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UK: it took female MPs from both parties to change Starmer’s stance on gender politics

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August 18, 2023

UK: it took female MPs from both parties to change Starmer’s stance on gender politics

Source: The Guardian


Did Keir Starmer finally realise what being a leader meant this summer? No, not the Labour leader’s heroic rescue of a lost dog while on holiday, but his decision to enter the bitter gender debate and back a reversal of his party’s policy on allowing people to self-declare a new gender identity on official documents.

Click here to read the full article published by The Guardian on 13 August 2023.

Author
Isabel Hardman

Did Keir Starmer finally realise what being a leader meant this summer? No, not the Labour leader’s heroic rescue of a lost dog while on holiday, but his decision to enter the bitter gender debate and back a reversal of his party’s policy on allowing people to self-declare a new gender identity on official documents.

Click here to read the full article published by The Guardian on 13 August 2023.

Author
Isabel Hardman