"Rosie Duffield Says Labour Return Impossible Under Starmer After Gender Ruling ‘Vindicates’

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"Rosie Duffield Says Labour Return Impossible Under Starmer After Gender Ruling ‘Vindicates’ Her Views"

 

Rosie Duffield, the former Labour MP for Canterbury, has expressed a sense of vindication following a Supreme Court ruling that confirmed the legal definitions of "woman" and "sex" as biological in the context of the 2010 Equality Act. In an interview with ITV News Deputy Political Editor Anushka Asthana, Duffield stated plainly that there is “no way back” to Labour for her as long as Sir Keir Starmer remains at the helm.

 

Duffield, who resigned from Labour in September last year citing her strained relationship with the leadership and her gender-critical stance, said she was effectively “hounded out” of the party. She described being the target of a “whispering campaign” from those who opposed her views on trans rights, with some allegedly trying to have the Whip removed from her on a daily basis. “They vehemently disagreed with my stance on women's rights and the issue that we've been talking about all week, that was the main thing,” she said. “I don't think many of those people were interested in having a conversation. They just wanted to sort of do their thing behind the scenes and, you know, they're part of socialist societies like LGBT Labour, and they'd made their mind up that that was their stance and that I was external to that.”

 

 

The Supreme Court's ruling clarified that biological sex, not gender identity, governs access to single-sex spaces such as bathrooms and refuges. “Women like me have been vindicated because we've always said that that is the law,” Duffield said. “But, you know, I don't necessarily feel excited or jubilant about it. That's just the law. And I guess when other groups like Stonewall and those that are paid a lot to advise government departments and charities and workplaces have said differently, and we've always said that's not the law, then, yeah we have been vindicated.”

 

Despite this, Duffield dismissed the idea of rejoining Labour under the current leadership. “Not under Keir Starmer's leadership. I can't imagine being able to do that,” she said. “Although I don't personally need an apology, there are hundreds of people who've been banned, barred, blocked, expelled from the party for saying exactly the same thing that the party are now saying. I never had any personal support from him and I think he's made it very clear that he's not particularly interested in me rejoining anyway. I mean, I don't think that's a thing at the moment.”

 

She was also asked to respond to concerns from the trans community, particularly those voiced by trans cyclist Emily Bridges, who told ITV News the ruling made her feel as though she has a “target on her back.” Duffield acknowledged this sentiment was “really unfair,” but stood by her view that trans women should not compete in women’s sports categories. “When Emily wasn't competing against women, she didn't have as much success. And I think that's where women have always felt that biological men, or born men, coming into women's sports categories disadvantage biological women hugely,” she said. She also added that she would continue to respect Bridges' pronouns.

 

During Prime Minister’s Questions, Duffield’s name was raised by Kemi Badenoch, who called on the PM to apologise to her following the court ruling. Duffield agreed with Badenoch’s description that she was “hounded out” and said she appreciated the way the Leader of the Opposition had approached the issue, in contrast to what she described as the PM’s “robotic” delivery and lack of “deep empathy.”

 

Starmer avoided offering an apology and instead emphasized the need for respectful discourse. “My approach will be to support the ruling, to protect single-sex spaces and treat everybody with dignity and respect, and I believe there’s a consensus in this House and the country for that approach,” he told MPs.

 

The prime minister’s official spokesman later added, “The PM has welcomed the court judgment as a welcome step forward in providing clarity in this area. He does want this debate to be conducted with care and compassion, for everyone to be treated with dignity and respect,” and condemned death threats against the women who brought the case, calling them “completely unacceptable.”

 

Duffield’s resignation letter last year cited multiple reasons for her departure, including what she described as a “freebies” scandal, nepotism, and what she called the prime minister’s “cruel and unnecessary” policies. But the issue of gender identity and her exclusion from conversations within the party were clearly at the heart of her disillusionment. She concluded she was only “a little” surprised that Starmer had changed his stance again, adding, “But he's changed his mind a few times so not really no.”

 

 

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"Rosie Duffield Says Labour Return Impossible Under Starmer After Gender Ruling ‘Vindicates’ Her Views"

 

Rosie Duffield, the former Labour MP for Canterbury, has expressed a sense of vindication following a Supreme Court ruling that confirmed the legal definitions of "woman" and "sex" as biological in the context of the 2010 Equality Act. In an interview with ITV News Deputy Political Editor Anushka Asthana, Duffield stated plainly that there is “no way back” to Labour for her as long as Sir Keir Starmer remains at the helm.

