Ed Davey says women ‘quite clearly’ CAN have a penis during radio phone in

“So they feel their gender the same as at birth. But there’s this very small number of people who don’t feel like that. And the law has recognised them for over 20 years now.

“So this is not a new issue. I know sometimes it seems it, but the law has dealt with this in the right way.

“The Equality Act is there to, you know, to allow there to be single-sex spaces so people can have those single sex spaces, according to the law under the Equality Act.

“And what I want to do is answer your question directly as I’ve done, but also to try and take some of the heat out of the question, because there’s a small number of people who, actually, they have a tough time.

“They’re harassed, discriminated against, real serious mental health problems.

“And I think we need to manage this and think about it and debate it with a bit more maturity and a bit more compassion.”

Pressed by Mr Ferrari if a woman can have a penis, Sir Ed added: “The vast majority of people will have the same gender as their biological sex, but a small number won’t.”

Mr Ferrari again asked: “So a woman can have a penis?”

Sir Ed said: “Well, quite clearly.”