MPs should debate the Supreme Court's ruling on the definition of a woman, Sir Ed Davey has told GB News.
The Liberal Democrat leader, who took a break from the campaign trail to chat to GB News' Political Editor Christopher Hope in Cambridgeshire, reiterated trans women are women apart from in respect to the 2010 Equality Act.
Davey said that a debate in the House of Commons would help to find answers to "unanswered questions" in the wake of the historic ruling by the Supreme Court.
Asked on GB News to define a woman, Davey told the People's Channel: "As the Supreme Court has said in law, a trans woman is a woman, except in respect of the Equality Act, and the Equality Act is clear. And I totally respect the Supreme Court ruling."
'Unanswered questions!' Ed Davey demands MPs debate definition of a woman' and says 'trans women are women'GB NEWS
The Supreme Court ruled that women as defined in the 2010 Equality Act are women according to their biological sex.
It also said in the ruling that trans women must not be discriminated against.
The Liberal Democrat leader added: "I know in some parts of the right wing they don't like the rule of law.
"And Donald Trump turns over the courts. Liberal Democrats don't. We support them. They're very clear.
GB News' Political Editor Christopher Hope joined Sir Ed Davey in CambridgeshireGB NEWS"You look at in paragraph 24 of the judgment under the Gender Recognition Act, a trans woman is a woman, but in respect of the law and respect of the Equality Act, that doesn't apply where the gender is and sex is based purely on biological sex."
Davey also claimed the rules were now "confusing". He said: "A trans man can't go into a gents toilet.
"A trans man, according to this ruling, has to go where their biological sex is. So trans man has to go into a women's toilet?
"And that may be that trans man might have had a surgical procedure, might actually have a penis. So you can see how complicated it is.
Sir Ed Davey discusses migration with Christopher HopeGB NEWS"A lot of people want to talk about how simple it is. It isn't. It's a bit more complicated, as indeed the ruling shows.
"I've read the 88 page ruling, and I'll tell you what I think we should happen now, because people want to know what the practicalities are, and that's the issue. We're going to need guidelines and a debate about how we take this forward.
"There are a lot of unanswered questions. How does it work in practice? How is it enforced? These are real questions. And what Liberal Democrats are saying - there should be debate in Parliament.
"We're very happy to engage in debate so we can get this right for people. We absolutely have to respect the rights of everybody."
