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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Zoe Tidman

Penny Mordaunt accused of ‘throwing trans people under the bus’ after hitting back at critics

REUTERS

Penny Mordaunt has been accused of ‘throwing trans people under the bus’ after a midnight Twitter thread posted hours before launching her Tory leadership bid.

The Portsmouth North MP sought to address her position on trans rights after criticism from right-wingers who claim her preview comments on the issue threaten her chances of replacing Boris Johnson.

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