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Tom Belger
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Editor, LabourList
London
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Supreme Court: LGBT+ Labour breaks ranks with government over trans ruling as Duffield says PM should apologise
By Tom Belger Verified| LabourList@ LGBT+ Labour has broken ranks with the government to condemn the Supreme Court’s ruling that sex only relates to biological women under the Equality Act, saying it will “never stop fighting for trans equality” and stands in solidarity with trans members. Meanwhile former Labour-turned-independent MP Rosie Duffield said the Prime Minister should apologise for his past criticism of her gender-criticalviews, and suggested the verdict may make like-minded Labour MPs “braver” speaking up.
By Luke O'Reilly Verified, Tom Belger Verified| LabourList@ The Supreme Court has ruled that the term sex refers to biological women in the Equality Act, in a verdict set to reignite deep Labour divides over trans rights. At the heart of the case was a decision by the Scottish government, then led by the SNP, to count trans-women with gender recognition certificates as women as part of legislation to establish gender quotas for public boards.
By Tom Belger Verified, Luke O'Reilly Verified| LabourList@ Labour has delayed a shakeup of its rulebook for MPs after being accused of trying to “bum rush” controversial changes, including threatened sanctions for not campaigning enough. LabourList can also reveal the proposed reforms would reduce MPs’ opportunities to make their case in disciplinary cases, and empower the chief whip to both refer cases to the party to investigate and suspend MPs facing such party probes.
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LabourList
LabourList is the leading platform for news, views and debate about the Labour Party.
London, England, United Kingdom
Founded: 2009