22/10/2024
The Peter Tatchell Foundation for Human Rights and Pink News report on the continued civil war within the remnants of the Conservative Party following their disasterous General election defeat. Whilst many people in the LGBTQIA community will laugh at the sight of transphobes fighting with other transphobes for control of the party. with Kemi Badenoch describing Suella Braverman as a "meltdown", the fighting factions continue to pump out extremist rhetoric. Pink News notes "Braverman has launched a tirade against Pride flags and trans healthcare at a right-wing conference in the US...the former home secretary ranted about the trans-inclusive Progress Pride flag and gender-affirming care for trans youth, describing the latter as “mutilation” – despite the fact gender-affirming surgeries are only performed on adults on the NHS in the UK. But the good news is that moderate Conservatives are putting up a fight for the soul of the party. Former Solicitor General Sir Robert Buckland has warned that the Party needs to keep to centre right policies and not drift to extremism to win a future election. LBC broadcaster and former Conservative parliamentary hopeful Iain Dale wrote on social media: “What a disgusting speech. And she seriously thinks she has a chance of leading the Conservative Party. Not while I have a breath left in my body". And former Conservative prime minister Theresa May warned Tories about being seen as the nasty party. Former Labour culture secretary Ben Bradshaw, who stood down at the general election after 27 years as a Labour MP, said: “Suella Braverman reveals the true face of the Tory right with her bitter fury about LGBT people. We exist. Get over it,” The Independent reported.
