Sir Keir Starmer says Supreme Court ruling 'gives clarity' that 'a woman is an adult female'

Sir Keir Starmer has welcomed the Supreme Court's ruling on the legal definition of a woman. Commenting publicly for the first time on last Wednesday's decision, the prime minister said the judgment provided "clarity" that "a woman is an adult female". All five judges at the UK's highest court unanimously ruled the legal definition of a woman under the Equality Act 2010 should be based on biological sex.

Politics latest: Commons statement on 'woman' ruling expected The ruling has caused consternation among some politicians and tens of thousands of people protested in central London on Saturday against what they said was a "betrayal" of the trans community. But the prime minister, who previously said "transwomen are women", said the court had provided clarity and public services now needed to ensure their guidance was "in the right place according to that judgment". Read more: Why the definition of a woman has caused so much controversy Get Electoral Dysfunction tickets Tickets for Electoral Dysfunction live.



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