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New Women and Equalities Minister?

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RedToothBrush · 16/12/2019 22:16

Being reported by fairplayforwomen but I can't find any other source.

Therese Coffey in apparently.

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Binterested · 16/12/2019 23:25

Who would have thought my soul would be uplifted by a Boris Johnson cabinet Confused Where the heck are we and what happened to everything ?

Campervan69 · 16/12/2019 23:14

I am feeling very cheered by labour not getting into power and by the fact that Andrew Gilligan is working behind the scenes with Boris and now this. I feel I might be able to take a nice break over Christmas and then get back on it in the new year.

YellaHumberElla · 16/12/2019 23:05

Wow!

Cwenthryth · 16/12/2019 23:01

That @RobJessel Twitter thread, for non-tweepers:

Today I attended @theresecoffey 's surgery to talk about proposed changes to the GRA.

Her brief (and interests) tend to be farming, environment, rural affairs, etc., so I was expecting to do quite a lot of explaining.

Far from it.

I was surprised and pleased to find that she is well aware not only about the status of the proposed GRA reforms, but also the wider issues surrounding transgenderism.

She was very familiar, for example, with many of the issues contained within my presentation: for example the recent controversies at the Tavistock, males in women's prison, the impact of males in women's sports

Nevertheless, there were several things that she wasn't aware of, and she audibly gasped at a couple of points during the presentation.

For all our many differences on public policy, she is definitely a clear-sighted and informed ally on this issue.

OhHolyJesus · 16/12/2019 23:00

Oh Lang that's brilliant news, thanks for sharing that link, I'm going to sleep peacefully tonight!

Justhadathought · 16/12/2019 22:56

I suspect that she is gay herself; but she is also a Catholic.

nettie434 · 16/12/2019 22:51

She has a reputation for being very traditional in her values and I do think the opposition to gay marriage is her own choice, not being whipped. I think she also supports the right of parents to withdraw children from sex and relationships education. Interestingly when she took over from Amber Rudd at DWP in September, she did not get the equalities portfolio so this is a change.

OvaHere · 16/12/2019 22:49

Unusual choice given available information. I wonder why Liz Truss didn't keep it, she barely had it 2 minutes?

LangCleg · 16/12/2019 22:49

If it is her, this Twitter thread by Rob Jessel will be of interest - he went to see her, armed with a Powerpoint!

twitter.com/robjessel/status/1124369378160648195

exwhyzed · 16/12/2019 22:41

Voted against same sex marriage you have to be really careful with this.

I don't know this person or their voting record, but theyworkforyou is very deeply flawed in that it doesn't distinguish between MPs who actually voted against something ideologically and MPs who voted against legislation because they thought it was badly written, or didn't go far enough to do the thing it was supposed to do.

Many left leaning MPs voted against the initial same sex marriage legislation because they thought it was bad, meaningless legislation that didn't go far enough to afford rights to people in same sex relationships.

They work for you also doesn't make it clear if a MP has been whipped to vote in a particular way.

tilder · 16/12/2019 22:40

Do you think she needs the word 'equality' explaining to her?

OhHolyJesus · 16/12/2019 22:38

Well this is going to be interesting...

Do you think she will meet Williamson by the water cooler and talk about sex Ed in schools?

WrathofFaeKlop · 16/12/2019 22:37

Melroses
Grin

Melroses · 16/12/2019 22:36

Used to be in Dep Agriculture. Hopeful Smile

SonicVersusGynaephobia · 16/12/2019 22:34

Please know what a woman is. Please, Therese. And have the guts to unapologetically say it.

Cwenthryth · 16/12/2019 22:33

Odd choice - she’s anti equal marriage (article from 3 months ago when she was appointed to DWP but not W&E) www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/09/08/cabinet-shifts-against-lgbt-rights-as-therese-coffey-replaces-amber-rudd/

duffed · 16/12/2019 22:30

Voted against same sex marriage...

Cwenthryth · 16/12/2019 22:29

It’s snuck on the BBC News site as well

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-49043973

New Women and Equalities Minister?
ItsAllGoingToBeFine · 16/12/2019 22:28

Their voting record:

www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/24771/therese_coffey/suffolk_coastal/votes

Justhadathought · 16/12/2019 22:25

Brought up in Liverpool, and a Roman catholic: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thérèse_Coffey

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