Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon on Monday warned London against any bid to block a controversial Scottish gender recognition law, adding her devolved government is prepared to “rigorously” defend its powers all the way to the UK’s top court.
The looming standoff over the law to make it easier for people to change gender ratchets up London’s tense relations with Scotland’s regional government.
Sturgeon told a press conference in Edinburgh that her government is prepared to “rigorously” defend the gender legislation all the way to the UK’s top court if Prime Minister Rishi Sunak steps in to block it.
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