Despite more than 1 in 4 MPs signing my motion against the Code, it is due to come into force without any debate or vote in Parliament. I have written to the Minister for Women and Equalities urging her to withdraw it now. 2/2

Keir Starmer is a bad person who used his power to make the United Kingdom a more unequal place and dismantle the possibility of opposing oppression and genocide, and to drive trans people from public life. If you think he is decent, I have news for you about your own moral judgement.

It is 2034. The UK General Election has just been won in a landslide by the Ban Everything Party. People dance in the streets, weeping with joy at the news that the country will be put to rights at last. Mass arrests follow, as dancing in the street is one of the first 157 things banned...

Terrible news: the Court of Appeal has just ruled that the Government’s ban on Palestine Action is lawful. PA is now likely to lodge an appeal before the Supreme Court. So the mass arrests of peaceful people sitting with cardboard signs will continue. Because that is what terrorism looks like ...

Phone ban, social media ban & curfew, trans bathroom ban, trans youth healthcare ban, repeated protest ban, arrests of peaceful protestors for Palestine. All this government seems able to do is ban, ban, ban. No positive vision of the future, just kneejerk authoritarian crackdowns.

Dan Sohege@danielsohege.bsky.social · 2mo ago

This is nuts. Yes we need better protections online, but this is a massive overreach by Starmer. For many young people, especially marginalised ones such as trans and neurodivergent, online spaces can be a safe place for them to develop a genuine support community www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

a little on the nose for capitalism that the world’s first trillionaire is a nazi conman

It's great Orban is gone and I get that TISZA will get a glow-up from that for a while, but I think at some point you want a wider ideological range in Hungarian politics than currently captured by this polling!

Europe Elects@europeelects.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Hungary, Europion poll: TISZA-EPP: 63% Fidesz/KDNP-PfE: 28% MH-ESN: 6% +/- vs. 06-08 June 2026 Fieldwork: 06-08 June 2026 Sample size: 2200 ➤ europeelects.eu/hungary

I have signed the fatal motion on the code of practice. The answers to the questions I raised below - and to those from other committee members - fell far short of anything workable, just or fair.

Sarah Owen MP@sarahowen.org.uk · 2mo ago

Today, @commonswec.parliament.uk will be questioning the EHRC on the new code of practice. It's important we remind ourselves that trans people across the country are simply trying to exist freely. I am very grateful to those in Luton North who have been kind enough to share their stories with me.

This is what a pogrom looks like: men in masks coming to drive you from your home. This is a collective failure of our political and media class because we did not have the courage to say no, and because too many were allowed to embrace this without shame

Saul Staniforth@saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 2mo ago

#BBCBreakfast: "... families had to be led to safety through the flames.. it wasn't just homes, cars were also torched by young masked men in these predominantly unionist streets, but the target here was immigrants.." This is what the likes of Reform are inciting.

I am loathe to give credit to David Cameron, but it is also wild that in 2016, Cameron's response to the UK falling to third in the ILGA rankings behind Malta was “I want this top spot back again.” Now we slip to 22nd and the government don't even mention it...

Marie Le Conte@youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 2mo ago

reading about the May government for a thing and mad, mad, mad that a Conservative Prime Minister said this nine years ago, I hate how much we've lost since then! I hate it so much! www.theguardian.com/society/2017...

This has now surpassed 100 supporters, amazing!

Trans+ Solidarity Alliance@transsolidarity.bsky.social · 2mo ago

🏳️‍⚧️ Thank you to every one of the 98 members of Parliament who have put their name on record against the EHRC’s unjust and unworkable guidance. Motions to annul or disapprove don’t often get this big, especially when led by backbenchers. This sends a clear message ❤️ edm.parliament.uk/early-day-mo...

Alongside colleagues, I have tabled a motion to disapprove the Equality Act 2010: Draft Code of Practice for Services, public functions and associations. We cannot support it, and we have a responsibility to our trans constituents to resist it. Please email your MP asking them to sign EDM 240.

🚨 NEW: 27 Members of Parliament have signed a motion to reject the EHRC Code of Practice edm.parliament.uk/early-day-mo... Ask yours to join them: equalrecognition.eaction.org.uk/rejectthecode

Draft Code of Practice on Services, public functions and associations - Early Day Motions - UK Parliament

That the draft Code of Practice for Services, public functions and associations, a copy of which was laid before this House on 21 May, be disapproved.

edm.parliament.uk

Genuinely feel more positively about the Lib Dems after this than I ever have tbh. Disappointed that no Green MPs turned up - I know they have far fewer (and frankly wouldn't want Ramsay to attend...) but it would have been reassuring to see at least one stand up for trans rights in this debate.

