Who is James Murray, the new health secretary replacing Wes Streeting? (www.theguardian.com)

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[-] Armand1@lemmy.world 4 points 16 hours ago

TLDR; He's a spineless, brown-nosed man who stands for nothing.

He developed a reputation as a low-maintenance operator who leadership rarely had to worry about.

Grain of salt as this is from the Telegraph, but:

In an interview with Talk TV in 2022, Mr Murray, who was then a shadow treasury minister, was repeatedly asked to define what a woman was.

He replied: “I believe that trans women are women.”

Sources told The Telegraph that Mr Murray’s view has since changed and that he is committed to protecting single-sex spaces in the health service.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2026/05/15/trans-women-are-women-new-health-secretary-said/

[-] flamingos@feddit.uk 3 points 12 hours ago

It's impressive that Labour found another gay man who's willing to throw trans people under the bus to be Health Secretary.

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