Rishi Sunak has continued to refuse to apologise to Brianna Ghey’s family over a trans jibe he made during PMQs, arguing that it was "absolutely legitimate". Rishi Sunak refused to say sorry over his transgender joke, saying it was "sad and wrong" to link it to Brianna Ghey's case.He accused Sir Keir Starmer of having difficulty in "defining a woman" during an attack on Labour Party U-turns.
He opened the session: "This week the unwavering bravery of Brianna Ghey's mother Esther has touched us all. As a father, I can't even imagine the pain that she is going through and I am glad that she is with us in the gallery here today." Sir Keir quickly hit out at the Prime Minister after his remarks, telling the House: “Of all the weeks to say that, when Brianna's mother is in this chamber. “Shame,” he added.
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