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Daily Mail
22-04-2025
- Politics
- Daily Mail
Sturgeon accused of 'moral cowardice' as she swerves parliamentary statement on gender ideology ruling
Nicola Sturgeon was accused of 'moral cowardice' after skipping a parliamentary statement on the Supreme Court 's emphatic rejection of her gender ideology. The former First Minister was missing from the Holyrood chamber as MSPs returned from Easter recess to hear the Government respond to the landmark defeat. She cast two votes online instead. Ms Sturgeon, who found time to post a gym selfie of herself on Monday, has yet to comment on the judgment, despite claiming the issue was hugely important to her. An SNP source said she was working on constituency business but refused to say if she was in her Glasgow Southside office or elsewhere. Ms Sturgeon also pulled out of an event about children and young people in care - another subject she says is a personal mission. She had been due to speak at the One Voice Summit in London on Thursday alongside ex-Tory minister Michael Gove. After watching from the Holyrood gallery yesterday, former SNP MP Joanna Cherry KC said 'the author' of the SNP's gender mess should have been there and apologised to women. Asked if it was 'moral cowardice' not to attend, Ms Cherry said: 'Yes, absolutely. She should have the courage of her convictions. 'If Nicola Sturgeon believes the Supreme Court got it wrong, she should come out and say so and explain why she thinks that. The silence, to my mind, is just redolent of cowardice.' Susan Smith, co-director of For Women Scotland, added: 'She needs to take responsibility for her actions. She made an incredible mess, she caused huge divisions, and now she's turned tail and fled. It's despicable.'
BBC News
16-04-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Johnny Depp and Ringo Starr unite for Fatima Whitbread song
Johnny Depp and Ringo Starr are among the celebrities who have united to record a one-off song in aid of Fatima Whitbread's children's 63-year-old is known to the world as an Olympic medallist and former world champion javelin thrower despite being abandoned as a from Ingatestone in Essex, recently set up a charity aimed at improving the lives of children living in actor Depp plays guitar for the anthem, rock icon Pete Townsend is on bass and Whitbread added some vocals. Zak Starkey is on percussion along with his dad, Beatles drummer Mondays singer Shaun Ryder and actress Samantha Morton also added vocals."It's an incredible line-up, unlike anything we've seen for many years," said Whitbread. The track is called Take My Hand - in aid of the Fatima's UK Campaign charity - and will be played at her One Voice Summit at Guildhall in says the event, on 23-24 April, will bring together people with experience of care, politicians and service leaders to help improve song is available for download via online music said the idea for the track snowballed after she and Ryder got to know one another on the 2023 edition of I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!"I am using my lived experience and my Olympic title to bring things together," she explained."All of them were really happy to come on board and incredibly supportive of what I'm trying to do, highlighting unacceptable outcomes for children in care."The track was written by 21-year-old Harrison James, who said he was inspired by his own parents who came from difficult backgrounds and had supported children in only had three days to write the song. In March 2024, there were 83,630 children in care in England, according to government charity Become says care-experienced young people are nine times more likely to face homelessness than other young added: "Children are our future; if we can invest in them from a very young age it will help to shape who and what they become in society.""It's all about building happier and healthier tomorrows and stronger communities and putting these young people on an unstoppable path of reaching their goals and realising their dreams." Follow Essex news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
