Scottish Greens: gender reforms legal challenge was potential deal-breaker

Scottish Greens’ Maggie Chapman said she was very pleased Humza Yousaf had decided to challenge the UK governments veto on proposed changes to gender recognition laws in Scotland. Photograph: Jane Barlow/PA

The Scottish Greens have indicated they would have walked away from their governing partnership with the SNP if the first minister, Humza Yousaf, had not challenged the UK government’s veto on Holyrood’s plan to change gender recognition laws in Scotland.

However, the Scottish Conservatives have accused the new SNP leader of “making the same mistakes as Nicola Sturgeon”.