Bill to Prevent Gender Transitioning In Schools Rejected

Laurence Fox (L) and Andrew Bridgen ahead of a Reclaim Party press conference in London, dated May 10, 2023. Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

Tory MPs joined forces with Labour to vote against a bill that sought to forbid social transitioning practices in schools.

The Reclaim Party MP Andrew Bridgen’s attempt to use a ten-minute rule motion to introduce a bill on gender and parental rights in schools to the House was thwarted by Labour and Conservative MPs.