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Councillor resigns from Labour over party’s stance on trans rights

Bridget Phillipson says trans women should use male toilets
  • Trans Labour councillor Dylan Tippetts has resigned from the party, accusing Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer of abandoning trans people after the Supreme Court ruling on gender.
  • The court ruled that biological sex determines the definition of a woman in equality law, which has led to trans women being excluded from women’s sports teams and bathrooms.
  • Sir Keir has reversed his previous stance that "trans women are women", advocating for trans people to use bathrooms aligning with their biological sex.
  • Mr Tippetts criticised Labour for its stance, saying he can no longer represent a party that doesn't support his fundamental rights and has taken society “backwards decades”.
  • Mr Tippetts, who sits on the Plymouth City Council, plans to serve as an independent councillor until his term ends.
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