Labour MP Graham Stringer has claimed that "damage was done" to women in sport before the Supreme Court's recent gender ruling, which confirmed that the terms 'woman' and 'sex' in the Equality Act refer to biological women.
The MP for Blackley and Middleton South told GB News that the law had always been clear on the biological definition of men and women.
His comments come as Prime Minister Keir Starmer finally broke his silence on the Supreme Court ruling, stating that "a woman is an adult female."
When asked by ITV West Country whether he believed a trans woman was a woman, Starmer replied: "I think the Supreme Court has answered that question."
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He then clarified: "A woman is an adult female, and the court has made that absolutely clear."
Speaking to GB News, Stringer said: "It has always been clear, I've written an article about it. Women have x-x chromosomes, men have x-y chromosomes.
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"The law was very clear on that. If you read the judgment of the Supreme Court. It says very explicitly the law doesn't make sense if you don't have this biological definition of men and women.
"So it's a shame that we've wasted so much political space and time on this issue.
"But more importantly than that, there has been real damage done to real human beings.
"Men, people with x-y chromosomes have been allowed to box women.
"They've been allowed into football matches, the FFA and some football clubs like Newcastle United. They have also suspended a woman supporter for basically saying men or men and women are women.
"They have behaved appallingly. But some women have been injured because men who've had the benefit of it during their adolescence of being fuelled with testosterone have damaged them and hurt them."
Earlier today the Prime Minister expressed his support for the Supreme Court's decision, saying: "I actually welcome the judgment because I think it gives real clarity."
"It allows those that have got to draw up guidance to be really clear about what that guidance should say," he added.
The Prime Minister described the ruling as 'a welcome step forward'
PAThe Prime Minister described the ruling as "a welcome step forward" in an area where "clarity was needed."
"I'm pleased it's come about," he told reporters.
Lord Hodge delivered the unanimous decision last week in the Supreme Court, stating: "The terms woman and sex in the Equality Act 2010 refer to a biological woman and biological sex."
However, he cautioned against viewing the judgment as "a triumph of one or more groups in our society at the expense of another."
