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Laura Webster

YOU WONT BELIEVE: Ash regan releases statement explaining why she quit government over gra bill - What They Never Told You

SNP MSP Ash Regan has released a statement explaining her “difficult” decision to quit as a Scottish Government minister over the GRA Bill.

The Edinburgh Eastern representative suddenly stepped down from her role as community safety minister before MSPs debated the first stage of the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill on Thursday night.

In her resignation letter to the First Minister, she said her “conscience” could not allow her to back the proposed changes.

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