A board member of the government’s equality watchdog has ‘liked’ or retweeted social media posts criticising Black Lives Matters protesters and describing the words misogynist and homophobe as “highly ideological propaganda terms” in the latest controversy to beset the EHRC, the Guardian can reveal. The EHRC report he led, published last month, stated: “The Labour party failed to investigate antisemitism complaints based on likes, retweets and shares on social media.”After being contacted by the Guardian, the commission said it would look into Henderson’s use of social media. He is one of nine EHRC commissioners and has been on the watchdog board since 2018. Butcher has declined to answer questions about her views but said she would work “to advance equality issues in the UK”. A spokesperson from the EHRC said: “We will be looking into this use of social media and the issues raised.” Henderson declined to comment.

Source: The Guardian November 30, 2020 13:52 UTC