Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Jobs Costing UK Taxpayers £557 Million a Year: Report

Jeremy Hunt leaves 10 Downing Street in London after he was appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer on Oct. 14, 2022. Victoria Jones/PA Media

The chancellor of the Exchequer is being urged to curb billions in spending that is “dividing us into warring factions and holding our country back,” according to a Conservative think tank.

On Monday, 40 Conservative MPs who are part of the think tank Conservative Way Forward (CWF), called on Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to consider the over £7 billion ($8.6 billion) worth of savings if the government “stops funding the politically motivated campaigns.”