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Nadia Whittome: “We have a responsibility to our trans constituents to resist this code.”

On the recordJune 10, 2026
We have a responsibility to our trans constituents to resist this code.
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Nadia Whittome
Labour Party

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Commenting on the EHRC code and its impact on trans people.

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