BBC election debate: Starmer applauded as he hits out at Sunak’s trans joke

BBC election debate: Starmer applauded as he hits out at Sunak’s trans jokeSource: BBC One

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00:00There are some people who don't identify with the gender that they're born into and they

00:06go through a lot of anxiety and distress and my view in life is to respect and give dignity to

00:14everyone whatever their position and I will always do that and I was worried at the time

00:21and you referenced that particular debate by the way in which the debate was being conducted

00:26because it got very toxic very divided very hard line and we lost sight of people in that

00:33so much so that that drags you to a place where we end up as we did end up with the Prime Minister

00:40of the United Kingdom making a trans joke in Parliament when the mother of a murdered trans

00:49teenager was watching on that is a shocking place to get to you want to come back in