Labour joins criticism of Tories’ ‘wokeism in science’ stance

Shadow science secretary says Michelle Donelan’s “wokeism” in science speech was “depressing to hear”

Labour’s shadow science secretary Peter Kyle has said it was “depressing to hear” claims from his Conservative counterpart Michelle Donelan on “wokeism” in science.

Earlier in the week, science secretary Donelan told the Conservative party conference that scientific research is at risk of being harmed by “the slow creep of wokeism” as she claimed “university bureaucrats” are telling researchers they cannot ask “legitimate research questions about biological sex.”