“But I'm aware of things, but I don't know every twist and turn in the case. And I do believe the government should enforce safe spaces for women and the Equality Act, and I think the government should follow the law. I think that's straightforward”
Still doing the “safe spaces” dodge. Apparently the other “twist and turn” he doesn’t know is that women pay close attention to what’s said and are not taken in by linguistic game playing.
The UK Gov’s position appears to be that the Equality Act gives males both the right to i) demand access to opposite sex spaces and ii) refuse to disclose if they have a GRC when demanding that access. That’s the version of the Act which Starmer wants to enforce, presumably. Whilst simultaneously deploying the “safe spaces” dodge, in attempt to divert the discussion away from women’s right to female-only spaces and onto claims that women who want privacy are alleging that their male colleagues are a danger to them - basically laying the ground for the same lines of argument that Upton deployed in the tribunal when he alleged he’d been compared to a rapist.