Sir Keir Starmer is facing increasing rebellion from Labour MPs over plans to include puberty blockers for children in a recently launched medical trial.Parliamentarians from the Prime Minister’s own party have demanded an end to the study, which could see around 226 young people recruited.The youngest patients involved in the trial will typically be 10 to 11 for girls and 11 to 12 for boys, with a maximum age of consent at 15 years 11 months, researchers said.One group will be given puberty blockers for two years, while the other will be given the drugs after a one-year delay.The trial is being undertaken following a recommendation by the Cass Review into children’s gender care, which concluded that the quality of research claiming to show the benefits of such medication for youngsters with gender dysphoria was “poor”.Several MPs, including Labour MP Jonathan Hinder, have written to Health Secretary Wes Streeting to voice their concerns.Mr Hinder told The Sun: “When I was elected to Parliament last year, I knew that much of my party was still in the grip of this dangerous gender madness, but I thought the Government was starting to see sense.“I now realise how wrong I was. I am working with a cross-party group of MPs, including Labour colleagues, to get this immoral experiment stopped.”Another MP expressed concern about the possible long-term damage on those involved in the trial.”The state shouldn’t be injecting 226 physically healthy eight to 13-year-olds to stop a natural biological process,” they told the newspaper.FOLLOW BELOW FOR LIVE UPDATES THROUGHOUT THE DAY…
Rachel Reeves to set for grilling from MPs in the Commons
Rachel Reeves delivered her Budget at the end of November | PA
Rachel Reeves is set to face questions from MPs in the House of Commons today.According to the order paper, the Chancellor will be quizzed on her Budget delivered at the end of last month and what she is doing to help tackle rising household bills.