Key facts
- UK Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch instructed Conservative-run councils not to fly the Pride flag.
- The directive was issued at the start of Pride month.
- Concerns were raised about promoting 'contested ideas about gender identity and critical race theory'.
At the beginning of Pride month, UK Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch issued a directive to Conservative-run local councils, ordering them not to fly the Pride flag. Badenoch expressed concerns that the flag promotes 'contested ideas about gender identity and critical race theory,' labeling it 'ultra-woke.' The instruction aims to prevent the display of what she considers progressive ideologies on council premises.