Sunak on front line of ‘war against lanyards’, Starmer jokes after rainbow colours banned in civil service

Holly Patrick

15 May 2024 at 8:34 am·1-min read

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.

The “minister for common sense” said other “random” lanyards would not be allowed part of a new series of measures for a Tory “war on woke” .

Ms McVey told the right-wing Centre for Policy Studies (CPS) think tank lanyards should be a “standard design.”

“Working in the civil service is all about leaving your political views at the building entrance,” she added.

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