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Conservatives would change law so trans people could be excluded from single-sex spaces, if party wins election

Like every woman, I want my rights to be protected. Extraordinarily, the only major party which can accurately define what a woman is - and therefore do this - is the Conservatives.

The landmark change would help safeguard girls and women-only spaces for biological females by stopping sex being conflated with gender identity, Rishi Sunak said.

Rishi Sunak has pledged to change the Equality Act to prevent biological males from accessing women-only spaces if the Tories win the election.

The Tories say if they win the General Election next month the 2010 Equalities Act will be changed to make clear the protected characteristic of sex is 'biological sex'

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.

About and the morning, changing the equality act, pledging to bring a change to the equality act, to say that protected characteristics and outcome of the protected characteristics for sex should be biological sex, the reason for that they say is that it makes it simpler for those providing services, for women and girls, so, sexual violence or rape services, that sort of thing, to provide protected spaces for women and girls. they do see in the south of the reason for this it is not sufficiently...

Former Tory leader points to binding legislation on human rights, equality and climate change, created by Labour premier

Former prime minister claims instead that three-time election winner Tony Blair was worst leader UK has ever had

Liz Truss has insisted that Tony Blair was the worst UK Prime Minister, not her. The former Conservative Party leader defended her record from her 49 days in...