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Wednesday, May 6, 2026

Whistleblowers at human rights commission say boss is facing 'witch hunt' from trans lobby - Daily Mail

Staff at the equalities watchdog were tonight accused of trying to oust their chairman over her stance on trans issues.

Whistleblowers say Kishwer Falkner is the victim of a 'witch-hunt' driven by ideology.

Relations are said to have soured after she backed legal reforms guarding the rights of biological women in single-sex spaces such as hospital wards and toilets.

The employees at the Equality and Human Rights Commission are said to have compiled a dossier, setting out more than 40 complaints aimed at Baroness Falkner by a dozen current and former colleagues. A source said: 'People within the organisation are deeply concerned that this is a witch-hunt.

'The timing is extremely questionable. There is no doubt in my mind that this is ideologically motivated and is a way to take a scalp in revenge.

'She is the woman breaking woke and now they are trying to break her.'

Staff at the equalities watchdog were tonight accused of trying to oust their chairman Kishwer Falkner (pictured) over her stance on trans issues

There was also an allegation that the baroness employed 'discriminatory language' by using the words 'a bloke in lipstick' when discussing the online trolling of trans quiz contestant Emma Laslett (pictured) who appeared on BBC Radio 4's Brain of Britain

Baroness Falkner is said to have been left 'heartbroken' by the allegations but those close to her said her 'conscience was clear'. They branded the move by EHRC staff a 'failed coup d'etat'.

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