It comes after a group of Left-wing councils warned they will defy the new equality watchdog guidance as they claimed it is 'harmful to the rights of trans people'.

Local leaders from six London boroughs said they could resist guidance prepared by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC).

It comes after a group of Left-wing councils warned they will defy the new equality watchdog guidance as they claimed it is 'harmful to the rights of trans people'.