Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch has hit out at Labour leader Keir Starmer for "ignoring constituents" after his party's MPs allegedly prevented a bill to stop children accessing puberty blockers.

The bill - proposed by former Prime Minister Liz Truss - didn't make it into the Commons, and Badenoch took to social media to voice her frustration.

She said: "Just now Labour MPs prevented debate on a new law to protect children and single sex spaces. Instead they used parliamentary time to discuss ferret name choices.

"Keir Starmer is terrified of debate on safeguarding & his MPs actively work to ignore the concerns of constituents."

Kemi Badenoch said Keir Starmer was "terrified of debate" on safeguarding children

The Business Secretary's comments echo those of Truss, who said she was "furious" that Labour MPs "filibustered in Parliament today to prevent debate of [her] Private Member’s Bill."

The cut-off point for consideration of Private Members’ Bills was 2.30pm today, but Truss's Bill was not debated after legislation tabled earlier in the morning ran over.

Conservative MP Sally-Ann Hart also joined in with criticism, saying Labour was delaying the second reading of the ex-PM’s Bill because the party had “no interest in safeguarding children against extreme trans ideology”.

GB News has contacted Labour for comment.