Rachel McKinnon, a transgender world cycling champion, refused to debate Nicola Williams from Fair Play For Women, a group that trans activists say is transphobic

The BBC has been accused of allowing transgender activists to “no platform” opponents after a feminist campaigner said that her invitation to appear on Radio 5 Live had been withdrawn.

Nicola Williams, from Fair Play For Women, was booked to appear on Stephen Nolan’s show to discuss comments by Martina Navratilova about transgender women in sport.

Writing in The Sunday Times, Navratilova, who won Wimbledon nine times, said that it was “insane” and “cheating” to allowing transgender athletes who were born male to compete against biological women.

Dr Williams agreed to take part in a discussion on Sunday night but says that she was subsequently contacted by a producer to say that the invitation to appear in that specific segment had been withdrawn.

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