"UK PM Under Fire for Transgender Jibe During Parliament Visit"

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UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak criticized Labour leader Keir Starmer for linking a trans-related comment in Parliament with the case of murdered transgender teen Brianna Ghey, refusing to apologize to her family and defending his words as "absolutely legitimate." Sunak accused Starmer of using Brianna's murder to detract from his criticism of Starmer's policy U-turns, prompting calls for reflection from senior minister Penny Mordaunt. The exchange occurred during a debate on defining a woman, with Starmer calling out Sunak's timing as "shameful" while Brianna's mother was in Parliament.
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- U.K. prime minister criticized for gender remark as mother of murdered trans teen attends Parliament NBC News
- Brianna Ghey's father demands apology from PM after transgender jibe in Commons Sky News
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