Labour divisions on Holyrood’s gender recognition bill have deepened after a party peer said the Tory Government was right to block the legislation.
David Blunkett, a former Home Secretary, said he backed “respect” on trans issues but claimed “women's equality trumps it all”.
Scottish Labour backed the SNP/Green Government on plans to make it easier for people to change their legal gender, but UK Labour leader Keir Starmer expressed concerns.
