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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Peter Walker Senior political correspondent

Dozens of Labour MPs warn of chaos for firms over gender recognition advice

Peter Kyle
The business secretary, Peter Kyle, and fellow ministers are considering guidance from the equalities watchdog after a landmark supreme court ruling. Photograph: Leon Neal/Getty Images

Dozens of Labour MPs have written to ministers warning that upcoming regulations on how to implement rules on gender recognition could cause chaos for many businesses.

In a private letter to the business secretary, Peter Kyle, the MPs said they had been contacted by large numbers of companies that were deeply alarmed at the implications of the guidance, citing significant potential costs and a “minefield” of competing legal rights.

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