UK is still a EU member. Article 20 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of European Union states that &quot;Everyone is equal before the law&quot;. Article 21 further expands on forms of discrimination prohibited by the charter.<p>The UK has legally incorporated the requirements of the Charter via the Human Rights Act.<p>Even if the UK were to exit the EU, the UK is also a member of the Council of Europe, and bound by the European Convention on Human Rights, and discrimination under the law is also prohibited by Article 14 of the ECHR.