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Gender reform row may have increased SNP support, suggests Yousaf

SNP leadership hopeful Humza Yousaf has talked down suggestions that the party’s stance on gender recognition reforms could have cost it members – suggesting instead it may have gathered “a lot of support” as a result. The would-be first minister ...

22 Mar 2023 at 10:17

Scottish Government set to pay UK’s costs in gender case legal challenge

The Scottish Government looks set to pay the legal costs incurred by UK ministers in the gender reform court battle after it declined to oppose a motion at the Court of Session. In January of last year, Scottish Secretary Alister Jack blocked ...

22 Jan 2024 at 17:32

Sarwar: Scottish Government wrong to reject gender Bill amendments

The Scottish Government was wrong to reject amendments to controversial gender reforms, but Labour was right to back the Bill, Anas Sarwar has said. The Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill was passed by MSPs in December before being ...

18 Feb 2023 at 19:13

‘Business-like’ talks between Scottish and UK ministers amid gender reform row

Senior figures in the Scottish and UK governments had “business-like” talks over gender recognition reforms as the row over Westminster’s decision to block legislation raged on. Scottish Secretary Alister Jack discussed the matter with ...

24 Jan 2023 at 19:02

SNP hits out at ‘gutless’ UK Government after Jack refuses Holyrood committee

The SNP has hit out at UK Government “no-shows” at Holyrood meetings aimed at probing Westminster’s blocking of reforms to the gender recognition process in Scotland. MSP Alasdair Allan hit out at the “gutless UK Government”, accusing ...

24 Jan 2023 at 17:13

Sturgeon: Gender reforms do not impact UK-wide legislation

Claims that controversial changes to the gender recognition process in Scotland impact on UK-wide equalities legislation are wrong, Nicola Sturgeon has said. The Scottish First Minister was speaking amid ongoing controversy over the ...

22 Jan 2023 at 15:19

Jack urged to revoke Section 35 order and ‘improve lives of trans people’

The UK Government is being challenged to revoke the order it has made that will prevent controversial reforms of the gender recognition process in Scotland from becoming law. Scottish Social Justice Secretary Shona Robison argued ...

19 Jan 2023 at 16:08

This is democracy, says Jack as he refuses to revoke Section 35 order

Scottish Secretary Alister Jack has said “this is democracy”, in response to calls for him to revoke an order blocking gender reforms in Scotland. Mr Jack announced this week he was issuing a Section 35 order under the Scotland ...

19 Jan 2023 at 17:04

Gender Bill legal challenge will be ‘very difficult’, Scottish ministers told

The Scottish Government’s legal challenge against the blocking of controversial gender recognition reforms will be “very difficult”, a former Supreme Court justice has said. First Minister Humza Yousaf confirmed on Wednesday ...

13 Apr 2023 at 10:26

Labour cannot rule out blocking Scottish legislation using Section 35 – Murray

A Labour government cannot “categorically” rule out blocking Scottish legislation but would seek to repair relations with Holyrood, Ian Murray has said. The shadow Scottish secretary said his party’s triumph against the SNP ...

09 Oct 2023 at 09:43

Yousaf: Gender Bill legal challenge costs will be revealed after case concludes

The cost of the Scottish Government’s legal challenge against the blocking of gender recognition reforms will not be revealed until after the case has concluded, the First Minister has said. Humza Yousaf said he has ...

13 Apr 2023 at 15:53

It is important to determine legal limits of Section 35 – Yousaf

Humza Yousaf has said it is important to determine the legal limits of Section 35, after it was used to block Holyrood’s gender recognition legislation. The First Minister also said he would “explore all options” ...

15 Oct 2023 at 00:01

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