Gender Bill legal challenge will be ‘very difficult’, Scottish ministers told

Gender Bill legal challenge will be ‘very difficult’, Scottish ministers told

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he Scottish Government’s legal challenge against the blocking of controversial gender recognition reforms will be “very difficult”, a former Supreme Court justice has said.

First Minister Humza Yousaf confirmed on Wednesday that a judicial review is to be sought after the UK Government stopped the Bill, and Lord Sumption warned the “Scottish Government’s legal position is arguable, but I think it is weak”.