While members of Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour party have long struggled with the concept of biological sex, his voter base appears more confident on the subject. YouGov polling reveals that half of those who backed Starmer’s army in last year’s July election agree with the Supreme Court ruling that saw judges unanimously agree that ‘sex’ in the Equality Act refers to biological sex. In fact, two-thirds of British voters are in favour of the judgment, according to data collected between 8-9 May, in a revelation that may compel the UK government to be a little more decisive on the issue.
A survey of 2,106 British adults for Sex Matters found that one in two Labour voters agreed with the judgment, with opinion split along generational lines – three-quarters of those aged between 50 and 64 years old support the ruling while just a third of those aged under 24 back it.
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