Today’s Supreme Court ruling that defines a woman as “biologically female” has been hailed as a major victory for women’s rights campaigners across the UK. Labour is now framing the decision as a validation of Starmer’s efforts to steer the party towards a more ‘commonsense’ approach, while shifting blame for past confusion over sex and gender onto Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership. A Labour source says:
“This just shows why it was so important that Keir hauled the Labour Party back to the commonsense position the public take on these sorts of issues. He gradually moved the party to one that took the activist position to a serious sensible one that protected women’s spaces while allowing for respectful debate. It’s one of the reasons the country felt Labour was safe to elect just a few years after the disaster of 2019.”
Guido isn’t buying the spin on this one. Since becoming Labour leader in 2020, Starmer has repeatedly tied himself in knots over the issue, ducking and dodging the simple question of what defines a woman:
Luckily the human rights lawyer can now point to the law to define what a woman is…
Speaking at his speech on how to achieve “progressive capitalism” Wes Streeting fired a dig and Andy Burnham:
“Bond markets are not bond villains and fiscal rules matter.”