DIVISIONS in Labour which have been exposed over the UK Government’s blocking of gender reform legislation are reflective of the party’s difficulties in Scotland over the last two decades, an expert has said.
While a majority of Scottish Labour MSPs supported the Bill in Holyrood, UK leader Keir Starmer expressed “concerns” about provisions in the legislation enabling 16-year-olds to legally change their gender.
He also said he would wait to see what action the UK Government would take when asked whether he would block Scotland’s Gender Reform Recognition Bill if he was prime minister, in an interview before the Section 35 order was officially issued.
