New health boffin doesn’t know what a woman is.
The new Health Secretary has claimed that the definition of a woman is up for “debate” after arguing that trans women are women.
James Murray, a Starmerite minister chosen to replace Wes Streeting, previously said he defined women as “adult female and trans women”.
Adult human female and men.
Maybe he should be moved from Health to something less…physical?
He said it was very important to have “this debate” in an unearthed interview in which he defended a transgender swimmer competing against female athletes.
So in other words he’s yet another man who does not give a flying fuck about women and our rights. Good to know.
Stuart Andrew, the shadow health secretary, told The Telegraph: “It is striking that the Health Secretary responsible for women’s healthcare appears unable to answer a basic question about biological sex.
“His role oversees maternity services, breast cancer screening, female hospital wards and the rules on single-sex spaces for patients and staff.
“These are serious issues that shape care and safeguarding across the NHS. Following the Supreme Court judgment, clarity on biological sex is not optional. The Health Secretary should be able to define a woman without implying it is up for debate.”
I hate it when the Tories are right and Labour is contemptibly wrong. I hate having my nose constantly shoved in the fact that men on the left will destroy women’s rights with a cheery grin on their faces.
A source close to the Health Secretary said on Friday evening: “These comments were from four years ago. It’s safe to say James’s position has evolved since that interview.
“He really welcomed the Supreme Court ruling which made the law clear in this area and looks forward to upholding the new guidance that will be published on single-sex spaces”.
But four years ago he thought some men were women. That should be a disqualifier.
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