Keir Starmer says Supreme Court ruling 'gives clarity' that 'a woman is an adult female'
- Sir Keir Starmer welcomed the Supreme Court ruling, stating it offers clarity that 'a woman is an adult female.'
- The Supreme Court found that 'sex' and 'woman' in the Equality Act refer to biological definitions and do not recognize Gender Recognition Certificates.
- Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson supported accessing services based on biological sex and condemned recent vandalism at a pro-trans march in London.
- Starmer's views shifted to align with the ruling, moving away from his previous support for trans women's status as women.
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The British Prime Minister no longer believes that trans women are women, as I thought in 2022.
The first British minister, Keir Starmer, has experienced a 180 degree turn in his conception of trans women as compared to what he thought in 2022. At that time, the now leader of the UK government - then in the opposition - considered that they were women. However, he now thinks otherwise.Starmer celebrated on Tuesday the "clarity" provided by a Supreme Court ruling last week according to which the legal definition of women is based on the sex…


Sir Keir Starmer changes stance on trans women after Supreme Court ruling
UK prime minister no longer believes ‘trans women are women’, Downing Street says
Starmer backtracks on ‘trans women are women’ comment following court ruling
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said ‘a woman is an adult female’ and the Supreme Court ‘has made that absolutely clear’. Sir Keir Starmer said a woman is an “adult female” as he appeared to U-turn on his previous stance on trans rights following the Supreme Court’s judgment on the issue. In his first public comments since the justices’ decision on April 16, the Prime Minister said he is “really pleased” with the clarity that the court’s ruling …
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