Police taking the knee or wearing rainbow lanyards can undermine public confidence and lead to accusations of a lack of impartiality, a watchdog has warned. While a particular badge worn by an ...

“CIA is also apparently banning lanyards that have to do with affinity groups. Women's Council had to take down website & ...

And around her: rainbow, rainbow, rainbow. This week: Holyrood bans rainbow lanyards. What happened? The official explanation, delivered by the MSP Claire Baker, who sits on the parliament’s ...

In a separate development, 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 ...

The Labour leader said Mr Sunak had been focusing too much on "the war against lanyards", rather than on issues like the "prison system in chaos". Discussions around rainbow lanyards have swirled ...

To most FDA members, wearing a rainbow lanyard is not a political statement at all. In their view, it is more like wearing a poppy in the run-up to Remembrance Sunday, a neutral gesture of respect.

Civil servants will be banned from buying lanyards featuring a gay and trans pride flag under a clampdown on ‘wasteful spending’ in Whitehall, ministers have confirmed. Purchasing cords for security ...

THE Victorian Government is spending $5000 on rainbow lanyards for Victorian public sector workers in the latest bid to battle homophobia. Up to 5000 of the colourful neck passes have been ...

The announcement comes several weeks after Cabinet Minister Esther McVey mooted a ban on rainbow lanyards across Whitehall. She said in May that civil servants should wear “standard design ...