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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Adam Forrest

16-year-olds old enough to decide on gender ID change, education secretary suggests

BBC

Education secretary Gillian Keegan has suggested that she believes 16-year-olds are old enough to decide to change their gender identity – as a political row deepened about Westminster’s plans to block reforms passed in Scotland.

Rishi Sunak’s government said it would block a gender self-identification law passed in Scotland, a move branded by Nicola Sturgeon as a “full-frontal attack” on the Scottish parliament.

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