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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Aine Fox

Gender reforms not ‘final straw’ for Sturgeon to quit but loomed large

PA Media

The gender identification reform controversy may not have been “the final straw” in Nicola Sturgeon’s decision to quit as First Minister, but the row has loomed large over her leadership in recent months.

Outside Bute House in Edinburgh, where she announced her plan to step down on Wednesday, some opponents of the reforms gathered and shouted slogans.

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