The DUP MP sad “This is a logical and sensible step, and it demonstrates the importance of the Supreme Court judgement which has brought a clarity to this issue beyond just the particular legal implications of the ruling. That must provide a guide and an example for bodies and organisations right across the United Kingdom to follow.
Policies short of this clear-cut decision simply aren’t sufficient to protect either the integrity or the safety of women competing in sports and the FA’s example must now be followed by others, including here in Northern Ireland. There is no reason for dither or delay in the protection of women. Both myself and my colleague David Brooks MLA have written to the Irish FA seeking clarification that women here will enjoy the same protections offered by the FA to their counterparts in England.”