social movements". Earlier this month a member of the group Scottish ...

A suggested ban on colourful campaign lanyards worn by civil servants to carry security passes has fuelled fiery exchanges at Prime Minister's Questions. It comes after Esther McVey - who's been ...

Sir Keir Starmer joked that Rishi Sunak was on the front line of the “war against lanyards” after Esther McVey announced a ban on rainbow colours on the items if they are worn in the civil service.

Scottish Parliament staff are no longer allowed to wear rainbow lanyards - or other accessories that show support for social movements - at Holyrood. All staff must now wear a generic purple lanyard ...

'You have to wonder why Esther McVey feels so threatened by a rainbow lanyard that it deserves so much of her time' Unions representing workers in the civil service have hit out at Esther McVey’s ...

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Scottish Parliament staff have been banned from wearing rainbow lanyards to show LGBTQ+ pride, or any other accessories that show support for social movements. Staff or officials who work directly for ...

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