Sir Keir Starmer refuses to answer whether Eddie Izzard would make Labour's all women shortlist, following Kent MP Rosie Duffield's comments on 'gender self-identification'.
Speaking with Nick Ferrari as part of the leader’s Call Keir phone-in show, the shadow leader was pushed on whether he believed the comedian - who identifies as a transgender woman - would qualify for Labour's shortlist in light of recent comments by fellow labour politician Rosie Duffield.
Izzard, 60, recently announced she plans to stand for Labour in the Sheffield Central constituency at the next General Election.She also publicly announced two years ago her decision to use 'she/her' pronouns. When challenged on the subject of misgendering someone being labelled a hate crime, the 51-year-old said: "Is that a serious thing? Is that coming to Parliament any time soon? I hope not because you might as well arrest me now. I'm not calling Eddie Izzard a woman."When questioned by Ferrari, the Labour leader continued: “For 99.9% of women, everything is a matter of biology – and I’m very, very supportive of that.
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