Labour has announced the cancellation of its national women's conference and restrictions on all-women shortlists while awaiting guidance from the Equality and Human Rights Commission. This decision follows a Supreme Court ruling indicating that 'woman' pertains solely to biological women. The NEC has cautioned about potential legal challenges if the conference proceeds, spurring criticism from both trans rights advocates and gender critical groups. The cancellation raises concerns about the party's commitment to addressing women's issues and risks igniting protests.
The conference acts as a policy-making body on particular issues affecting women. It would be exceptionally disappointing if our party... could not find the courage to run this conference as planned.
The NEC has been told the party is at risk of a legal challenge by going ahead with the conference, according to LabourList... and could face protests and direct action.
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