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He had previously stated: “This is one of those issues that the whole house is coming to realise is one that requires extreme sensitivity, tack, love and care.<\/p>\n
“We must recognise that when people want to make a transition in their lives that they should be treated with maximum possible generosity and respect.”<\/p>\n
In comparison, Keir Starmer said to Nick Ferrari on LBC Radio, “I’m not…I don’t think we can conduct this debate with…I don’t think that discussing this issue in this way helps anyone in the long run” as he was grilled on if “a woman can have a penis”.<\/p>\n
In an interview with The Times, Sir Keir also said: “A woman is a female adult and, in addition to that, trans women are women, and that is not just my view – that is actually the law.”<\/p>\n
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After such comments author JK Rowling tweeted: “Among the thousands of letters and emails I’ve received are disillusioned members of Labour…Women are scared, outraged and angry at the deaf ear turned to their well-founded concerns.”<\/p>\n
She added: “Keir Starmer publicly misrepresents equalities law, in yet another indication that the Labour Party can no longer be counted on to defend women’s rights.”<\/p>\n
Mr Peston further questioned Ms Duffield as he insinuated that Keir Starmer struggles to find words to define what a woman is, she said: “He really does, yeah, and the longer he struggles to say it in those clear terms, like Wes Streeting did brilliantly this morning, the more he’s going to get asked those questions.<\/p>\n