Former Prime Minister Tony Blair's statement that 'a woman has a vagina and a man has a penis' has sparked a debate within the Labour Party, with current Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer aligning with Blair's stance on biological sex. Starmer's agreement with Blair's statement marks a shift in his position on transgender issues, as he previously faced criticism for not taking a firm stance on the matter. The controversy also involves Labour MP Rosie Duffield, who has been subjected to harassment for her gender-critical views.
“You criticised your MP Rosie Duffield for saying only women have a cervix, you recently backtracked on this” “My view in life is to respect and give dignity to everyone, whatever their position” Sir Keir Starmer cites “toxic” debate around issues of biology and gender #bbcqt https://t.co/NZcNUmNnv2
Sir Keir Starmer seems to suggest Labour MP Rosie Duffield deserves the harassment she receives because she dared say only women have a cervix? Duffield has bigger balls than this weak bloke that only feels comfortable admitting who has a penis once Uncle Tony has said so. #bbcqt
Keir Starmer is still spineless on trans ideology and Rosie Duffield. If you believe in biology then you should prioritise truth above “respecting” people’s feelings. Being polite doesn’t mean tip toeing around someone else’s delusions. #BBCQT
Sir Keir Starmer has been challenged on his views over trans issues on #bbcqt Asked about his historic views on gender, the Labour leader said: “Look on the biology. I agree what Tony Blair said the other day, in relation to men having penises and women having vaginas.” https://t.co/HW7AeotURd
Keir Starmer is still spineless on trans ideology and Rosie Duffield. If you believe in biology then you should prioritise truth above “respecting” people’s feelings. Being polite doesn’t mean catering to someone else’s delusions. #BBCQT
🚨 NEW: Keir Starmer has said he echoes Tony Blair's comments that only women have vaginas and men have penises #bbcqt
Men have penises, women have vaginas. I agree with Tony Blair says Starmer... Adds that some people not identify with the gender they were born with. #bbcqt
When Rosie Duffield said only women have a cervix. Keir Starmer publicly denounced her. Yet when Tony Blair said the same thing this week, Starmer praised him. What a slippery, unprincipled politician he is. Don’t trust him, says Brendan O’Neill https://t.co/y8FlWH7AIa
We must never forget – or forgive – Keir Starmer’s trans lunacy. He threw Rosie Duffield to the wolves. He took the side of men in dresses over the women who were raising concerns. And he abandoned scientific truth. It was shameful, says Brendan O’Neill https://t.co/y8FlWH7AIa
Breaking: it took a while but Sir Keir finally agrees “a woman has a vagina and a man has a penis”. This is our future Prime Minister. What an embarrassment.
So Keir Starmer has finally admitted that a woman cannot have a penis. A year ago he was saying one in every thousand women had a penis. Slippery Starmer cannot be trusted on gender – or anything else for that matter: https://t.co/PNDrkYUH6l
Well, there you go. Tony says a woman has a vagina and a bloke has a penis, so Keir agrees. For years now women have been dubbed bigots, transphobes and right wing for stating this fact. But now Tony says it, it’s okay. And Labour wonders why we are angry. https://t.co/jnxoRwyk8B
Keir Starmer FINALLY admits that only men can have penises as he hardens his stance on trans women and biological sex saying he agrees with predecessor Tony Blair https://t.co/mnPOlQo8FD https://t.co/32UNtcC7wq
Keir Starmer: So is it now safe for me to say that a woman has a vagina and a man has a penis? Tony Blair: Yes, it’s no longer bigoted now that I’ve said it. https://t.co/FYK31qUN1m
What a time to be alive. Sir Keir Starmer has agreed with Sir Tony Blair that a woman has a vagina and a man has a penis. It marks a hardening of the Labour leader’s stance on biological sex, having previously said that “99.9% of women” do not have a penis.
NEW Sir Keir Starmer says he agrees with Tony Blair “a woman has a vagina and a man has a penis” “Tony’s right about that, he put it very well… I agree with him on that”
Labour's treatment of Rosie Duffield has been beyond shameful. The gender-critical MP has pulled out of local hustings due to death threats – and Starmer has said nothing. A Labour peer mocked her. Gender-critical women, take note, says Lauren Smith https://t.co/cQOAYHh6MH
Tony Blair: A woman has a vagina and a man has a penis Former PM wades into the transgender debate, questioning why politicians had got themselves into a ‘muddle’ on the issue. Tony Blair has declared that “a woman has a vagina and a man has a penis” as he questioned why… https://t.co/4TPglDYkED
Former Prime Minister Tony Blair has said that “a woman has a vagina and a man has a penis”. Julia Hartley-Brewer: “You kept shtum about it while women were losing their jobs, while people were being cancelled!” @JuliaHB1 https://t.co/xpQ49KpPeF
The clarification we were all waiting for... Tony Blair: A woman has a vagina and a man has a penis https://t.co/dUPtnyk2lm
If Sir Keir Starmer really was on the side of women, he’d remove the party whip from radical trans activist Lord Cashman. He won’t. The internal pile on of Rosie Duffield will continue. She cannot even hold hustings for fear of attacks, they simply do not care. Her wrongthink… https://t.co/fbXGPGpJij