Josh Newbury

Josh Newbury

Labour — Cannock Chase

Speaking in the House of Commons on 11 November 2026

Debate

EHRC Code of Practice: Trans People

Contribution

In the three months since the revised code of practice came into force, trans people have reported being forced out of all single-sex spaces, such as toilets for either gender, and they feel that the clock has been turned back to a time when their very existence was policed. That is clearly incompatible with their ongoing protections under the Equality Act, and I hope that it is not in the spirt of what the EHRC hopes to achieve. Will the Minister keep listening to the real-world experiences of trans people and, if necessary, tell the EHRC to look again at the code?

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