The women and equalities minister defends the guidance, but also claims telling children they are born in the wrong body is ‘harmful’
Mark Drakeford, the Welsh first minister, has said that voters in Wales will conclude that the government in Cardiff is only having to impose budget cuts because of the way the Conservative government at Westminster has managed the economy.
In an interview with PA Media, Drakeford, who is standing down as first minister early next year, said he was “optimistic” for Labour’s prospects in Wales at the general election
I think people in Wales will be understanding of the context within which the budget is set.
We have had to find £1.3bn in our budget compared to the budget that was set for us by the Tories. That is the point I think we keep trying to explain to people.
I will not be looking to, if I were ever to be asked, I would not be looking to become a member of an unelected House of Lords. I simply don’t believe that that is the right way to run things in a democracy.
Teaching children that you can be born in the ‘wrong’ body is harmful. Teachers and carers should be reminded that just because a child does not conform to stereotypes associated with being a girl or a boy, that does not mean they should be put on a path to medical or social transition. While legislation exists that allows adults to go through a process to change their legal sex, children’s legal sex is always the same as their biological sex.
So, we should be wary of those who speak casually about ‘trans children’.
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