Kevin Schofield is Politics Editor of HuffPost UK.
Business and Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch delivers a keynote speech during the CityUK International Conference at St Paul's, London. Picture date: Thursday April 18, 2024. The business secretary has called on people to give examples of how public bodies use incorrect guidance on access to single-sex spaces.Appearing on Times Radio this morning, presenter Aasmah Mir asked Badenoch: “W
hat happens if there are very few examples? The reason I ask that is because clearly there are some people who might be confused. “Is this just stoking the culture wars? This is something that’s very tiny, doesn’t really happen that often.” But the minister hit back: “I do take issue with you calling this culture wars. Four years ago, when I was alerting people to the danger of puberty blockers, and a lot of the issues that we had in clinics, people like you were accusing me of fighting culture wars.
“I think it’s really important that especially when journalists talk about this, that you take the heat out. It’s not helpful. It is really unhelpful to call this culture wars. We’re trying to do the right thing by children and women in particular. Please don’t call it culture wars.
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