Well, it looks like we finally got something resembling an answer from Sir Keir Starmer – although, in true Starmer style, it left most of us scratching our heads even more. After the Supreme Court’s recent ruling on the legal definition of a woman, all eyes turned to the Prime Minister to see if he could manage a straight answer for once.
You might remember it was back in 2022 when Keir, on a radio show, stumbled over the simple question of whether a woman could have a penis. Despite his much-vaunted barrister skills – something we’re constantly reminded about – clarity has never been his strong suit. At one point, he even managed to tell a newspaper that “a woman is a female adult, and in addition to that, trans women are women.” Make of that what you will.
So, there was some anticipation over what he’d say now. After staying mostly silent for a while, Sir Keir was finally cornered during Prime Minister’s Questions last week by Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch, who honestly had one of her strongest performances yet. Pushed repeatedly, Starmer mumbled some legal jargon about “welcoming the clarity” from the court and said it was “time to lower the temperature” around the debate, according to the Express.
The irony? Politicians – especially on the Labour side – have only fanned the flames. Let’s not forget David Lammy once seriously suggested that women could grow a cervix. And when Labour MP Rosie Duffield tried to push back against this madness, she was more or less hung out to dry by her own party while senior shadow ministers stood by and did nothing.
No wonder Labour is struggling to come to terms with the court’s decision – and no surprise either that a rebellion is already brewing within the party. This mess is almost entirely of Starmer’s own making, and it’s far from over.
Mrs Badenoch didn’t mince her words, accusing Starmer of lacking the “balls” to say where he really stands and calling him a “weather vane.” And, frankly, she wasn’t wrong.
Considering that only about 0.5% of the population is trans, it’s baffling how this has spiralled into such a divisive national row. Cavemen, after all, didn’t seem to have trouble telling men and women apart.
And just to really rub salt into the wound, JK Rowling – never one to shy away from telling it like it is – had this brutal take: “Imagine being such a coward you can only muster the courage to tell the truth once the Supreme Court has ruled on what the truth is.”
At the end of the day, the Prime Minister needs to be, well, man enough to admit he’s been hopelessly wrong on this from the start.
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