Labour’s Equalities Act, passed in 2010, contains legal protections against discrimination on the basis of gender, sexuality, race, religion or disability.
But Braverman, a former Conservative home sercretary who defected to Reform UK last week, said the country was being “ripped apart by diversity, equality and inclusion”, “tokenism” and “victimhood”.
She said Reform would scrap the law, as well as the role of equalities minister, if it won power at the next election but did not outline what could replace the protections.
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has previously said the changes would involve “getting rid of the pernicious, divisive notion of protected characteristics”, while still protecting people in the workplace.
When asked about those views, the prime minister said he believed the protections are about “basic values, one of which is should women be treated equally with men”.
“I think it actually rips up something that goes to who we are as a country because I believe passionately that to be tolerant, compassionate and diverse is what it is to be British and this year’s that up.”