GROVELLING Sir Keir Starmer has admitted the treatment of women's rights campaigners like JK Rowling in the trans debate was “clearly wrong”.
The “woman” and “sex” in the 2010 Equality Act “refer to a biological woman and biological sex”.
The landmark judgement was hailed as a “victory for common sense” by top politicians and feminist campaigners.
And the PM, who has , welcomed the Supreme Court ruling and said it is “time now to lower the temperature” of the debate.
But a “weather vane who twists in the wind” as she claimed he “doesn't have the balls” to express his views on gender.
And author branding him a “coward”.
Now has said the treatment of women's rights campaigners was “clearly wrong”.
A spokesman for Sir Keir told The Telegraph some women like Rowling had not been “treated appropriately”.
They said: “t is clearly the case that some of the women who have sought this legal clarity have not been treated appropriately and that is clearly wrong, and the Prime Minister always takes an approach, whether it’s this issue or to any issue, that everyone should be treated with dignity and respect, and these debates should be conducted in that manner.
“And he has welcomed the court judgment for what it is. It's a step forward.
“It's a welcome step forward, and it obviously supports the Government's position, as set out in the manifesto, to deliver single sex spaces based upon biological sex.”
At , a fired-up Ms Badenoch slammed Sir Keir for “bending the knee” to “every passing fad” as she blasted his past failure to back the protection of single-sex spaces.
She also hit out at the PM as he refused to apologise to ex-Labour MP , who was “hounded” from the party over her gender critical views.
Ms Badenoch said: “This is a question about moral courage, about doing the right thing, even when it is difficult.
“The truth is he doesn't have the balls. The Prime Minister only tells people what they want to hear.”
Meanwhile Rowling said: “Imagine being such a coward you can only muster the courage to tell the truth once the has ruled on what the truth is.”
Rowling has been a long standing advocate for women's group For Women , which she is also believed to have backed with funding.
She has also come under fire for comments made in the past towards trans people, with the author bravely standing firm in the face of online pressure.
In 2020, the esteemed author slammed the growing trend of replacing “biological sex” with “gender identity”.
Her stance, that declared “sex is real”, led to death threats, but also moulded her into a figurehead for the “gender-critical” movement.
Activists accused her of transphobia in 2020 when replying to an article with the headline: “Opinion: Creating a more equal post Covid-19 world for people who menstruate.”
She tweeted: “‘People who menstruate'. I'm sure there used to be a word for those people.
“Someone help me out. Wumben? Wimpund? Woomud?”
Her remarks led to criticism from Potter actors , , , who ignored the fact her had made them famous to launch a string of attacks.
It was Rowling's beloved group For Women Scotland which also launched a long-running legal battle with the Scottish government over how a “woman” was defined in Scottish law.
The Scottish government had argued people with gender recognition certificates (GRCs) should be protected from sex-based discrimination, meaning a transwoman would be considered a woman.
However, campaign group For Women Scotland claimed this only applied to people born as a female.
