British Prime Minister Concedes Men Pretending To Be Women Are Not Women

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer reversed his long-held stance on the transgender issue Tuesday, declaring “a woman is an adult female” and backing a Supreme Court ruling that defines sex in law as biological.

The shift comes after the UK’s highest court ruled unanimously last week that the term “woman” in the 2010 Equality Act refers to biological sex, not self-declared gender identity. Starmer’s spokesperson told The Independent “no” when asked if “trans women are women” — a phrase he previously championed in lockstep with the progressive left. 

“I think the Supreme Court has answered that question,” Starmer said of whether male-to-female transgenders are women in an interview with ITV News. “Look, a woman is an adult female, and the court has made that absolutely clear. I actually welcome the judgment because I think it gives real clarity. It allows those that have got to draw up guidance to be really clear about what that guidance should say. So, I think it’s important that we see the judgment for what it is. It’s a welcome step forward. It’s real clarity in an area where we did need clarity.”

The interview marks a major political reversal for Labour’s leader, who previously said that “trans women are women” and framed that view as consistent with British law.

“A woman is a female adult, and in addition to that trans women are women, and that is not just my view — that is actually the law,” Starmer, then the opposition leader, told The Times in 2022.