What's happened
Rishi Sunak's comments about transgender rights during PMQs have sparked outrage and calls for an apology.
Why it matters
The incident has sparked outrage and calls for an apology, highlighting the sensitivity and importance of the issue of transgender rights in the UK.
What the papers say
The Independent emphasizes the demand for an apology from the father of the murdered transgender teenager, while The Mirror highlights Carol Vorderman's call for Rishi Sunak to resign. BBC News and The Times focus on the criticism from Sir Keir Starmer, while Politico provides a general overview of the PMQs session.
How we got here
The incident occurred during Prime Minister's Questions, with Rishi Sunak making a joke about transgender rights while the mother of murdered transgender teenager Brianna Ghey was present in Parliament.
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Sir Keir Rodney Starmer KCB QC MP is a British politician and former lawyer who has served as Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition since 2020. He has been Member of Parliament for Holborn and St Pancras since 2015.
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Rishi Sunak is a British politician who has served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party since 2022.
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On 11 February 2023, Brianna Ghey, a 16-year-old British transgender girl from Birchwood in Warrington, Cheshire, England was killed in Culcheth Linear Park in Culcheth, Warrington.
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The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom that has been described as an alliance of social democrats, democratic socialists and trade unionists.
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Prime Minister's Questions is a constitutional convention in the United Kingdom, currently held as a single session every Wednesday at noon when the House of Commons is sitting, during which the Prime Minister answers questions from Members of Parliament.