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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Katrine Bussey

Gender reform row may have increased SNP support, suggests Yousaf

PA Wire

SNP leadership hopeful Humza Yousaf has talked down suggestions that the party’s stance on gender recognition reforms could have cost it members – suggesting instead it may have gathered “a lot of support” as a result.

The would-be first minister commented amid claims the SNP’s backing for the controversial Gender Recognition Reform (GRR) Bill lost it support, particularly from women’s rights campaigners who fear the impact the changes could have on single-sex spaces.

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