but another senior tory mp accused some colleagues of using the issue as a battering ram. my committee has taken private evidence from individuals, from trans people, and listening to their struggles, listening to the discrimination and abuse they have faced, i absolutely believe we have to make the process simpler and kinder, but i really fear the use of this as some sort of woke culture war to sow division. the leader of the snp, stephen flynn. - the snp s westminster leader has warned westminster leader not to block the gender recognition reform bill. what we have is a right wing uk conservative government which is seeking to hold back on the democratic powers of the scottish parliament. that s an outrage, the people who should be most outraged about that are the likes of the conservative and labour politicians who voted in favour of the grr, who must realise the fact that this is a uk parliament overstepping massively.
what we have is a right wing uk conservative government which is seeking to roll back on the democratic powers of the scottish parliament. that s an outrage, and the people that should be most outraged about that are the likes of the conservative and labour politicians who voted in favour of the grr, who must recognise the fact that this is the uk parliament overstepping massively. the scottish gender legislation had plenty of opponents on its parliamentary journey. the uk government blocking the bill would be a watershed moment in devolution s history. they have to make a decision by the middle of this week. david wallace lockhart, bbc news. the uk transport secretary mark harper says he hopes a deal can be reached soon between rail companies and unions to avoid further strike action. the uk has recently been rocked by industrial action causing mass disruption across the country. the minister added that there was still detail in negotiations that needed hammering out. here he was spea
my committee has taken private evidence from individuals, from trans people, and listening to their struggles, listening to the discrimination and the abuse that they have faced, i absolutely believe we have to make the process simpler and kinder, but i really fear the use of this as some sort of woke culture war to sow division. the leader of the snp, stephen flynn. - the snp s westminster leader has warned uk ministers not to block scotland s gender recognition reform bill. what we have is a right wing uk conservative government which is seeking to roll back on the democratic powers of the scottish parliament. that s an outrage, and the people that should be most outraged about that are the likes of the conservative and labour politicians who voted in favour of the grr, who must recognise the fact that this is the uk parliament overstepping massively. the scottish gender legislation had plenty of opponents on its parliamentary journey. the uk government blocking the bill
scotland s gender recognition reform bill. what we have is a right wing uk conservative government which is seeking to roll back on the democratic powers of the scottish parliament. that s an outrage, and the people that should be most outraged about that are the likes of the conservative and labour politicians who voted in favour of the grr, who must recognise the fact that this is the uk parliament overstepping massively. the scottish gender legislation had plenty of opponents on its parliamentary journey. the uk government blocking the bill would be a watershed moment in devolution s history. they have to make a decision by the middle of this week. david wallace lockhart, bbc news. a major disaster has been declared in california, where a series of severe storms has prompted president biden to send aid from the federal government. at least 19 people have died in the storms. 0ur correspondent sophie long reports from the hills above santa barbara. frantic efforts to protect homes fro
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