I think Wes might be right here but this is going to cause consternation amongst groups who were hoping that Labour might take a more liberal approach to LGBT issues than the tories.

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      Concerned that under 18s can’t give informed consent given the wide variety of side effects that studies have shown puberty blockers can cause. Impediments to long term brain development for example.

      People are always able to transition later when they can give informed consent.

      Edit: to back the example this study suggests a correlation between puberty blockers and lower IQ https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/apa.17150