{"id":34472,"date":"2025-02-13T16:50:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T16:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/?p=34472"},"modified":"2025-06-27T11:55:03","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T10:55:03","slug":"new-health-minister-believes-people-can-identify-as-llamas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/index.php\/new-health-minister-believes-people-can-identify-as-llamas\/","title":{"rendered":"New health minister believes people can identify as llamas"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_34489\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34489\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Llama.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-34489\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Llama-300x285.jpg\" alt=\"Health Minister Rt Hon Ashley Dalton MP.\" width=\"300\" height=\"285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Llama-300x285.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Llama-1024x973.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Llama-768x730.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Llama-750x713.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Llama-600x570.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Llama.jpg 1184w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34489\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Health Minister Rt Hon Ashley Dalton MP.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Is the new minister of health a llama? The Government <a title=\"Opens in a new tab or window\" href=\"https:\/\/www.parliament.uk\/globalassets\/documents\/commons\/lib\/research\/key_issues\/Key-Issues-Quangos.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>have appointed <\/b><\/a>a woman to the post who believes people should be allowed to self-identify as llamas.<\/p>\n<p>Ashley Dalton&#8217; appointment was announced after offensive messages that emerged as part of a widening WhatsApp scandal, replacing sacked MP Andrew Gwynne.<\/p>\n<p>In the hours following the announcement of Ms. Dalton&#8217;s new role, her views on self-identification resurfaced, with tweets dating back to 2016 revealing her belief that people should be allowed to identify as llamas.<\/p>\n<h2>A health minister who denies biology<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_34473\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34473\" style=\"width: 262px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Ashley_Dalton_cropped.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-34473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Ashley_Dalton_cropped-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Ashley Dalton, UK Health minister\" width=\"262\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Ashley_Dalton_cropped-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Ashley_Dalton_cropped-600x801.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Ashley_Dalton_cropped.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 262px) 100vw, 262px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34473\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Llama<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The appointment of Ashley Dalton as the new junior health minister exposes the deep grip of trans extremism within the Labour Party. Her radical stance on gender and species identification raises serious concerns about the party\u2019s commitment to scientific truth and rational policy-making.<\/p>\n<p>In a now-infamous 2016 Twitter now X exchange, Ms. Dalton insisted that those who identify as llamas should be treated with &#8220;respect and dignity.&#8221; While respect is fundamental, equating self-identification with biological reality is a step into dangerous absurdity.<\/p>\n<p>The Bible warns against such folly in <b>Romans 1:22: Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools.<br \/>\nThe government\u2019&#8217;s continued embrace of such ideology demonstrates not wisdom, but a reckless abandonment of common sense.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Opens in a new tab\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stewardship.org.uk\/pages\/nccss\" style=\"font-size: 18px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: #ffff00; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 9px; background-color: #800080; border-top: 9px solid #800080; border-bottom: 9px solid #800080; border-right: 18px solid #800080; border-left: 18px solid #800080; display: inline-block;\">Support NCCSS \/ Christian Voice \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Wes Streeting\u2019s role in gender chaos<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_34329\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34329\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/licensed-image.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-34329 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/licensed-image-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"Wes Streeting, Secretary of State and Social Care.\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/licensed-image-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/licensed-image-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/licensed-image-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/licensed-image-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/licensed-image-750x500.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/licensed-image-600x400.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/licensed-image.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34329\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wes Streeting, Secretary of State and Social Care.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The responsibility for Dalton\u2019s appointment does not rest solely with Keir Starmer. As the shadow health secretary turned Secretary of State for Health, Wes Streeting has been a leading advocate for the ideological capture of public health policies.<\/p>\n<p>His complicity in hiring a minister who disregards biological sex raises serious concerns about his judgment. Ashley Dalton was previously his Parliamentary Private Secretary, his personal aide in the Commons.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Streeting, who has previously declared his full support for trans activism, has helped pave the way for individuals like Dalton to gain political influence. <b>Proverbs 29:12 warns: \u00a0If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants are wicked.