UK equalities minister ducks long-awaited debate on single-sex spaces guidance

Bridget Phillipson speaks during a reception in 10 Downing Street, London, for parents, families and care givers to mark International Parents Day on June 1. (Image: PA)

BRIDGET Phillipson ducked giving a ministerial statement on the long-awaited publication of the UK’s equalities watchdog guidance on single-sex spaces and its impact on transgender people.

On May 21, just before the House of Commons went into recess, Phillipson laid the guidance in Parliament, but it took until June 1 for MPs to be able to discuss the sweeping changes.