Lib Dem members criticise ‘trans-exclusionary’ rule change for party elections

Rules on quotas to ensure fair representation of women changed on legal advice in light of supreme court ruling

Liberal Democrat members have reacted angrily to an unexpected change in rules governing the party's internal elections to reflect the supreme court's ruling on biological sex.

The party's LGBT+ group described the move as explicitly trans-exclusionary" while Young Liberals said the changes were unacceptable and untenable". Some Lib Dem MPs are understood to be perplexed at the sudden turnaround.