Labour's leader said teachers did need 'age appropriate' guidance on sex and relationships education. Ms Phillipson failed to back a ban on children being taught about gender identity.
Labour leader said that teachers need 'age appropriate' guidance on contentChildren should not be taught gender ideology at school, Sir Keir Starmer has said in an apparent slapdown of his education spokesman.
It risks fresh accusations of Labour flip-flopping on the divisive issue, after Sir Keir repeatedly changed his definition of a woman and his stance on transgender rights. Asked repeatedly what a Labour government would put in the guidance, she said: 'Many aspects of the draft had good and straightforward principles in it. Other elements of it I think drifted far too much into partisan and unnecessary language that I think makes it harder for schools to navigate this.'
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