Labour MP Jonathan Hinder criticized Ann Widdecombe for being part of the 'woke right' after she called for clarity on Conservative policy regarding trans prisoners. Widdecombe emphasized the need for safe treatment of trans female prisoners in her column, asserting they would not be safe in male prisons due to risk of assault. Hinder's remarks suggest Labour's stance on trans issues is politically to the right of Widdecombe's views. Reform UK's Vanessa Frake also stated that trans women should not automatically be banned from female prisons and argued for individual risk assessments.
"We have a duty to ensure [trans female prisoners'] safety too, and beyond all peradventure, they would not be safe in a male prison but liable to serious sexual assault, including rape."
"There are equally vile women as there possibly are trans women. It's all about the risk assessments for me, and each has to be done on an individual basis."
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