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

Keir Starmer welcomes ‘clarity’ of UK supreme court’s gender ruling

Keir Starmer
Keir Starmer: ‘We need to now ensure that all guidance is in the right place according to that judgment.’ Photograph: Victoria Jones/Rex/Shutterstock

Keir Starmer has welcomed what he termed the “real clarity” of last week’s supreme court ruling on gender recognition, saying it was important now to draft guidance to help organisations deal with the repercussions.

In his first comments since the court’s definitive ruling that “woman” in the Equality Act refers only to a biological woman, the prime minister called it “a welcome step forward”.

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