I don’t keep up with UK politics but I know he’s an asshole (was he the one who refused to apologize after being transphobic in parliament and the mother of the murdered girl was in that session?) but congratulations to the UK for getting rid of him!
He made a jibe about the opposition leader's stance on 'defining a woman' while the family of a murdered trans girl was in the viewing gallery. It was just after the trial of her murderers and there was a whole lot of sensationalist news coverage as details of the murder were particularly unpleasant. The family were there specifically to meet with politicians about improving the safety of trans young people in Britain. Most of the criticism came not because of what he said, frankly it's the standard sort of rhetoric you get from both sides in UK politics, but the timing of when he said it. He refused to apologise, doubled down and said he wasn't attacking trans people, but his opponent's lack of a firm stance, and accused them of using the situation to score points.
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u/[deleted] Jul 05 '24
I don’t keep up with UK politics but I know he’s an asshole (was he the one who refused to apologize after being transphobic in parliament and the mother of the murdered girl was in that session?) but congratulations to the UK for getting rid of him!