Women and Equalities Minister Bridget Phillipson defended the EHRC's updated guidance as "the right place to be", despite warnings of legal challenges and fierce debate over transgender rights and the Equality Act.

Bridget Phillipson admitted that the EHRC’s guidance will not satisfy everyone, but admitted that the wider debate has become ‘deeply unpleasant’

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleBridget Phillipson, the minister for women…