Kemi Badenoch accused Keir Starmer of not “having the balls” to admit to his U-turn over trans rights during a furious exchange in the Commons today.
The Supreme Court ruled last week that a woman is defined by biology, not gender, in a blow to the trans community.
The judgement was at odds with Starmer’s comments from 2022, when he claimed trans women are women.
The prime minister has since U-turned, and his spokesperson claimed on Tuesday that he does not think trans women are women.
So The Conservative leader slammed Starmer for his flip-flopping over the contentious issue today in prime minister’s questions.
She said: “He’s clearly so uncomfortable talking about this subject.
“This is a choice between a Conservative Party who stood up for common sense and a Labour Party who bent the knee to every passing fad.
“This is a question about moral courage, about doing the right thing even when it is difficult, and the truth is, he doesn’t have the balls.”
That remark triggered a slightly stunned giggle within the Commons.
Badenoch then continued: “The prime minister only tells people what they want to hear. He is a weathervane who he twists in the wind.
“He cheered an ideology, denied a safe space to women and girls because he thought it was cool to do so.”
The Tory leader then referred to Rosie Duffield, a former Labour MP who often clashed with Starmer over the issue of trans rights. She left his party in September 2024.
Badenoch said: “He hounded a brave female MP out of his party for telling the truth he accepts now.
“And now he’s hiding behind the Supreme Court judgement, and isn’t that because he doesn’t know what he actually believes.”
Starmer hit back: “I can only assume that sounded better when she did it in the mirror earlier on.”
He continued with a dig at her leadership, saying: “The truth is, it doesn’t really matter what the leader of the opposition believes, because none of them [Tory MPs] believe she is going to lead them into the next election anyway.”
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