Gay and trans rights issues divide both Tories and Labour
Apr 08, 2022
3 minutes
By Heather Stewart and Jessica Elgot
At a back-slapping dinner for Conservative MPs last Tuesday, Boris Johnson greeted his colleagues with a typical joke, aimed at exploiting Labour’s discomfort over the sensitive issue of gender: “Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Or, as Keir Starmer would put it, people who are assigned female or male at birth,” he quipped.
Just hours later, one MP in attendance, Jamie Wallis, issued a heartfelt statement, admitting he was struggling with gender dysphoria.
As if trying to atone, Johnson kicked off prime
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