A Labour MP has blasted Health Secretary Wes Streeting over his “immoral” puberty blocker trial, branding it a “shameful experiment on children” and calling on him to scrap it. The Mail has more.

Jonathan Hinder, the MP for Pendle and Clitheroe, branded the “immoral” trial as “a shameful experiment on children”.

He is among dozens of MPs and peers who are calling for Mr Streeting to think again about the ‘Pathways’ trial for gender-questioning youngsters.

The King’s College London trial will involve around 226 people aged between 10 and almost 16 and was recommended by the Cass Review into children’s gender care.

The review concluded that the quality of research claiming to show the benefits of puberty blockers for youngsters with gender dysphoria was “poor”.

Mr Streeting has admitted he is “uncomfortable” with puberty-suppressing hormones being used on young people, but said it is his responsibility to follow expert advice.

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