Bradley has signed EDM 1810 that calls upon public services to recruit based on merit and who is best for the job, rather than recruiting based on identity characteristics.
Tabled by Jack Rankin MP and sponsored by Bradley, the Early Day Motion reads:
That this House expresses deep concern at reports indicating that recruitment practices within Britain’s public services are prioritising diversity targets over individual merit; recognises the vital importance of impartiality and capability in the hiring of roles which are essential to the functions of the British state; believes that any form of racial or gender discrimination in recruitment in the name of diversity undermines public confidence, operational effectiveness and, in some cases, national security; and calls on His Majesty’s Government to reaffirm its commitment to a recruitment process that is expressly neutral, based solely on merit.
