MONDAY 9TH MARCH 2026 : 7PM : ONLINE WITH ANDREW ROSINDELL MP

THIS EVENT HAS END: WATCH RECORDING HERE

Why the Equality Act and DEI initiatives divide Britain

PopConversations is a series of online conversations with leading figures who are shaping UK conservative thinking.

On Monday 9th March at 7pm, PopCon Director, Mark Littlewood, was joined by Andrew Rosindell MP – the veteran, champion of British sovereignty, national pride, and traditional values, who defected from the Conservatives to Reform UK in January 2026.

Andrew, MP for Romford since 2001 and a former shadow Foreign Office minister, has long defended Britain's heritage, borders, and freedoms. Having called for the Equality Act to be repealed "root and branch," he argues it has fuelled division, identity politics, DEI bureaucracy, and an ever-expanding woke industry that erodes free thought, free speech, and true equality before the law. A fierce critic of political correctness and state-sponsored victimhood, he urges Britain to fight back against woke craziness and reclaim its proud identity.

In what was a frank and illuminating conversation, the discussion covered Andrew's reasons for moving to Reform UK and his early experiences in his new political home; Chagos and the erosion of British cultural identity.