All four Plaid Cymru Westminster MPs backed a motion opposing the UK Government’s Code of Practice supporting single-sex services for women, prompting calls for the party to explain its position to women in Wales.
The motion targeted official guidance that protects women-only services under the Equality Act 2010, covering everything from domestic abuse refuges to hospital wards and changing facilities. All four Plaid Cymru MPs voted for it.
Natasha Asghar MS, Welsh Conservative Member of the Senedd for Casnewydd Islwyn, has called on Plaid Cymru to explain to the women of Wales why its MPs voted against the protections women-only spaces provide to vulnerable women across Wales.
Commenting, Natasha Asghar MS said:
“Women in Wales deserve clarity, dignity and safety. That means having the right to single-sex spaces enshrined and protected in law. Plaid Cymru’s MPs have just voted against the guidance designed to make that a reality.
“Plaid needs to explain why they are siding against women-only spaces. These are not legal technicalities. They are refuges for domestic abuse survivors, hospital wards and changing rooms. Real spaces where real women have a right to privacy and safety.
“Plaid Cymru present themselves as a progressive party that stands up for Wales. Welsh women will want to know whether that applies to them too, or whether their voices simply don’t count when they conflict with Plaid’s political ideology.”
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