<\/b><br \/>\nBy enabling such extremism, Streeting is actively undermining the credibility of health policy in the UK.<\/p>\n<p><a style=\"font-size: 18px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: #ffff00; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 5px; background-color: #1f7f4c; border-top: 9px solid #1F7F4C; border-bottom: 9px solid #1F7F4C; border-right: 18px solid #1F7F4C; border-left: 18px solid #1F7F4C; display: inline-block;\" title=\"Opens in a new tab\" href=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/index.php\/arrange-a-meeting-at-your-church\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ask us to come and speak at your church \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>The attack on single-sex spaces<\/h2>\n<p>The new Health Secretary\u2019s radical views extend beyond gender identity and into policy changes that threaten women\u2019s safety. She has openly advocated for the complete abolition of single-sex bathrooms and changing rooms, arguing that self-identification should override all considerations of privacy and security.<\/p>\n<p>This mirrors the ideological push that has led to male offenders being housed in women\u2019s prisons\u2014a policy endorsed by Labour figures such as Lisa Nandy. Such reckless policies contradict God\u2019s clear design for biological distinction, as outlined in <b>Genesis 1:27: So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.<\/b><br \/>\nLabour&#8217;s agenda seeks to erase this distinction, with dangerous consequences for women\u2019s rights and public safety.<\/p>\n<h2>The dangers of denying reality<\/h2>\n<p>This government\u2019s flirtation with trans extremism is not merely an abstract debate; it has real-world implications. When a government official rejects biological facts, they risk shaping policies that are detached from reality, ultimately harming the very people they claim to support.<\/p>\n<p>The idea that someone can change their species is a stark reminder of where unchecked ideological pandering can lead.<\/p>\n<p><b>2 Timothy 4:3 warns of a time when people &#8220;will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears.&#8221;<b><\/b><\/b><\/p>\n<p>This government has surrounded itself with individuals who refuse to acknowledge basic truths, ensuring that their policies will be driven not by facts, but by ideological fanaticism.<\/p>\n<h2>A party that cannot be trusted<\/h2>\n<p>All Labour\u2019s attempts to present itself as a moderate party on the \u201ctrans\u201d debate, Dalton\u2019s appointment reveals the opposite. This is the same party whose leader, Keir Starmer, once speculated that one in 1,000 women <a title=\"Opens in a new tab or window\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gbnews.com\/politics\/keir-starmer-labour-trans-gender-policy-latest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>might have a penis.<\/b><\/a> It is the same party that stood by Dawn Butler when she declared that children are born without a sex.<\/p>\n<p><b>The Bible speaks against leaders who mislead their people in Isaiah 3:12: As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they which lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths.<\/b><br \/>\nThis government\u2019s leadership is actively leading the country down a path of confusion and instability.<\/p>\n<h2>The need for truth and accountability<\/h2>\n<p>As Ms. Dalton takes up her role in the Department of Health, the public must demand accountability. The UK cannot afford health policies dictated by individuals who reject biological reality. Instead, we need leaders grounded in truth, who prioritise evidence-based policies over ideological delusions.<\/p>\n<p><b>John 8:32 says; And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.<\/b><br \/>\nThe first step toward restoring sanity in public policy is to challenge and reject the radical extremism that has taken hold of the country.<br \/>\nThe British public must not remain silent while their government abandons reality for the sake of ideological conformity.<\/p>\n<h2>Related Stories<\/h2>\n<p><a style=\"font-size: 18px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 9px; background-color: #ffff00; border-top: 9px solid #FFFF00; border-bottom: 9px solid #FFFF00; border-right: 18px solid #FFFF00; border-left: 18px solid #FFFF00; display: inline-block;\" title=\"Opens in a new tab\" href=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/index.php\/sir-keir-starmer-taking-control-of-peoples-lives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sir Keir Starmer taking control of people\u2019s lives\u2019? \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a style=\"font-size: 18px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 9px; background-color: #ffff00; border-top: 9px solid #FFFF00; border-bottom: 9px solid #FFFF00; border-right: 18px solid #FFFF00; border-left: 18px solid #FFFF00; display: inline-block;\" title=\"Opens in a new tab\" href=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/index.php\/labours-donorgate-a-leadership-divorced-from-the-people\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Labour\u2019s DonorGate: A leadership divorced from the people \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a style=\"font-size: 18px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 9px; background-color: #ffff00; border-top: 9px solid #FFFF00; border-bottom: 9px solid #FFFF00; border-right: 18px solid #FFFF00; border-left: 18px solid #FFFF00; display: inline-block;\" title=\"Opens in a new tab\" href=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/index.php\/loophole-in-labours-new-puberty-blockers-ban\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Loophole in labour\u2019s new puberty blockers ban \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a style=\"font-size: 18px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 9px; background-color: #ffff00; border-top: 9px solid #FFFF00; border-bottom: 9px solid #FFFF00; border-right: 18px solid #FFFF00; border-left: 18px solid #FFFF00; display: inline-block;\" title=\"Opens in a new tab\" href=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/index.php\/nhs-asks-patients-are-you-a-demiboy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NHS asks patients \u2018are you a Demiboy\u2019 \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Pray<\/h2>\n<p><b>PRAY<\/b>: for the UK. 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