Politics Lloyd Russell-Moyle has membership restored after being suspended from the Labour Party Lloyd Russell-Moyle, former MP for Kemptown and Peacehaven, has had his membership restored after being suspended from the Labour Party. Just before the 2024 General Election, Russell-Moyle, who is openly gay, was forced to stand down as MP of the constituency after after a “vexatious and politicall By Graham Robson • 2 min read
News Former Labour MP for Hove Ivor Caplin arrested on suspicion of engaging in sexual communication with a child Former Labour MP for Hove Ivor Caplin has been arrested on suspicion of engaging in sexual communication with a child just months after he was suspended from the party over serious allegations. A video shared on social media shows a man who identifies himself as the former Labour MP Ivor Caplin bein By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Politics “Labour are taking a huge gamble with our city’s future.” Brighton & Hove Greens call for city to have its say on devolution plans This Thursday (January 9), the Labour Cabinet on Brighton & Hove City Council will make a decision on behalf of the city, asking the Labour government to fast-track a move which would see Brighton & Hove come under the control of a Sussex-wide mayoralty. A white paper on devolution was released by t By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Transgender News Labour councillor quits Labour Party after refusing to “stand by and accept” the party banning puberty blockers for under-18s questioning their gender identity Zoe Hughes, a councillor on Exeter City Council, has quit the Labour Party after refusing to “stand by and accept” the party banning puberty blockers for under-18s questioning their gender identity. Hughes, who will now serve as an Independent, said: “As a queer person, I have often felt alone and m By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Transgender News Keir Starmer’s Labour government issues indefinite ban on puberty blockers in the treatment of trans youth Keir Starmer’s Labour government has issued an indefinite ban on puberty blockers in the treatment of trans youth, a decision which has left trans youth charity Mermaids “deeply disappointed”. The previous Conservative government had previously banned the prescription of puberty blockers, which can By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Cllr Bella Sankey Politics “We welcome today’s announcement and the additional investment in public services.” Labour councillor Bella Sankey, Leader of Brighton & Hove City Council, has responded to today’s (Wednesday, October 30) budget announcement. Councillor Sankey said: “We welcome today’s announcement and the additional investment in public services. “After more than a decade of underfunding, this cou By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Stonewall reacts to new hate crime statistics, which “may not paint the full picture” While hate crime statistics, released on Thursday, October 10, suggest there is a downward trend in reported hate crimes against the LGBTQ+ community, Stonewall believes official numbers may not paint the full picture. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
HIV New HIV Action Plan will be published by summer 2025, Andrew Gwynne MP, Minister for Public Health and Prevention, has announced A new HIV Action Plan will be published by summer 2025, Andrew Gwynne MP, Minister for Public Health and Prevention, has announced. According to sexual health charity, Terrence Higgins Trust, an updated plan is “vital if we are to achieve the goal of ending new cases of HIV in England by 2030”. The By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Politics #TransWomenAreWomen: Labour MPs seeking to lead influential Women & Equalities Committee state that trans women are women Luton North MP Sarah Owen and Jarrow & Gateshead East MP Kate Osborne have stated that trans women are women as they seek election to lead the Women & Equalities Committee – one of the most influential groups in the House of Commons. In a tweet marking Transgender Awareness Week in November 2020, Ow By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Labour MP Rosie Duffield under fire after she criticises primary school for celebrating Pride Month Labour MP Rosie Duffied has come under fire after she criticised a primary school after it shared an image of young students posing alongside a Progress Pride flag during Pride Month in June. The MP for Canterbury, Whitstable and the Villages, who has been criticised from within Labour for her oppos By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Election Special From gender-affirming care to conversion therapy, where do the main political parties stand on LGBTQ+ rights? As the UK prepares to go to the polls on July 4, the nation’s two main parties – the Labour Party and the Conservatives – have released their manifestos, with LGBTQ+ issues and policies featuring in both. Key topics – such as gender-affirming care, conversion therapy and single-sex spaces – have bee By Graham Robson • 4 min read
HIV Labour commits to new HIV Action Plan in election manifesto The Labour Party has announced it would “commission a new HIV Action Plan in England, in pursuit of ending HIV cases by 2030” in their General Election manifesto. The announcement follows Tory commitments to ending new HIV cases by 2030 and justice for those impacted by the Infected Blood Scandal. H By Graham Robson • 3 min read
