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 ...

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 ...

Three councillors on Plymouth City Council have left the Labour Party, citing concerns over immigration policies, trans ...

Dylan Tippetts, who represented Labour on Plymouth City Council, said he can no longer represent a party “that does not support my fundamental rights”.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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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 ...