Labour delays decision on trans-inclusivity after 200 women threaten to resign

Following continuing conflict within the Labour Party, the party’s ruling National Executive Committee was preparing to release a policy statement later this month to once-and-for-all put to rest the issue of trans-inclusivity. The decision for a policy statement comes after a group of women within the party raised concern over transwomen standing for women-only shortlists for Parliament. The women-only shortlists are used as an equalising measure to increase the number of female MPs.

Although there has never been an openly-trans MP, these women say “male-bodied transgenders” will take their place. After the announcement of an executive policy decision that would effectively squash trans-exclusion from women-only shortlists, a group of 200 women have threatened a mass resignation.

Talking to the BBC yesterday, a Labour spokesperson said the policy decision has been delayed until June, at the earliest, after upcoming local elections.

“A self-identifying trans woman has never been disbarred from being on an All Women Shortlist,” Mr Zarb-Cousin said to the BBC, “and I think that the consultation was about coming up with a form of words to clarify it… They’re still consulting on it and consulting on what the form of words will be. There’s no actual plan, as far as I’m aware, to stop trans women self-identifying and being on an all-women shortlist.”

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