{"id":122318,"date":"2023-12-13T18:09:16","date_gmt":"2023-12-13T18:09:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cottontailsonline.com\/?p=122318"},"modified":"2023-12-13T18:09:16","modified_gmt":"2023-12-13T18:09:16","slug":"kemi-badenoch-blasts-labour-mp-as-liar-in-fiery-trans-clash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cottontailsonline.com\/politics\/kemi-badenoch-blasts-labour-mp-as-liar-in-fiery-trans-clash\/","title":{"rendered":"Kemi Badenoch blasts Labour MP as &#8216;liar&#8217; in fiery trans clash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/139\/590x\/secondary\/5114082.jpg?r=1702489497937\"><\/p>\n<p>Kemi Badenoch has accused a Labour MP of being a \u201cliar\u201d during a fiery clash that erupted over language used to describe transgender children.<\/p>\n<p>MsBadenoch, equalities minister, was warned about the use of \u201cunparliamentary language\u201d after she blasted Kate Osborne MP for allegedly lying.<\/p>\n<p>During an appearance at the Women and Equalities Select Committee on Wednesday, the Cabinet minister took aim at Ms Osborne who accused her of previously using \u201cinflammatory language that likens children and young people coming out as trans to the spread of a disease\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Ms Badenoch, who is also the Business and Trade Secretary, said: \u201cI have never said that, that is a lie.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat is a lie and I think you should withdraw that statement. That is a lie. You are lying.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ms Osborne said she was \u201cnot lying to you\u201d but Ms Badenoch shot back: \u201cYou are lying. I have never used the word \u2018disease\u2019 and this is exactly what I am talking about \u2014 you are making statements at a select committee that are untrue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Conservative committee chairwoman Caroline Nokes interrupted to say: \u201cCan I just remind the minister that that is unparliamentary language to use?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ms Badenoch replied: \u201cWhat she said is not true. We have to use facts in this room, we can\u2019t just make stuff up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The minister also said action was needed to protect single-sex spaces because there are \u201cmore people who are predators than there are people who are trans\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The equalities minister said: \u201cFor many years, many transgender people were living their lives peacefully, nobody had an issue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt wasn\u2019t until predators started exploiting the loopholes that we are having to tighten this.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is the behaviour of people who are choosing to exploit rights given to transgender people because the definition is very loose that we are now having to look at what we can do in order to protect women and children who are the most vulnerable in those single-sex spaces.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Support fearless journalism<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Read The Daily Express online, advert free<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Get super-fast page loading<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/logo\/logo-premium-subscription.png\"><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is not easy, the ideal situation would have been if the predators had not chosen to exploit this loophole.<\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI have to be clear that I\u2019m not saying that transgender people are predators, but there are more people who are predators than there are people who are trans.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWe need to think very carefully about how we draft legislation in order to protect all the people, whether it is transgender people, women and children, those who need single-sex spaces. It is not an easy thing to do but that is what I\u2019m working on.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Daily Express has backed calls for single-sex spaces as part of its Protect Women&#8217;s Rights crusade.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/politics\/1845301\/Kemi-Badenoch-Kate-Osborne-Transgender\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kemi Badenoch has accused a Labour MP of being a \u201cliar\u201d during a fiery clash that erupted over language used to describe transgender children. 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