Trans MP Jamie Wallis Accuses Fellow Tory MPs Of Exploiting Trans Issues During Leadership Contest

Jamie Wallis, the MP for Bridgend in Wales, came out as trans earlier this year, has accused fellow Tory MPs of weaponizing trans issues “to score cheap political points” during the recent leadership contest.

Wallis has written a letter to Liz Truss calling on her to resign as prime minister, described the tactics used during the battle to succeed Boris Johnson as “extremely unpleasant,” according to the Guardian. The leadership contest, in which Truss defeated main rival Rishi Sunak, was a “particularly difficult time.”

In his letter to Truss, he wrote: “Watching senior colleagues exploit the issue of transgender rights and weaponize it in order to score cheap political points was extremely unpleasant.”

Wallis added: “You chose not to challenge this behavior and have now chosen to have those same colleagues sit alongside you in your government. Mistakes can be undone, and as one united team I believe we could achieve almost anything. However, whilst you are our leader, I no longer believe this is possible.”

Suella Braverman, the home secretary, suggested she does not consider deadnaming a trans person a hate crime.

In response to a tweet by Leicestershire police highlighting how people could report hate crimes such as this, Braverman wrote on Twitter: “This week I have seen confusion amongst police forces about what constitutes a ‘hate crime’. The police need to enforce actual laws & fight actual crimes. Freedom of speech must be protected and a proportionate approach must be taken. The public need to have confidence in their police forces. This sort of thing undermines it. Senior police officers who allow this to happen can expect to have to explain to me why they’re spending vital resources on politically correct campaigns.”

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