Scottish Secretary Alister Jack has said the UK Government "will robustly defend" its decision to block Holyrood's gender reform bill after the SNP-led Government launched a legal challenge to the veto.
Tory MP Jack said the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill was blocked because it "would have an adverse effect on reserved matters" including the UK-wide Equalities Act.
He said the use of the Section 35 order "is entirely within the devolution settlement as set out from its inception, with cross party support.”
