Jayne Ozanne says government ‘does not have best wishes of the LGBT community at heart’

A top equalities adviser to the government has resigned her post, accusing ministers of creating a “hostile environment” for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.

Jayne Ozanne, a member of the government’s LGBT+ advisory panel, criticised equalities ministers Liz Truss and Kemi Badenoch, claiming she had sat in meetings with the pair and “been astonished about how ignorant they are”.

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