Conservatives have said that Keir Starmer “doesn’t know what a woman is” as their anti-trans rhetoric has ramped up in advance of the general election. The 4 July general election is nearing, and the Conservatives if they win the general election. Just days ago, for using an anti-trans dog whistle in his election campaign.
But it appears his party are continuing to propel anti-trans messaging, as the official Conservatives X account (formerly Twitter) posted its stance on the Labour leader. In a 3 June X post, Conservatives wrote: “We know what a woman is. Keir Starmer doesn’t.
” The tweet appeared to be an attempt to reduce women to their biological sex and single out trans women, rather than acknowledging gender and inclusivity, in a bid to gain support and votes from the right. Hitting back, Labour MP John Healy – who served as shadow defence secretary – called the Conservative anti-trans focus “a distraction from the election campaign”. Healy told Times Radio that they would refuse to back the Conservative single-sex spaces manifesto, and would not be changing the Equality Act.
He said: “We will not want to amend the Act, it’s not needed. The Act, incidentally, was a Labour Act in 2010, that was opposed by the Tories, but it already provides protections for single-sex spaces for biological women.” Healy added that the party would instead be calling on service providers, like the NHS and sporting bodies, for “clearer guidance” rather than legis.
