David Thompson

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Maya Forstater of Sex Matters alongside Susan Smith and Marion Calder, co-directors of For Women Scotland. A women’s rights group that took the Scottish government to court and won over how women are defined in law, says women in Northern Ireland must not be left behind because of the Windsor Framework.

1 week ago | newsletter.co.uk | David Thompson

Maya Forstater of Sex Matters, and Susan Smith and Marion Calder, co-directors of For Women Scotland. Photo: Cath Leng. ​A Scottish woman who took the Scottish government to court and won over how women are defined in law says that politicians need to “react speedily and remedy” issues with the Windsor Framework to ensure Northern Irish women are not “at a legal disadvantage”.

1 week ago | newsletter.co.uk | David Thompson

​Sinn Fein’s health spokesperson in the Republic has apologised to the trans community after initially welcoming the UK Supreme Court ruling on the definition of a woman in law. ​David Cullinane TD had called the landmark judgement “common sense” and said it should be “fully examined” in Ireland – but has now apologised if his words added to the ‘isolation’ of trans people. Peadar Tóibín, a former Sinn Fein TD who now leads rival party Aontu, says Sinn Fein is split on the issue.

1 week ago | newsletter.co.uk | David Thompson

Published 16th Apr 2025, 00:00 BSTThe UK Supreme Court in Parliament Square, central London. A judgement will be delivered on Wednesday over whether men who identify as transgender can be regarded as female for the purposes of the 2010 Equality Act. ​The issues arising from transgender rights are “profoundly serious” for women – particularly in relation to single sex spaces and female sport, the TUV leader has said.

1 week ago | newsletter.co.uk | David Thompson

The Prime Minister needs to drop “self-defeating red lines” when it comes to United Kingdom’s future trading relationship with the European Union, the Alliance Party has said. The party’s deputy leader Eoin Tennyson has criticised the government’s refusal to enter discussions on re-entering the Single Market and Customs Union.