Brianna's dad calls for Sunak apology

RISHI Sunak refused to apologise to Brianna Ghey's father and said it was 'sad and wrong' to link his transgender joke at Prime Minister's Questions to the murdered teenager's case.

Brianna's father, Peter Spooner, said Mr Sunak should say sorry for the 'degrading' and 'dehumanising' remark made in the Commons.

Mr Sunak had accused Sir Keir Starmer of having difficulty in 'defining a woman' during an attack on Labour Party U-turns.

Esther Ghey, the mother of Brianna, who was transgender, was visiting Parliament when Mr Sunak aimed the jibe at Sir Keir.

His comment prompted fierce criticism from across the political spectrum, with Sir Keir telling Mr Sunak: "Of all the weeks to say that, when Brianna's mother is in this chamber.