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# Shadow women’s and equalities secretary resigns
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/shadow-womens-and-equalities-secretary-resigns/
- Published: 2021-09-15T09:43:45.000Z
- Updated: 2021-09-15T09:43:45.000Z
- Description: Labour MP Marsha de Cordova has abruptly resigned from her position as the shadow women’s and equalities secretary.
- Author: Rachel Badham
- Tags: News, Politics, Gender Recognition Act, Keir Starmer, LGBTQ, Liz Truss, Trans Rights

Labour MP Marsha de Cordova – known for her criticism of [Liz Truss](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/equalities-minister-liz-truss-sets-out-her-disturbing-plan-for-reforms-to-the-gender-recognition-act/) for her failure to reform the Gender Recognition Act – has abruptly resigned from her position as the shadow women’s and equalities secretary. Announcing the news on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/MarshadeCordova/status/1437775078389948423?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1437775215094865922%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es2%5F&ref%5Furl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pinknews.co.uk%2F2021%2F09%2F14%2Fmarsha-de-cordova-labour-shadow-equalities%2F&ref=scenemag.co.uk), Cordova said it has been a *“privilege”* to serve in the role and confirmed that she will be *“resigning with immediate effect.”*

However, she said she will *“continue to support Keir Starmer from the backbenches”* as she aims to dedicate more time to serving her constituency of Battersea. Sources told [*LabourList*](https://labourlist.org/2021/09/marsha-de-cordova-resigns-as-shadow-women-and-equalities-secretary/?ref=scenemag.co.uk) that Cordova’s resignation has *“nothing to do with trans rights”*, despite there being ‘tensions’ within the Labour party over the matter of the Gender Recognition Act reformation.

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Starmer thanked Cordova on [social media](https://twitter.com/Keir%5FStarmer/status/1437779888103100419?ref=scenemag.co.uk) for her *“service and work highlighting the disproportionate impact Covid has had on Black, Asian, minority ethnic and disabled people.”* He added: *“You’ve laid the foundations for a new Labour Race Equality Act to tackle structural inequalities which have existed for too long.”* Although it has not been confirmed who will be taking on Cordova’s role, it is thought that her replacement will be announced shortly.