Liz Truss makes strong statement on HoC in defence of single sex spaces and services

[MaudeYoung]

Very well said Liz Truss [see embedded video]

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Excellent! We need deeds not just words though.

Absolutely brilliant to hear it said out loud, loud and clear.

Shame that she did have to speak quite so loudly however - are MPs usually so chatty when others are speaking? Incredibly rude behaviour.

You beat me to it. A good start but now you need to follow through.

Sort out the prisons then I'll believe she means it! No males in female jails.

Very clear, let’s hope we see some action now.

Good. Hoping Truss can beef up the EHRC, now, too, to ensure they are able to uphold the EA.

I think she was behind the change of Head Honcho at EHRC which is why the Law is now being correctly stated. Keir Starmer needs to refresh his understanding too.

Get the ideology out of schools, out of rape centres, out of the NHS, out of academia, out of prisons, out of government. This has all taken place under their watch and women have been warning them for years.

Excellent. Now let's see the concrete actions to support this please.

And this is why Labour will never win. It doesn’t have to be like this but it is. If they ever fancy acting like rational adults, I’m sure lots of us would vote for them but at the moment, not so much.

Quite. We've been deluged in words. Deeds now.

Answers and facilities that work for everyone. Actual inclusion and diversity.

It was very good to see. Also a shift based on what they’ve been saying.

I haven’t watched it but sounds positive

We’ll done Liz 👏

The Equality Act 2010, which contains the single sex exceptions, is not about "inclusion" at all. That word appears in the act four times, only in reference to the inclusion of terms in the act.

The Equality Act is about discrimination only, and refers to diversity and equality.

It seems that others, probably HR depts, have chosen to add "inclusion" to Equality and Diversity to make it seem as if inclusion has legal relevance in relation to the Equality Act. It does not.

If Truss to establish any trustworthiness then we need commitment to action followed shortly by action if those words are to have any credibility.

I’ve emailed Liz Truss to thank her but added that much more now needs to be done to protect womens rights