Overview

• Former Prime Minister Liz Truss has proposed a bill to define sex as 'biological sex', aiming to restrict transgender women's access to female-only spaces and their participation in women's sports.
• The bill is facing opposition in the Commons, with MPs using parliamentary tactics to delay its debate, potentially preventing it from becoming law.
• Equalities Minister Kemi Badenoch is said to be sympathetic to the bill's aims but considers it 'unworkable' in its current form.
• The government has not officially backed the bill but expresses support for its underlying principles, emphasizing the importance of biological sex.
• Labour MPs are accused of trying to 'talk out' the bill, a claim they deny, focusing instead on the importance of other issues like animal welfare.