General · 6 December 2025
Labour restricts trans women at main conference events.
Labour's National Executive Committee approved new rules restricting trans women from main conference sessions, allowing only biological women to participate in keynote speeches, policy debates, voting and committee elections. Trans women can still attend fringe events and receptions. The decision follows April's Supreme Court ruling defining 'sex' as biological rather than self-identified under the Equality Act. The 2025 conference was cancelled over legal compliance concerns. Trans rights groups condemned the exclusion as 'terrible' while gender-critical campaigners welcomed adherence to law.
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