“You can't pick & choose on human rights and equality. Children should understand a modern and diverse Britain they're growing up in.”

Tory leadership contest: Iain Duncan Smith warns of 'chaos' https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-48458370 BBC News (30 May 2019)
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