Theresa May calls for ban on transgender conversion practices

Former Tory prime minister tells government the matter must not be allowed to slide'

Theresa May has urged Boris Johnson to ban transgender conversion practices as a part of proposed legislation.

Writing in the i paper on the 50th anniversary of the UK's first Pride, the former Conservative prime minister said: Few people, reading of accounts from trans people, would disagree that they still face indignities and prejudice, when they deserve understanding and respect.