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Former Plymouth Labour councillor says transgender community 'thrown under the bus'
The cabinet member for cooperative development and communities Chris Penberthy said the council took the issue very seriously ...
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Councillor Resigns From Labour With An Attack On Party's 'Backwards' Approach To Trans Rights
A councillor has quit the Labour Party over its stance on transgender rights. Dylan Tippetts was elected to Plymouth City Council in 2022, when Labour won on a majority, and became the region’s ...
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Three Plymouth city councillors quit Labour
Three councillors on Plymouth City Council have left the Labour Party, citing concerns over immigration policies, trans ...
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Trans Labour councillor quits party and accuses Starmer of ‘throwing transgender people under a bus’
Dylan Tippetts, who represented Labour on Plymouth City Council, said he can no longer represent a party “that does not support my fundamental rights”. Judges ruled that the definition of a ...
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Plymouth’s first trans councillor hopes to ‘dial down hate and division’
Dylan Tippetts has said he hopes his election will “dial down hate and division” after becoming Plymouth’s first openly trans councillor. The 21-year-old is Labour’s first councillor in ...
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Plymouth’s first trans councillor hopes to ‘dial down hate and division’
Dylan Tippetts has said he hopes his election will “dial down hate and division” after becoming Plymouth’s first openly trans councillor. The 21-year-old is Labour’s first councillor in the city’s ...