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Budget cuts could break equality laws, Theresa May warned chancellor
Theresa May, the home secretary and equalities minister, warned the chancellor that cuts in the budget could widen inequality in Britain and ran a "real risk" of breaking the law, a letter leaked to the Guardian shows.
The letter was sent to George Osborne on 9 June, less than a fortnight before his emergency budget, and was copied to David Cameron.
May wrote "there are real risks" that people ranging from ethnic minorities to women, to the disabled and the old, would be "disproportionately affected".
May urged that steps be taken to avoid breaking the equality laws, warning that "there is a real risk of successful legal challenge". The Guardian has been told her advice has not yet been acted upon.
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August 9, 2010
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