17 Apr 2025

UK: Court sets legal definition of 'woman'

From Nine To Noon, 9:45 am on 17 April 2025
Britain's parliament buildings the Palace of Westminster, and Big Ben, in London.

Britain's parliament buildings the Palace of Westminster, and Big Ben, in London. Photo: Unsplash/ Marcin Nowak

UK correspondent Matt Dathan looks at the reaction to a landmark ruling by the Supreme Court that the legal definition of a woman is based on biological sex.

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Matt Dathan is Home Affairs Editor at The Times