 

Duffield, who resigned from Labour in September last year citing her strained relationship with the leadership and her gender-critical stance, said she was effectively “hounded out” of the party. She described being the target of a “whispering campaign” from those who opposed her views on trans rights, with some allegedly trying to have the Whip removed from her on a daily basis. “They vehemently disagreed with my stance on women's rights and the issue that we've been talking about all week, that was the main thing,” she said. “I don't think many of those people were interested in having a conversation. They just wanted to sort of do their thing behind the scenes and, you know, they're part of socialist societies like LGBT Labour, and they'd made their mind up that that was their stance and that I was external to that.”

 

 

The Supreme Court's ruling clarified that biological sex, not gender identity, governs access to single-sex spaces such as bathrooms and refuges. “Women like me have been vindicated because we've always said that that is the law,” Duffield said. “But, you know, I don't necessarily feel excited or jubilant about it. That's just the law. And I guess when other groups like Stonewall and those that are paid a lot to advise government departments and charities and workplaces have said differently, and we've always said that's not the law, then, yeah we have been vindicated.”

 

Despite this, Duffield dismissed the idea of rejoining Labour under the current leadership. “Not under Keir Starmer's leadership. I can't imagine being able to do that,” she said. “Although I don't personally need an apology, there are hundreds of people who've been banned, barred, blocked, expelled from the party for saying exactly the same thing that the party are now saying. I never had any personal support from him and I think he's made it very clear that he's not particularly interested in me rejoining anyway. I mean, I don't think that's a thing at the moment.”

 

She was also asked to respond to concerns from the trans community, particularly those voiced by trans cyclist Emily Bridges, who told ITV News the ruling made her feel as though she has a “target on her back.” Duffield acknowledged this sentiment was “really unfair,” but stood by her view that trans women should not compete in women’s sports categories. “When Emily wasn't competing against women, she didn't have as much success. And I think that's where women have always felt that biological men, or born men, coming into women's sports categories disadvantage biological women hugely,” she said. She also added that she would continue to respect Bridges' pronouns.

 

During Prime Minister’s Questions, Duffield’s name was raised by Kemi Badenoch, who called on the PM to apologise to her following the court ruling. Duffield agreed with Badenoch’s description that she was “hounded out” and said she appreciated the way the Leader of the Opposition had approached the issue, in contrast to what she described as the PM’s “robotic” delivery and lack of “deep empathy.”

 

Starmer avoided offering an apology and instead emphasized the need for respectful discourse. “My approach will be to support the ruling, to protect single-sex spaces and treat everybody with dignity and respect, and I believe there’s a consensus in this House and the country for that approach,” he told MPs.

 

The prime minister’s official spokesman later added, “The PM has welcomed the court judgment as a welcome step forward in providing clarity in this area. He does want this debate to be conducted with care and compassion, for everyone to be treated with dignity and respect,” and condemned death threats against the women who brought the case, calling them “completely unacceptable.”

 

Duffield’s resignation letter last year cited multiple reasons for her departure, including what she described as a “freebies” scandal, nepotism, and what she called the prime minister’s “cruel and unnecessary” policies. But the issue of gender identity and her exclusion from conversations within the party were clearly at the heart of her disillusionment. She concluded she was only “a little” surprised that Starmer had changed his stance again, adding, “But he's changed his mind a few times so not really no.”

 

 

Related Topics:

London Marathon Upholds Trans Inclusivity Despite Supreme Court Ruling

Starmer U-turns on Gender Identity Following Supreme Court Ruling

UK Supreme Court Rules ‘Woman’ Means Biological Female, in Landmark Decision

Supreme Court Ruling Sparks Protests Wave of Threats and Backlash Amid Gender Rights Debate

 

  Adpated by ASEAN Now from ITV  2025-04-26

 

 

I've no sympathy for Duffield, because despite all she's suffered and being thrown out of the Labout party, she still insists she's going to respect trans people's pronouns. How can you argue for stopping men from using female bathrooms and participating in womens sport when you still refer to blokes as "she or her"? Gives them a way back in in my opinion.