"I used to run a women's refuge and I know how important it is that women have spaces that are women-only spaces,"
"Feminists and campaigners fought for a very, very long time to establish that principle and it is an important principle, but it's there for a good reason because it's about safety for women and about having the space and the time to really heal after trauma."
""We have had the Supreme Court ruling which I welcome. I've now received the Code of Practice from the EHRC, we've got to go through that properly and thoroughly.""
""But in recent times trans people have been used as a political punchbag in order to make an argument. We've got to kind of take a step back from this and do it responsibly.""
Bridget Phillipson serves as UK equalities minister and education secretary. She supports maintaining women-only single-sex spaces to protect safety and to provide survivors time and space to heal. She affirms that protecting women-only spaces does not conflict with treating trans people with dignity and respect. She welcomes the Supreme Court ruling on the definition of sex and has received the EHRC Code of Practice for careful review. She warns against weaponising trans people as a political punchbag and calls for a responsible, measured approach. She also addressed wider policy topics including the two-child benefit cap, education, and political shifts.
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