The minister for women and equalities has hit out at the “deeply unpleasant targeting” of trans people in the wake of the Supreme Court’s ruling on biological sex, but insisted that the government’s position is “the right place to be”.
Bridget Phillipson made the remarks during her first appearance before the Women and Equalities Committee since the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) published its updated guidance on single-sex spaces last month.
