At long last, the woke spell is being broken

On Wednesday, Boris Johnson grasped the nettle. Rightly acknowledging complexities in the transgender debate, he came out fighting for women by saying biological males should not compete in female sports.

And today we reveal that Health Secretary Sajid Javid is facing down activists by pressuring NHS bosses to exclude trans people from single-sex hospital wards to defend women’s privacy and safety.

Politically, the Tories are kicking an open door. As with Brexit, the bien pensant sneer. But the majority of ordinary, decent people fully agree with Mr Johnson.

The Prime Minister deserves huge praise for ignoring those who warned a foray into the explosive transgender debate could blow up in his face.