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Ministers to put white working-class people in UK at heart of new equalities unit

The Daily Mail frames the new unit as a political counter-narrative against Labour, while The Guardian reports it factually.

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What happened Ministers to put white working-class people in UK at heart of new equalities unit.
The headline split The left frames it as "Ministers to put white working-class people in UK at heart of new equalities unit". The right frames it as "Tories say white working-class boys 'don't need another Labour quango lecturing them' as...".
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Left / center-leftMinisters to put white working-class people in UK at heart of new equalities unit

The Guardian UK · Left · News report

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Right / center-rightTories say white working-class boys 'don't need another Labour quango lecturing them' as Government sets up new Whitehall unit to...

Daily Mail UK · Right · News report

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The Guardian UKNews report · Sep 9, 10:45 AM

Ministers to put white working-class people in UK at heart of new equalities unit

Bridget Phillipson to announce creation of unit which will make class a key part of its equalities agenda UK politics live – latest updates The government is putting class at the heart of i...

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Daily Mail UKNews report · Sep 9, 10:47 AM

Tories say white working-class boys 'don't need another Labour quango lecturing them' as Government sets up new Whitehall unit to push 'socioeconomic duty' on public bodies

Tories saydon't needLabour quangolecturing them

Bridget Phillipson, the equalities minister, is expected to announce plans to place social class on a par with sex, race and disability for the first time.

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