New health minister Ashley Dalton said there should be NO women-only toilets and people should be able to identify as LLAMAS_Nhy
The new health minister previously called for an end to same-sex toilets, suggested females can have penises, and backed people identifying as llamas, it was revealed today.
Keir Starmer has promoted Ashley Dalton after sacking Andrew Gwynne from the key role over his posts in a vile WhatsApp group.
However, the PM immediately faced questions over Ms Dalton’s views, as it emerged she had defended people identifying as animals and argued for all bathrooms to be gender neutral.
During a discussion on Twitter in 2016 Ms Dalton – who was elected as MP for West Lancashire in 2023 – insisted: ‘Trans women aren’t male. They’re women.’
She also remarked: ‘Personally I think we shouldn’t have gendered bathrooms at all.’
Pressed on whether that applied to changing rooms, Ms Dalton said: ‘Loads of places already do this with cubicles for privacy.’
Keir Starmer promoted Ashley Dalton (pictured together following her by-election win in 2023) as health minister after sacking Andrew Gwynne
During a discussion on Twitter in 2016 Ms Dalton – who was elected as MP for West Lancashire in 2023 – insisted: ‘Personally I think we shouldn’t have gendered bathrooms at all.’
Pressed on whether that applied to changing rooms, Ms Dalton said: ‘Loads of places already do this with cubicles for privacy.’
In another part of the online discussion Ms Dalton said people who identified as female were female, regardless of biology
During another Twitter exchange in 2016 Ms Dalton was asked whether people should be taken seriously if they decided they were a llama.
She replied: ‘Yes. And treat you with dignity and respect.’
Ms Dalton previously served as shadow women’s minister when Labour was in Opposition.
The PM’s official spokesman was quizzed about Ms Dalton previously saying people should be allowed to self-identify their gender, that trans women are women regardless of biology, and there should not be gendered bathrooms.
He replied: ‘Comments made by MPs are one for the Labour Party, not for me. But you’ve got the Government’s position on gender more broadly.’
The PM’s spokesman had earlier reiterated Labour’s commitment to ‘modernise’ gender recognition laws, although these plans were not included in last year’s King’s Speech setting out the Government’s priorities.
It was reported that ministers have shelved the plans in an effort to counter the polling surge of Reform UK.
Ms Dalton speaking in the House of Commons
