Boris Johnson says he DOESN’T ‘think that biological men should be competing in female sporting events’ and children are ‘not competent’ to make decisions about their gender as trans row threatens to split Tories
- The Prime minister said parents must have ‘involvement at the very least’ in their child’s gender decision
- His intervention came as he faced a Tory split over a ban on conversion therapy after two U-turns last week
- Mr Johnson backs a ban on ‘abhorrent’ practice for gay men and women, but not for transgender counterparts
- he told broadcasters today: ‘I don’t think that biological men should be competing in female sporting events’
Boris Johnson jumped two-footed into the row over trans rights today as he said biological males should not be allowed to compete in female-only sports events.
The Prime Minister also said that parents should have ‘involvement at the very least’ in decisions made by children to alter their gender.
He made his weightiest comments so far on the issue as he faced a Tory split over a ban on conversion therapy.
The PM backs making the ‘abhorrent’ practice of trying to force gay people to become heterosexual illegal.
But he has refused to extend the proposed ban on the practice to trans people – despite opposition from backbench MPs and the Scottish Tories.
Speaking during a visit to a hospital in Welwyn Garden City, the Prime Minister was asked about the therapy before launching into his views on trans people in general.
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