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Monday will see a focus on gender from the Conservatives, defence from Labour and water from the Lib Dems as the Scottish parties prepare to debate.

Security" and reaffirm his ambition to increase defence spending from 2% to 2.5% of the economy. hell reiterate his commitment to maintain the uks nuclear deterrent. the conservatives are promising to change the equality act to define the protected characteristic of sex as "biological sex" if they are re—elected. the party says it wants to make it simpler for service providers for women and girls, such as those running sessions for domestic abuse victims, to prevent biological males from takin...

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Sex to— equality act, the intention was for sex to relate to biological sex and the distinction to be made with gender— the distinction to be made with gender identity and to recognise both as — gender identity and to recognise both as protected characteristics. as with— both as protected characteristics. as with other areas of the law there might— as with other areas of the law there might be _ as with other areas of the law there might be times where there two rub up might be times w...

The equalities act _ single sex spaces. you will reopen the equalities act of— single sex spaces. you will reopen the equalities act of 2010. - single sex spaces. you will reopen the equalities act of 2010. so i the equalities act of 2010. so anybody could put down their own amendments, they could chew over this major piece of legislation. that is not the way we are planning to do it. i have been working on this for quite a while, it was interrupted by the snp gender recognition bill. if we go...

Correspondence, helen catt who is on the campaign trail with the prime minister. what has been happening and where are you? taste minister. what has been happening and where are you?— and where are you? we are in the south-east _ and where are you? we are in the south-east today _ and where are you? we are in the south-east today in _ and where are you? we are in the south-east today in oxfordshire. | and where are you? we are in the i south-east today in oxfordshire. im south—east today in ...

You comic that is the story of the missing crypto queen, dead or alive. back to uk politics now... the conservatives promised to tackle the confusion over the legal definition of sex by changing the equality act if they win the next election. we can cross now to our political correspondent who is on the conservative campaign bus, helen catt, going backwards. i get a little bit sick when i go back was, to be honest with you. always good to be honest with you. always good to see that on tv. this p...

Its not. im happy with it, anyway! that was percy chafer talking to our reporterjayne mccubbin. so many stories and inspiring individuals, we will hear those stories over the next couple of days as the commemorations continue. absolutely, what a chat. lets take a look at todays papers. many pay tribute to the late rugby league player rob burrow, who has died at the age of 41. the mirror describes him as a �*true hero in its headline. the telegraph is previewing a speech by rishi sunak in which...