The Scottish Parliament has been forced to apologise after a woman was asked to leave a Holyrood committee for wearing a suffragette-style scarf.
Presiding Officer (PO) Alison Johnstone said sorry after a Holyrood committee was suspended when three members of the public were ordered by officials to remove their purple, green and white items of clothing.
Two women removed their scarves, but a third refused and was asked to leave the meeting which was discussing the Gender Recognition Reform Bill.
