27 Jun 2021 The Conservative Party’s Equalities Minister Kemi Badenoch has warned that the term “white privilege” is “unnecessarily antagonistic”, criticising the Labour Party for having “dismissed the idea that the term is divisive”. The Conservative MP, an outspoken opponent of critical race theory and the so-called ‘decolonising’ of school curricula, wrote in The Telegraph on Saturday that the phrase “white privilege” is “unnecessarily antagonistic”. Mrs Badenoch continued: “Much as some theorists think it is essential for tackling racism, there is an active and fairly toxic political debate around it. All the more reason why the phrase should not be taught in schools unless it is explained that it is also contentious.