United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer reversed course on his stance regarding whether trans women are real women following the Supreme Court ruling. 

In the past, Starmer has said, “trans women are women.” But on Tuesday, when asked whether he would repeat that sentiment, he said the Supreme Court had already “answered that question," according to British newspaper The Independent.

Starmer's spokesperson later gave another statement when the prime minister was asked again.

 “The Supreme Court judgment has made clear that when looking at the 2010 Equality Act, a woman is a biological woman," his spokesperson said. "That is set out clearly by the court judgment."

Last week, the UK Supreme Court ruled that the definition of a woman is someone who is born biologically female, excluding transgender women from the legal definition. 

The court ruling Wednesday states a woman is defined by “biological sex” under the country’s equality law – excluding transgender women. However, the ruling is limited to defining the term “woman” within the Equality act, which means trans women are no longer protected from discrimination as women, although they remain protected from discrimination in other forms, according to CNN.