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Keir Starmer refuses to rule out copying Nicola Sturgeon’s gender self-ID plan if he gets into No10
SIR Keir Starmer yesterday refused to rule out copying Nicola Sturgeon’s gender self-ID plan in England if he gets into No10.
The Labour chief insisted it was “not a priority” but declined to say whether he would echo the controversial Scottish bid to make it easier for people to change their legal sex.
It came as Sir Keir swerved trying deep-fried Mars Bar on a trip to Scotland – in a bid to avoid an Ed Miliband-style bacon sandwich meltdown.
Critics of the planned SNP law say it would allow predators to take advantage of the looser rules to gain access to female-only spaces like changing rooms or prisons.
Rishi Sunak has halted the Scots bid and pushed SNP chiefs to change it.
Labour is split over the trans policy, with some fearing a voter backlash if they pursue it in England.
Asked by The Sun for a Yes/No answer on whether he’d introduce self-ID for England if he gets into No10, Sir Keir said: “It’s not a priority for the Labour Party.
“I’ve made absolutely clear what my priorities are, the five missions that I set out.
“We will inherit a very badly damaged United Kingdom, a badly damaged economy, public services absolutely on their knees, if not on their face, and living standards that have been at best stagnant for well over a decade here in Scotland, and across the United Kingdom.
“So I’m very clear what my priorities are going into government.” But his aides cut off further questions about whether he would push ahead with the policy.
The fallout from the SNP gender move – and male-bodied trans rapist Isla Bryson initially being sent to a women’s nick – is widely credited with Ms Sturgeon’s decision to quit last month.
The Scottish Bill aimed to allow anyone aged 16 or over to change sex on their birth certificate in a six-month process, simply by signing a legal declaration.
Sir Keir also claimed the SNP was “falling apart” following Sturgeon’s shock resignation – and insisted only Labour could bring real change.
But he said he wouldn’t make the mistake of scoffing a deep fried Mars Bar on camera – in a nod to Ed Miliband’s infamous bacon roll incident in 2015.
He said: “The first day I became Labour leader, I was given very good advice, which is: Never eat on camera. And I’m not going to break that advice today.”
The fallout from the SNP gender move is widely credited with Ms Sturgeon’s decision to quit last month[/caption]
SNP chaos in the wake of Nicola Sturgeon’s departure is good for the union, poll shows
Kwasi Kwarteng says Sturgeon’s ‘woke agenda blew up in her face’ as he speaks in 1st live TV interview since his ousting
EX-Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has spoken for the first time in a TV interview since his ousting – blasting Nicola Sturgeon’s “woke” agenda that “blew up in her face”.
The MP for Spelthorne triggered market meltdown when his September Mini Budget sent the pound to its lowest-ever level against the dollar.
The MP for Spelthorne blasted Nicola Sturgeon’s ‘woke’ agenda that ‘blew up in her face’[/caption]
His plans nearly collapsed UK pension funds – holding £1TRILLION of Brit retiree savings – before the Bank of England stepped in at the eleventh hour.
But speaking to TalkTV last night, he said: “When you’re getting door stepped, as I was by media, I just fled.
“I knew what would happen… every day there were people, but after about four or five days, the story moved on.
“So when I came back to my house, there was nobody there, about six days later.”
Show host Richard Tice chimed in, asking whether Mr Kwarteng, sacked October 14, “blew” the Budget “pretty badly”.
But Mr Kwarteng – who lasted just 38 days in the job – insisted it was a “turbulent time”.
He added: “We were trying to do a serious thing.
“We tried to reduce the tax burden on this country and we were caught in a real firestorm and I think it’s a shame what happened.”
The ex-Chancellor went on to blast Scotland’s outgoing First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.
He said the SNP leader – who resigned on Wednesday – “got herself into lots of knots” over her gender laws which he believes was her undoing.
He blasted: “Essentially her woke agenda ended up blowing up in her face.
“It was really the straw that broke the camel’s back – her ratings plunged.”
Back on the economy, Mr Kwarteng – an MP since 2010 – said he does “regret” the speed at which he made sweeping changes to UK tax demands.
But he was adamant how “the general direction” in terms of lowering tax “was right”.
Mr Kwarteng announced various tax cuts for the wealthy in his September 23 “mini-budget”.
The government U-turned on the plans when markets went into meltdown.
He lost his job as he was flew back from Washington D.C. – then Prime Minister Liz Truss resigned seven days later.
Discussing tax rises, he said: “I’ve always been very clear about the fact that I don’t think you get to prosperity by high taxes.
“I don’t think that’s the route to do it.”
Mr Kwarteng went on to say his successor Jeremy Hunt did a “good job” in stabilising the markets in what he says is a “very orthodox Treasury ideology”.