Elizabeth Taylor@elizabethtaylor47.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Parliamentary debate on Code of Practice - @sarahowen.org.uk describes code as ‘fundamentally trans exclusionary’ and cites worry of drop in European LGBT rankings

The new EHRC Code of Practice is not fit for purpose. It does not provide clear guidance or do enough to protect everyone from discrimination, and it is not compatible with longstanding British values. @EdDavey.LibDems.org.uk and @MarieCGoldman.bsky.social have written to Bridget Phillipson. ⬇️

"Call it out. Tell your friends. Write to your MPs and councillors. There will be protests – join them, we are going to." Our statement on the latest EHRC Code of Practice. lgbtiqa.greenparty.org.uk/2026/05/22/s...

Statement on the latest EHRC Code of Practice - LGBTIQA+ Greens

Cover Photo Attribution: What The Trans?! The LGBTIQA+ Greens are disgusted by  the latest update to the Code of Practice from the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC). This version rows back o...

lgbtiqa.greenparty.org.uk

The amount of coverage there's been boosting Streeting, Mahmood and Al Carns as future Labour leaders over the past couple of years and collectively they manage a grand total of 5%

New poll just dropped! The only poll that matters is tomorrow. Please vote and if you can - get involved with your local campaign! Some of these seats are going to come to a handful of votes. Replace Labour. Stop Reform. Vote Green. 💚

I think most of the public are horrified that MPs continue to defend the idea they can get drunk at work and then go to vote. Lots of people work hard. It's incredibly out of touch from Labour MPs in particular.

The News Agents@thenewsagents.co.uk · 3mo ago

"No one votes the wrong way because they've had a pint... It'd be amazing to meet an MP who didn't smell of alcohol back in the day" Green MP Hannah Spencer has sparked debate after criticising MPs drinking inside Parliament – so, should it be banned? www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/shou...

I’m pleased. (Also, I’m sure there is not-very-legal legal advice that spending £1,080,000 on facility upgrades effectively dismisses any legal challenge.)

Hampstead Heath ponds set to remain trans-inclusive with better facilities

A public consultation requesting feedback on the ponds' access arrangements indicated overwhelming support for retaining the status quo

mylondon.news

People out there arguing coldly that it should be a crime to try to live as a trans person. These are dangerous fanatics, and they have the ear of at least 3 UK political parties, and most of the media.

Alexander Williams@floatinginwaves.bsky.social · 4mo ago

It’s just frustrating to see the media refuse to acknowledge that views like this exist. This guy is pretty regularly quoted as a “concerned therapist“

It’s a great moment to remember that in the leadup to this popular uprising, the first major gut-punch was delivered by Budapest Pride. Poetic justice. 🇭🇺🏳️‍🌈

Phillip Ayoub@payoub.bsky.social · last yr.

Absolutely incredible turnout for Budapest Pride! So proud of all the organizers, including some old friends, who estimate hundreds of thousands— major embarrassment to Orban

And just look at this list of endorsements - a cavalry of international right wing demagogues endorsed him to try and shore up support, only for their guy to lose in a landslide! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Hu...

Jacob T. Levy@jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 4mo ago

It's not just that Orbán losing inspires hope in other competitive-autocratic countries ruled by right-wing nationalist authoritarians. It's that his loss materially changes things in those other countries, because he's been operating as a headquarters and funding source...

ORBÁN CONCEDED

Saw somewhere that more rural areas are expected first, so won't lose hope yet!

Europe Elects@europeelects.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Hungary, 1.4% counted: 98.6% of votes not yet counted National parliament election Fidesz/KDNP-PfE: 53.2% (-0.9) TISZA-EPP: 38.7% (+38.7) MH-ESN: 6.1% (+0.2) DK-S&D: 0.7% (+0.7) MKKP→G/EFA: 0.6% (-2.7) +/- vs. 2022 election ➤ europeelects.eu/hungary

Voting in Hungary is underway. Opposition leader Péter Magyar, leading in polls, has cast his vote. Turnout at 7am is 3.46%—a record, twice as high as 4 years ago. Early data shows opposition areas overperforming, while Fidesz strongholds are lagging. Follow me for updates on the #HungaryElection

I think Hungary's economy might fare a lot better if instead the country expunged Orban's horrible, corrupt regime which funnels state funds to Fidesz aligned cronies

Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Two days before Hungary’s election, Trump pledges to buy votes for Viktor Orban with US taxpayer dollars.

As I’ve been saying for a long time: it should be clear that the endless conflicts in the Middle East are being driven by genocidal madmen who cannot be deterred, and are bent upon massive murderous destruction to assert their dominance

Leah McElrath@leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 4mo ago

⚠️ Trump threatens to destroy the “whole civilization” of Iran: