‘A real mess’: splits emerge in Labour over supreme court’s gender ruling

Transgender rights protesters gather outside parliament in London in April. Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA

After the UK supreme court delivered its ruling on gender recognition last month, the government verdict from Keir Starmer downwards was unanimous: this had brought welcome “clarity” to a vexed debate and everyone could move forward.

Nearly six weeks on and a growing number of Labour MPs, not to mention campaigners and human rights groups, are much less sure.