Keir Starmer was well aware that Kemi Badenoch would probably use Prime Minister’s Questions today to run a victory lap following the Supreme Court judgement on the definition of a woman. She has long been clear about the need to make biological sex the basis of such a definition, while Starmer has been on a journey over the matter. The Prime Minster came armed with plenty of defences and deflections, but still struggled.
In response to Badenoch’s first question, which was whether Starmer would accept he was wrong, he said ‘let me clear’, which is always a sign that someone is about to obfuscate. The Prime Minister continued: ‘I welcome the Supreme Court ruling on this issue.
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