Starmer backs banning tw from women's sport 🤔

I'm sure that someone recently wrote that Starmer spends all week saying nothing and then does U-turn the next week.

common sense has to prevail in terms of safety and integrity of sport

In competitive sport - but what about non-elite sport? Children's sport?

When does common sense have to prevail in terms of safety and integrity of women's safety, dignity and equity of opportunity?

When does common sense have to prevail in terms of safety and integrity of factual recording of crimes, and of other data that informs future planning?

When does common sense have to prevail in terms of safety and integrity of freedom of speech and other democratic rights?

When does common sense have to prevail in terms of safety and integrity of safeguarding and children's physical and emotional health?

The only thing Starmer is unequivocal about is that he will go all ways around the houses to get away with not saying something.

The Labour leader said he was “supportive” of moves to protect the female category of sporting competitions and that “common sense has to prevail in terms of safety and integrity of sport”.

If I were in a room with him, I'd ask him to elaborate and give me the next 10 words.

Those 10 need to include his definition of a woman.

"Supportive" is inadequate for me.

ETA: so is the focus on elite sport. We need the grassroots or there won't be elite.

Well they know if they bring in self id the whole thing becomes meaningless really. Any man can claim to be a woman and it's all completely pointless.

Must be an election on the way! What about the poor 1% of bepenised ladies who will be affected by this?

OK this is encouraging. If he sticks with it.