The Braverperson bill

Why the minister should have rejected gender-neutral drafting

Peers will try to amend the Ministerial and other Maternity Allowances Bill this afternoon before it is passed by the House of Lords. That’s not because they have any objection to paying Suella Braverman, the attorney general, a salary while she is on leave. It’s because the bill that allows for this to happen refers to a “person” who is pregnant and a …