Jeremy Corbyn - webchat to discuss self-identification of sex

[Popchyk]

On the Andrew Marr Show today, Jeremy Corbyn indicated that the Labour Party is in favour of a policy of people being able to self-identify as the opposite sex.

Could we get Jeremy Corbyn on Mumsnet to do a webchat in order to discuss the implications around this?

If he is unavailable, could we have another senior Labour figure?

Thank you

Hi All,

Our Press dept is still chasing office about this.

As we have said before we can't promise anything, but we are doing all we can.

Keep up the good work

Thank you, Jen.

We all know the delay in communication is not on the side of Mumsnet at all.

Seconding @Popchyk

We know you're doing what you can.

Thirding.

Thanks for the update

(He really is scared of us, isn't he....?)

I think he doesn't think women's opinions are important enough (and I know there are plenty of men on MN)We are a "minority " that he will bother with when it suits him.

He already ticked the 'appeal to women box' though during the election - when he spoke to us at length about jam.

Given that women's safe spaces etc is a HUGE issue, why are we just wanting to discuss this with Corbyn?

I realise this thread arose out of JC saying he wanted to talk about it, on Andrew Marr's show.

But, as concerned women, don't we need to be talking to ALL the UK political parties?

The Conservatives are in power, and seem to be dithering. Don't MN need to invite them to hear what so many of us are thinking?
And the Lib Dems? And the Greens?

Who thinks the power of MN should be speaking to political parties across the board?

I agree with DancingLedge and suggest the Tory MP Margot James on the grounds that she is a Minister of State who has re-tweeted a Janice Turner article.

I think the most important thing is that whoever comes is very clear that we want a discussion on self-ID and the GRA.

I also think that if trans rights activists can hijack this they will, so earlier ideas on the thread about a specific list of questions, or maybe inviting a specific group of MNers to have the conversation, are good ones. We know MN won't be scared off hosting, but it's harder to keep the "BURN IT DOWN!"* brigade out of an online space than it is to keep them out of a building.

*I can call them that because I was sitting in the Speakers' Corner meeting listening to them yelling "BURN IT DOWN!"

Any news, MNHQ?

Bump

No news, we're afraid - sorry! We've chased, but haven't had a response yet.

Thanks for the update, Sophie.

I know MNHQ pushed hard for it.

It is not you, it is them.

So basically that means they're not interested, right? Over a month and no response at all...

Let's hope MNHQ and the MN Massive take that into consideration next time Labour need anything, including our votes. I won't forget that we aren't important enough to engage with. I've voted Labour in most of the General Elections for the last 3 decades. I won't make that mistake again.

So if we are getting the impression Labour are bottling it, could MNHQ now extend the same invitation to the other political parties?

Firstly, if Labour won't, another might accept, and I don't really care if their motive is political point scoring, so long as it opens up discussion.

Secondly, if neither Labour, Conservatives, LDems or Greens will come and interact with this huge largely female audience, what will that look like? That will be a public declaration that no British Party will listen to women , on something that affects women.
What an admission that would be!

Agree Dancing. If the special one doesn't want to make time for MN, or his acolytes don't see how many people it could reach, ask othe parties. Ask Amber Rudd, for example- Home Secretary.

Why don't we have a Twitter push? Everyone who's comfortable to tweet the following could do so:

'When are you coming on Mumsnet to discuss the implications of self-identification, @JeremyCornyn? MNHQ invited you on 'date' and have chased several times, but still no reply from your office. I wonder why?'

He is basically ignoring us and hoping sticking his head in the sand is good enough. Fuck him. He does not care about women at all.

I am so buggered for the next election. I cannot vote for Labour in the state they are in. And I have always voted Labour (despite disagreeing with a fair few policies)

Hi all,
Just keeping you in the loop to say that the relevant team IS still chasing this.

Following Leanne Wood (Plaid Cymru Leader)'s condemnation of A Woman's Place, I'd quite like her to be extended an invite too.

Okay doke. An update of sorts.
We've mailed three times, and no reply, so we are going to put that down as a no.

Fair enough, Helen.

Thanks for the update.

Is there a link to Leanne Wood's comments, please?