7. Debate: The Equality and Human Rights Commission Annual Review 2016-2017

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 6:05 pm on 12 December 2017.

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And, even where rights are protected, I worry there will be moves to downgrade rights in Britain post Brexit. For example, EU law says that compensation for victims of sex discrimination mustn't be capped, but Conservative MPs have openly said that they want to limit those payments, and that has already happened with unfair dismissal, which is not protected by EU law.