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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor

Sturgeon accuses UK ministers of using trans people as ‘political weapon’

Nicola Sturgeon has warned the UK government against blocking gender legislation passed by the Scottish parliament, accusing ministers of “using trans people as a political weapon”.

Scotland’s first minister said the move to block the changes would create a “very, very slippery slope indeed” and would embolden the UK government to do the same in other areas.

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