Legal challenge over Pride marches

The Christian Institute (CI) has begun legal action against prime minister Keir Starmer over official, taxpayer-funded participation in Pride marches. The Civil Service has also been named in High Court proceedings.

The CI is seeking a judicial review of the Civil Service’s official endorsement and funding of Pride, during work time, on grounds that it is “clearly political and clearly in breach of laws on Civil Service impartiality”.

Previous action

Its legal action, which will affect civil servants across the UK, follows a 2025 High Court ruling that Pride is a political organisation; and that police participation in Pride marches breached their duties on impartiality. The CI is using the same legal team that won that case.