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UK Blocks Scottish Gender Recognition Bill

UK Blocks Scottish Gender Recognition Bill

On Monday, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's government blocked the Gender Recognition Reform Bill passed by the Scottish parliament last month — the first time the UK has invoked the power to veto a Scottish law.
ITN Jan 17, 2023
Scotland Expected to Reform Gender Recognition Bill

Scotland Expected to Reform Gender Recognition Bill

Members of Scottish Parliament (MSPs) began voting on Tuesday on over 150 proposed amendments to the Gender Recognition Act, though voting paused at around midnight after the Holyrood chamber's lights — which are on a timer — went out.
ITN Dec 21, 2022
UK Court Denies Scotland's Independence Referendum

UK Court Denies Scotland's Independence Referendum

On Wednesday, the UK Supreme Court unanimously ruled that Scotland cannot hold a second independence referendum next year, known as Indyref2, without the UK government's consent.
ITN Nov 23, 2022
Sturgeon 'Confident' of Scotland's Independence Vote

Sturgeon 'Confident' of Scotland's Independence Vote

Scotland's first minister Nicola Sturgeon has stated that plans are "ready to go" to legislate for a second Scottish referendum vote in October 2023, following the 2014 referendum where Scots rejected independence by 55% to 45%.
ITN Oct 9, 2022

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