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The minister for women and equalities has said she is looking into whether the number of trans people in the UK, as revealed by the 2021 census, was “overestimated” due to “skewed methodology”.

Speaking in the House of Commons on Wednesday (25 October), Kemi Badenoch told MPs she shares “concerns” with the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) about the numbers, and has instructed officials to explore with the Office for National Statistics (ONS) “whether the census got the number right”.

During oral questions for Badenoch’s department, fellow Tory and Kettering MP Philip Hollobone asked: “In its 2021 census, the Office for National Statistics estimated that there were 260,000 transgender people in the UK. Does the minister agree with the separate Office for Statistics Regulation that due to skewed methodology this number is likely to have been a huge overestimate?”

Before Badenoch answered, there were loud cheers from some fellow MPs.

The minister replied by expressing her concerns about the figures and noted she had ordered an investigation into whether there had been a “lack of understanding of the question” in the census.

“We need to be very careful about the language, people don’t often understand what we mean when we use terms like ‘transgender’, ‘gender identity’, we’ve got to make sure they understand that,” she said, adding that the ONS would publish the results of its review by the end of the year.

smoobles posted:

who the gently caress is Mike Johnson, boring rear end white boy name. get fuuuucked

JAMOOOL posted:

so clearly this is all about laying the groundwork for trying to steal 2024 right

piss guzzler 420 posted:

everything is so loving stupid Jesus Christ

a.lo posted:

https://twitter.com/housejudiciary/status/1717183190463336780?s=46&t=A16sW12emsJJxXTfyV0WUA

piss guzzler 420 posted:

gently caress you

Spaced God posted:

They don't need to steal 2024

Spaced God posted:

They don't need to steal 2024

Spaced God posted:

They don't need to steal 2024

Spaced God posted:

They don't need to steal 2024

mdemone posted:

anybody wanna start guessing?

Looks like a 6-7 letter last name, and based on the redaction size, I think "his" fits better than "her".

JAMOOOL posted:

if 2018 and 2020 and 2022 and virtually every special election in between is any indication the Trumpy poo poo ain't really a winning strategy anymore and I'm not convinced committing 100 felonies in the interim is gonna help him much. hard to win against people who aren't Hillary Clinton I guess

Joementum posted:

Jordan is a huge rear end in a top hat and they didn't want to work with him is basically the whole story.

Qurnah posted:

i mean truempo might keel over and die from an extra explosive diarrhea any moment really and then what

Qurnah posted:

but it's schlong o'clock

JAMOOOL posted:

so clearly this is all about laying the groundwork for trying to steal 2024 right

tenderjerk posted:

Bethamphetamine posted:

The judge is now closing the courtroom with Trump and lawyers still in there.

Trump just exited the courtroom. He refused to say what happened during the conference.

He denied that his earlier comment was about the clerk but he refused to answer multiple questions about who he was referring to.

Spaced God posted:

Oh no I got a charged lemonade from Panera

I don't drink caffeine normally

Spaced God posted:

The Democrats actively want another trump presidency and the public is seeing them perpetuate a wildly unpopular and very public genocide so all toop needs to do is shut up about the Middle East (impossible difficulty) or at least tow a two state solution and also talk about how much better he'll make the economy and bingo boingo

thrawn527 posted:

RIP.

Spaced God posted:

They don't need to steal 2024

Spaced God posted:

The first and only time I ever had a red bull I was storm chasing at 3 AM and ended up making GBS threads and puking in the fetal position in a field during a thunderstorm so I'm excited to see how my 2pm meeting goes

Qurnah posted:

do you really think desantis can fill the void lmao

or mike pence extra lmao

Schmoe Cwead posted:

trump is telling his supporters to not bother voting lol

Schmoe Cwead posted:

trump is telling his supporters to not bother voting lol

Spaced God posted:

The Democrats actively want another trump presidency and the public is seeing them perpetuate a wildly unpopular and very public genocide so all toop needs to do is shut up about the Middle East (impossible difficulty) or at least tow a two state solution and also talk about how much better he'll make the economy and bingo boingo

quote:

Powell pleaded guilty Thursday to six charges related to her involvement with the breach of election equipment and stealing sensitive voter information in Coffee County. Prosecutors agreed to drop racketeering and other charges and allow her to avoid prison in exchange for her plea and cooperation with investigators.

Just days before, she had shared content on X arguing that the 2020 election was rigged against Trump and that law enforcement was biased against conservatives.

Since her plea, Powell has also used her Truth Social and Telegram accounts to promote the Substack newsletter published by her dark-money group, Defending the Republic, urging followers to "hold fast" and share articles and YouTube videos claiming her guilty plea was "extorted."

It's not clear whether Powell will face any repercussions for her post-plea claims, but legal experts said her behavior was unusual for a cooperating witness.