Scottish ministers to take legal action against UK government for blocking controversial gender reforms
The Scottish government is to launch a legal challenge to Westminster's block on its controversial gender reforms.
His predecessor, Nicola Sturgeon, had described the block as a "democratic outrage" and that legal action was "inevitable".Shirley-Anne Somerville, Scotland's social justice secretary, said the Gender Recognition Reform Bill had been passed by an "overwhelming majority of the Scottish Parliament, with support from members of all parties".
She is expected to make a statement to the Scottish Parliament after the Easter break setting out details of her plans for a court challenge. And he said it was difficult to see how a court would not agree that Scottish Secretary Alister Jack had "acted reasonably" in blocking the reforms through the use of a Section 35 order, which prevents the legislation receiving royal assent.
He's barely got his feet under the table at Bute House, but Humza Yousaf has already been pitched into a constitutional showdown with the UK government.
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