be allowed to persist. labour has been focused on defence with keir starmer reaffirming his commitment to the uk nuclear deterrent. he said protecting the nation would be the bedrock of a future labour government. the lib dems deputy daisy group has outlined the snp leaderjohn swinney has called for a respectful contest ahead of the scottish leader s first television debate of the campaign that gets under way tonight. here is our political correspondent. should only biologically female be able to use women s services? just people who are biologically female, also those who have change their legal sex on a birth certificate? conservatives say that women s services should be able to refuse any one of is biologically male without facing legal challenges. it is quite clear that the intentions in the law are being misinterpreted just because of changes, social changes, and what we are trying to do is reemphasise that sex, in the law, means biological sex. it always has done but th
and herzegovina at stjames park, with the tournament just 11 days away. hello and welcome to the bbc news at one, live from salford. the conservative party is promising to tackle what it calls the confusion over the legal definition of a person s sex, if it wins the general election. equalities minister kemi badenoch said her party wants to crack down on what she described as predatory men who claim to identify as female to gain access to women only spaces. with more details, here s our political correspondent ione wells. should only biologically female be able to use women s services? just people who are biologically female, also those who have change their legal sex on a birth certificate? conservatives say that women s services should be able to refuse any one of is biologically male without facing legal challenges. it is quite clear that the intentions in the law are being misinterpreted just because of changes, social changes, and what we are trying to do is reemphasise
in scotland should be aware that only snp mps will stand up to protect the powers of the scottish parliament which are being eroded by the conservatives. the parliament which are being eroded by the conservatives. the conservatives. the conservatives arc ue the conservatives. the conservatives ara ue that the conservatives. the conservatives argue that this the conservatives. the conservatives argue that this pledges the conservatives. the conservatives argue that this pledges of the conservatives. the conservatives argue that this pledges of their - argue that this pledges of their activity and principle, but tory strategists hope it will put other parties on the spot, about where they stand. our social affairs editor alison holt is in our london newsroom. alison, the complex issue of sex and gender tends to evoke strong feelings. it certainly does. it is a really contentious area. and it is at the heart of many of the culture war is that we have had in recent years, over our e
examples of a public service needs to have further guidance were happy to issue it, but let s not pick apart legislation that reflects the hard fought and hard won protections given to women, who trans women and all sorts of people with protected characteristics. the equality act which they were put in in 2010 and the tories opposed already protects single sex pieces for biological women. it already defines what a woman is stop what is certainly needed is clearer guidance and for service providers about how to safeguard those women only spaces. the conservatives also said they would remove the powers of the devolved scottish, welsh and northern irish governments over gender policy. it comes after the uk government intervened last year to stop scotland making it easier for people to change their legal gender. what has been suggested by the conservatives today is just another example of undermining the powers of the scottish parliament. obviously i do not want to see that because i belie