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Labour MPs urge ‘Islamophobia’ probe into Reform UK

Afzal Khan, the Labour MP for Manchester Rusholme, said: ‘Reform UK have consistently failed to tackle their growing Islamophobia problem’

The Independent UK

New bathroom guidance for trans people ‘the kind of policy you’d see in Trump’s America’, campaigners say

The Trans+ Solidarity Alliance claimed the guidance will be a ‘Section 28 moment for this Labour government, defining their legacy on LGBTQ+ rights’ and arguing that it is ‘worryingly similar to a US bathroom ban’

The Independent UK

Equalities watchdog chairwoman urges ‘common sense’ policy on single-sex spaces

Updated guidance has been published more than a year after a landmark Supreme Court ruling in April 2025 on biological sex.

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What is the updated EHRC code of practice about and how does it apply?

There is especial interest in latest revision by equalities watchdog as it includes guidance on single-sex spaces

The Guardian - UK

Single-sex toilets must exclude transgender people, says EHRC

Updated code of practice covering England, Wales and Scotland also relates to changing rooms and follows supreme court ruling

The Guardian - UK

Trans people still protected, says Phillipson as single-sex spaces guidance laid

The code of practice has been updated in full for the first time since 2011, following a Supreme Court ruling in April last year

Evening Standard

Bridget Phillipson says trans people are still protected after single-sex spaces guidance

Women and Equalities Minister Bridget Phillipson reiterated the ruling ‘made it clear that sex means biological sex’

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Campaigners quietly confident single-sex spaces guidance not watered down

The Supreme Court ruling on April 16 last year confirmed the terms woman and sex in the 2010 Equality Act.

Evening Standard

EHRC updates guidance on how to apply supreme court ruling on gender

Changes follow concern that original code created a legal minefield for organisations implementing it

The Guardian - UK

Vulnerable child at heart of chicken nugget deportation case, says regulator

The ruling is centred on the rights of Klevis Disha’s 11-year-old son and how he might be impacted if separated from his father.

Evening Standard

Human rights boss defends chicken nugget deportation case ruling

The young boy’s aversion to eating ‘the type of chicken nuggets that are available abroad’ was listed in court documents

The Independent UK

Good Law Project loses challenge to interim EHRC advice on single-sex spaces

Judge rejects argument that advice is legally flawed and excludes trans people from services they have long used

The Guardian - UK

EHRC single-sex spaces guidance being adapted under ‘constructive’ new chair

Exclusive: Hope is that pragmatic approach could soften court ruling’s impact on trans people and businesses

The Guardian - UK

‘Gender recognition certificates still important despite Supreme Court ruling’

A Supreme Court ruled that the terms ‘woman’ and ‘sex’ in the 2010 Equality Act ‘refer to a biological woman and biological sex’.

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Judge me on what I do, says new EHRC chair after transgender groups’ criticism

Mary-Ann Stephenson says she must build relationship with LGBTQ+ sector amid debate over single-sex spaces

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UK leaving European convention on human rights would be a mistake, equalities chief warns

Mary-Ann Stephenson defends convention as ‘really important’ and warns against demonisation of migrants

The Independent UK

New equalities boss warns against ‘demonisation’ of migrants in UK

Mary-Ann Stephenson also says it would be a ‘mistake’ to leave European Convention on Human Rights

The Guardian - UK

Public should heed new rules on single-sex spaces, says Britain’s equalities chief

Mary-Ann Stephenson says official guidance will not usher in ‘toilet police’ in businesses and public places

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EHRC chief hits out at government over human rights

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Rights of protestors, migrant workers and disabled people being ‘failed’ by government, EHRC chief says

The new chairwoman of the Equality and Human Rights Commission has urged ministers to “ensure rights are protected across the nation”

The Guardian - UK

Impasse over EHRC single-sex spaces guidance ‘distracting from other issues’

Staff at human rights body said to be ‘desperate for regime change’ over inertia after court’s legal definition of a woman

The Guardian - UK

Mary-Ann Stephenson confirmed as EHRC chair despite MPs’ objections

Stephenson to take over at equality watchdog even though committees raised concerns about breadth of experience

Evening Standard

London's birth rate tumbles 20% in a decade as cost of living crisis puts people off having children

More couples choose to delay children or not have them at all

The Guardian - UK

Birthrate in UK falls to record low as campaigners say ‘procreation a luxury’

Total fertility was 1.49 children per woman in 2022 amid rising housing and childcare costs

The Guardian - UK

UK charities warn of ‘devastating’ council cuts to women’s services

Those dealing with violence against women most at risk as local authorities try to balance budgets, experts say

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