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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Libby Brooks Scotland correspondent

What is at stake in the battle over the Scottish gender recognition bill?

A transgender rights and gender recognition demonstration in Glasgow after the UK government blocked the Scottish bill.
A transgender rights and gender recognition demonstration in Glasgow after the UK government blocked the Scottish bill. Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The Guardian

The UK government acted lawfully when it used its previously untested power of veto over the Scottish government’s gender recognition reform bill, a judge at Scotland’s highest court has ruled, in a major legal battle over the twin flashpoints of constitutional powers and gender recognition.

Why were the Scottish and UK governments in court?

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