A former SNP Cabinet Secretary has warned Humza Yousaf he does not “have a cat in hell’s chance of winning at the British Supreme Court” over the UK Government’s block on gender recognition reforms.
Former SNP MSP Alex Neil, who served in both Alex Salmond’s and Nicola Sturgeon’s governments, said Yousaf should reintroduce the legislation and deal with its “deficiencies” instead of mounting a legal challenge.
It comes as the deadline approaches for Yousaf to confirm whether or not the Scottish Government will take legal action over the block. The UK Government used Section 35 powers under the Scotland Act to prevent the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill from gaining royal assent.
