Helen Pitt

Yeah, and she would already passed her security vetting many moons ago.

Well, that was going to be my final question.

Do you think that this could be the scandal that ultimately does for Keir Starmer?

Well, when that last straw is finally placed on the pile, perhaps you'll come back and talk to us again, Jonathan.

Thank you so much.

That was Jonathan Friedland.

You can read his columns at theguardian.com.

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This episode was produced by Ned Carter-Miles and Natalie Katana and presented by me, Helen Pitt.

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Today, a year after the Supreme Court judgment on trans rights, does Stonewall have a future?

If you know anything about the fight for gay rights in the UK, you will have heard of Stonewall.

From its founding in 1988, it had one clear purpose, to overturn Margaret Thatcher's ban on teaching children about homosexuality.

Section 28 banned teachers from promoting the idea that it was okay to be gay, or what the law called pretend family relationships.

After 12 years of relentless campaigning by Stonewall, the legislation was repealed in Scotland in the year 2000, followed by England and Wales two years later.