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Alister Jack claims it's 'obvious' Scotland can have independence referendum

ALISTER Jack has claimed it is “obvious” that the people of Scotland can have their say on independence in a referendum – and laid out what…

The National (Scotland)

SNP minister: No trans prisoners in female jails convicted of violence against women

NO trans women in Scottish female prisons have been convicted of violence against women the Justice Secretary has said.

The National (Scotland)

Gender reform critics using debate to 'cloak' transphobia and misogyny, says FM

NICOLA Sturgeon has accused critics of Holyrood’s gender reforms of using the debates to “cloak” their transphobia, misogyny and racism.

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Call for Section 35 U-turn wins international backing at Council of Europe

Hannah Bardell MP has taken the issue to the Council of Europe (CoE), the continent’s leading human rights organisation, with a written declaration

The National (Scotland)

Here's what MSPs would have asked Alister Jack if he hadn't snubbed two committees

Alister Jack has refused to attend two separate Holyrood committees to explain his use of a Section 35 order - so MSPs wrote him a letter instead

The National (Scotland)

Why the deck is always stacked in Westminster’s favour

In her Record column, Alison Thewliss blasts the Tory Government over their anti-strikes legislation and the GRR row.

Daily Record

SNP MP urged Tory Government to find 'resolution' to gender reform bill fears

EXCLUSIVE: Dr Lisa Cameron said she hoped a resolution could address her "constituents’ concerns" while not "undermining the devolution settlement".

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Independence activists set out Brexit's failures outside UK Government hub

ACTIVISTS in Edinburgh have kicked off the third anniversary Brexit events with action outside the UK Government Hub.

The National (Scotland)

Former Labour minister backs UK Government use of Section 35 order over gender reform

David Blunkett, who served as Home Secretary under Tony Blair, has waded into the gender reform row and backed the UK Government

The National (Scotland)

SNP bid to overturn Section 35 order at Westminster and allow gender reforms to become law

Stephen Flynn, the party's Westminster leader, has submitted a motion to overturn the UK Government's Section 35 order which blocked the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill.

Daily Record

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

Scottish Secretary Alister Jack held talks with the Scottish Government’s Social Justice Secretary Shona Robison.

The Independent UK

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

Scottish Secretary Alister Jack said he ‘did not believe it would be appropriate’ for him to give evidence to Holyrood’s Constitution Committee.

The Independent UK

Petition to reverse block on Scotland's gender reforms smashes first milestone

It comes after Tory minister Kemi Badenoch declined an invitation to give evidence at a Holyrood committee on the decision to use a Section 35 order.

The National (Scotland)

Labour calls on SNP and Tory Governments to publish trans law legal advice

Pam Duncan-Glancy told the Record the Tories were not "good faith actors" when it came to equalities and human rights.

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Nicola Sturgeon condemns ‘decapitate TERFS' placard spotted at trans rights rally in Glasgow

The First Minister said she had attended demos in the past where placards were displayed that did not align with her views.

The Independent UK

Sturgeon: Testing limits of Section 35 veto in court is in the public interest

The First Minister said the Scottish Government was ‘looking at all options’ to challenge the legal veto.

The National (Scotland)

Alister Jack should have 'the guts' to defend Section 35 order in Holyrood, says FM

Jack said that Kemi Badenoch, the women's and equalities minister, should attend in his place, but on Monday it emerged that she too had declined an…

The National (Scotland)

Uncertainty on whether 'trigger' was met for Tories to use Section 35 over trans law

A PROFESSOR of law has said it’s “debatable” whether the indirect effects of the Scottish Government’s Gender Recognition Reform (GRR) Bill…

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The Guardian - UK

Stoking a culture war? No, Nicola Sturgeon, this is about balancing conflicting rights

Scottish gender reform plans jeopardise legal protections for women

Daily Mirror

Trans rights activists protest over gender reform bill being blocked in Scotland

Swarms of transgender rights campaigners gathered in Glasgow today to protest the blocking of Scotland's Gender Recognition Reform Bill by the UK government earlier this week

Daily Record

Majority of Scots 'now favour independence' after Section 35 devolution row

Daily Record

Scotland Secretary Alister Jack encourages councils to have another go at levelling up bids for Kilmarnock and Ayr

The Secretary of State for Scotland lauded East Ayrshire's successful bid for the Kilmarnock Cultural Quarter project, and said unsuccessful bids for the Bellfield Interchange and Ayr leisure centre should be revisited.

The National (Scotland)

Kemi Badenoch ducks deadline for appearance at Holyrood committee over gender reforms

Kemi Badenoch did not respond to the deadline given by Holyrood committee demanding 'further clarity' on the decision to block Scotland's gender…

The Guardian - UK

Nicola Sturgeon says Scotland secretary is acting like a governor general

First minister says Alister Jack’s block on gender law marks ‘new and more dangerous phase for devolution’

The National (Scotland)

Nicola Sturgeon slams Alister Jack for acting like a 'governor-general'

NICOLA Sturgeon has accused Alister Jack of acting like a “governor-general” after he blocked Scotland’s Gender Recognition Reform Bill.

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