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135 MPs Block EHRC Code Defining Sex as Biological

6/16/2026

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135 MPs, including 69 Labour members, signed a Commons motion to block the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s new code.
The code, to implement the Supreme Court’s ruling that sex means biological sex, will become law after the 40-day period ends.
Labour MP Kevin McKenna warned that scarce gender-neutral hospital rooms could leave trans patients without safe care, noting critics say the guidance’s reliance on ‘common sense’ judgments risks legal challenges.

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135 MPs, including 69 Labour members, signed a Commons motion to block the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s new code.
The code, to implement the Supreme Court’s ruling that sex means biological sex, will become law after the 40-day period ends.
Labour MP Kevin McKenna warned that scarce gender-neutral hospital rooms could leave trans patients without safe care, noting critics say the guidance’s reliance on ‘common sense’ judgments risks legal challenges.