expressing her concerns and asking for a meeting, and took place, and her concerns for a meeting, and took place, and her concerns were expressed. regarding the hrc, they are willing to support and work with the scottish to support and work with the scottish government if they can. however. scottish government if they can. however, they make it clear their ongoing however, they make it clear their ongoing concerns are still on the record. ongoing concerns are still on the record. and ongoing concerns are still on the record, and that s where that rests. that addresses all the points he raised that addresses all the points he raised. but if any are not addressed, i am sure there is a chamber addressed, i am sure there is a chamber will ask those questions. douglas ross. he outlined how the uk government has douglas ross. he outlined how the uk government has sought douglas ross. he outlined how the uk government has sought to government has sought to constr
scottish democracy. the electric car battery maker britishvolt has gone into administration, leaving hundreds of staff redundant. more rail strikes train drivers will walk out on the 1st and 3rd of february, after union bosses rejected a pay offerfrom rail companies. a double decker bus overturns in icy conditions in somerset. 56 people are injured. and after 31 years presenting his weekday mid morning show, broadcaster ken bruce announces he is leaving bbc radio 2. hello, good afternoon. for the first time, the uk government has announced it is blocking a law passed by the scottish parliament. the scotland secretary alisterjack told the commons he was blocking introducing reforms that would have made it easier for people to legally change gender. he said transgender people deserved respect and understanding, but he believed the bill would interfere with uk equalities law. the first minister, nicola sturgeon, says her government will take legal action against the decision,
role, isn t it? here is an enormous constitutional role. isn t it? role, isn t it? yes, this is where the political role, isn t it? yes, this is where the political rao role, isn t it? yes, this is where the political rao has role, isn t it? yes, this is where the political rao has been - role, isn t it? yes, this is where the political rao has been for i role, isn t it? yes, this is where the political rao has been for a | role, isn t it? yes, this is where i the political rao has been for a lot of this afternoon. it is in effect a power clash between the uk government and the scottish government. so on the one hand, you ve got the scottish government saying, look, this is a bill which has passed a democratically elected parliament, it was scrutinised, it was heavily debated and, in the end, it passed, and therefore should go into law. 0n the other hand, you ve got the uk government saying, look, this is a legal point, that yes, it is within the scope of the scottish government
amendments, including the suggestion that alisterjack made that the age barrier, instead of moving from 18 to 16 like the scottish bill said, says staying at 18. had they been raised earlier, had they been raised vigorously, i believe there might have been some begin and take, there might have been some discussion, but now that has moved on to this new battleground, and it is a constitutional battleground, a battleground over the very nature of devolution and devolved powers, now that that has happened, i think it is very difficult indeed to see nicola sturgeon giving ground very easily. nicola sturgeon giving ground very easil . . , nicola sturgeon giving ground very easil . ., , , ., easily. and ultimately feeds into the whole debate easily. and ultimately feeds into the whole debate about - easily. and ultimately feeds into - the whole debate about independence potentially, as well. ian the whole debate about independence potentially, as well. potentially, as well. ian blackf
scotland s first minister, nicola sturgeon, says the scottish government will take legal action against the uk government after the latter used what s called a section 35 order, for the first time, to block a bill passed in scotland. the scottish legislation aimed to make it quicker and easierfor trans people to legally change gender. but uk ministers say that would have a significant impact on uk wide equality laws and are now preventing the bill from being sent for royal approval. at westminster, the scotland secretary alisterjack told mps that holyrood s gender bill would have adverse effects . i have not taken this decision lightly. the government has looked closely at the impact of the bill and i have considered all implications, together with the minister