Yes, that's my point. And there are many Labor MPs that are to the right of Starmer on this issue. The party that's closest to the Democrats (and arguably slightly more left on the issue though not by much) are the Lib Dems, and they got, what, 12% of the vote?

Also, do you not think American right wing media is not capable of whipping up panics? This feels like special pleading.

Outside of trans rights though, it’s hard to see what issues the us left is to the left of Europe on. What’s more, we actually have left wing parties in power and using govt machinery to advance what would now be called ‘woke’ in the us.