Veserr@sh.itjust.works to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 15 days agoWho is James Murray, the new health secretary replacing Wes Streeting?www.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square2linkfedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down10
arrow-up17arrow-down1external-linkWho is James Murray, the new health secretary replacing Wes Streeting?www.theguardian.comVeserr@sh.itjust.works to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 15 days agomessage-square2linkfedilink
minus-squareArmand1@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·15 days agoTLDR; He’s a spineless, brown-nosed man who stands for nothing. He developed a reputation as a low-maintenance operator who leadership rarely had to worry about. Grain of salt as this is from the Telegraph, but: In an interview with Talk TV in 2022, Mr Murray, who was then a shadow treasury minister, was repeatedly asked to define what a woman was. He replied: “I believe that trans women are women.” Sources told The Telegraph that Mr Murray’s view has since changed and that he is committed to protecting single-sex spaces in the health service. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2026/05/15/trans-women-are-women-new-health-secretary-said/
minus-squareflamingos-cant (hopepunk arc)@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·15 days agoIt’s impressive that Labour found another gay man who’s willing to throw trans people under the bus to be Health Secretary.
TLDR; He’s a spineless, brown-nosed man who stands for nothing.
Grain of salt as this is from the Telegraph, but:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2026/05/15/trans-women-are-women-new-health-secretary-said/
It’s impressive that Labour found another gay man who’s willing to throw trans people under the bus to be Health Secretary.