Scottish gender recognition bill: Cries of shame heard in parliament as Government blocks bill

Rishi Sunak has blocked Nicola Sturgeon’s controversial gender reforms after concluding that they would have “chilling effects” on the safety of women-only spaces across the UK.

In an unprecedented decision, approved by the Prime Minister, Alister Jack, the Scottish Secretary, announced that he would veto the Gender Recognition Reform Bill. He said he had concluded that the Bill would damage the operation of Britain-wide equalities legislation after receiving detailed legal advice on its impact.

In a letter to Ms Sturgeon, he said an order preventing the legislation would set out “in full the adverse effects”, including the impacts on “the operation of single-sex clubs, associations and schools, protections such as equal pay and chilling effects on single-sex spaces”.

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