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Gender recognition bill: Why and how has the UK Government blocked it?

Scottish MPs passed the bill in December to allow people to obtain a gender recognition certificate without a medical diagnosis

Evening Standard

Sunak blocks Scotland’s gender bill, angering nationalists

U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak blocked transgender rights legislation passed by the Scottish Parliament, setting up a major constitutional row and fanning nationalist sentiment in Scotland.

Tribune News Service

UK Government uses ‘nuclear option’ in Gender Bill block – Stonewall

Scottish Secretary Alister Jack said he will make an order under Section 35 of the Scotland Act 1998 to block the Bill.

The Independent UK

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UK Government will block Scottish gender recognition reforms

Nicola Sturgeon said the move was a ‘full-frontal’ attack

Evening Standard

Jack confirms UK Government to block Scottish gender recognition reforms

Nicola Sturgeon said the move was a ‘full-frontal’ attack.

The Independent UK

Nicola Sturgeon accuses Westminster of launching 'full frontal attack' on Scottish Parliament

The Scottish and UK Governments are set to clash in court over the controversial gender recognition reforms backed by MSPs.

Daily Record

Rishi Sunak blocks Scotland’s gender recognition legislation

UK ministers to use provisions in Scotland Act to block legislation making it easier for transgender people to self-identify

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British government to block Scottish gender reform law

The British government will block a bill passed by the Scottish parliament that makes it easier for people to change their legal gender, its Scottish Secretary Alister Jack said on Monday, the first time it has invoked the power to veto a Scottish law.

Reuters

UK Government blocks Holyrood gender reform law sparking major political row

Alister Jack has confirmed that Westminster has intervened to strike down legislation passed by the Scottish Parliament for the first time since 1999.

Daily Record

Head of Alister Jack-linked firm responds to questions over Covid loan

THE head of a company linked with senior Tory minister Alister Jack has said they have never met or spoken after it was revealed the company…

The National (Scotland)

Sturgeon: Blocking gender law would be using trans people as ‘political weapon’

The UK Government has until Wednesday to challenge the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill.

The Independent UK

Alister Jack benefitted from £2m Covid loan from UK Government

ALISTER Jack benefitted from a £2 million Covid loan backed by the UK Government during the pandemic.

The National (Scotland)

Scottish Secretary Alister Jack given £2million Covid loan from UK Government

Opposition politicians react with fury following revelations about a company owned by the Secretary of State for Scotland Alister Jack.

Daily Record

Alister Jack's claim of 'no desire' for EU membership disputed by fact checkers

Calls for Alister Jack to correct the record in the House of Commons are growing following his claims over 'desire' for EU membership in Scotland

The National (Scotland)

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Tory think tank backs UK blocking Scotland's gender reforms - but will they do it?

Will the UK Government really challenge Scotland's gender reform bill? Our political reporter looks at the viability of a Section 35 order

The National (Scotland)

Union flags and misinformation: What happened outside the Scottish Parliament today

HUNDREDS of anti-gender reform protesters gathered outside the Scottish Parliament today to call on the UK Government to step in and stop the Gender…

Insider UK

Jack insists Scotland is seeing ‘many benefits’ of Brexit

The Scotland Secretary was questioned by several SNP MPs in the Commons

The National (Scotland)

POLL: Do Scots want to rejoin the European Union?

SCOTLAND Secretary Alister Jack has claimed that there is "no desire in Scotland to have membership of the EU."

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'No desire' in Scotland to rejoin the EU, Scottish Secretary claims

THERE is “no desire in Scotland to have membership of the EU”, Scotland Secretary Alister Jack has claimed despite significant evidence to…

Insider UK

Scotland Office spent nearly £1.5 million on spin doctor fees since 2021

SNP MP argues that the office does 'precisely nothing' for Scotland

The National (Scotland)

Who is donating to Scottish Tory MPs and how much are they getting?

Who is funding Scottish Tory MPs and how much have they been given? A new interactive tool has given further insight

The National (Scotland)

LGBT charity slams UK attempt to 'spitefully' block Scotland's gender reform

Reports have suggested Rishi Sunak and the Tories are poised to intervene and attempt to block Scotland's gender reforms from being given Royal…

The Independent UK

Blocking Scotland’s gender reforms would be ‘disastrous’, campaigners claim

The UK Government is considering if it should seek a Section 35 order to prevent the Gender Recognition Reform Bill gaining royal assent.

The National (Scotland)

Expert brands UK threat to block gender reform ‘more about culture wars' than law

THE UK Government’s threat to take an unprecedented step to block gender reform legislation in Scotland is more to do with culture wars than legal…

The Independent UK

Scotland Office spends nearly £1.5m on spin doctor fees since 2021

Expenditure on spin doctors was £944,645 in 2021/22 and £612,028 in April and October 2022.

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