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Who is James Murray, the new health secretary replacing Wes Streeting?

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Submitted ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨Veserr@sh.itjust.works⁩ to ⁨unitedkingdom@feddit.uk⁩

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/15/james-murray-new-health-secretary-replacing-wes-streeting

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  • Armand1@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    TLDR; He’s a spineless, brown-nosed man who stands for nothing.

    He developed a reputation as a low-maintenance operator who leadership rarely had to worry about.

    Grain of salt as this is from the Telegraph, but:

    In an interview with Talk TV in 2022, Mr Murray, who was then a shadow treasury minister, was repeatedly asked to define what a woman was.

    He replied: “I believe that trans women are women.”

    Sources told The Telegraph that Mr Murray’s view has since changed and that he is committed to protecting single-sex spaces in the health service.

    telegraph.co.uk/…/trans-women-are-women-new-healt…

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    • flamingos@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      It’s impressive that Labour found another gay man who’s willing to throw trans people under the bus to be Health Secretary.

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