worked out in a consensual manner. so we ll hear later on today the full reasoning behind their decision, westminster s decision, to trigger a section 35, but nicola sturgeon, scotland s first minister, has said that this is a full frontal attack on the scottish parliament and its ability to make its own decisions on devolved matters. her socialjustice secretary, shona robison, has been speaking this morning. she said on bbc radio scotland that this would simplify the process for obtaining a gender recognition certificate. it wouldn t affect the purpose or use of such a certificate and, indeed, she pointed out that there was an amendment put into the bill, but she said put beyond doubt its impact on the equality act 2010, but, of course, as is clear, alisterjack and the westminster government
they are saying, no, we are going to stop this becoming low because we are worried about the impact it is going to have. the message we are getting from uk ministers, certainly once i have been chatting to, is that they are open to the scottish parliament looking at this legislation again and saying, can we make some changes? that way, it can become a low. that may not be easy. there is some concern about whether that would effectively make the bill pointless. but i also get the impression chatting to people close to nicola sturgeon that they are absolutely furious about this. they are not convinced this is just a legal thing. they think it is a political thing as well. one senior person said to me last night they think this is basically the culture wars playing out in constitutional politics. it is a big deal, it is a big row. ithink politics. it is a big deal, it is a big row. i think we will hear more about it today in parliament. the parliament in westminster and the parliament in
scotland s gender recognition reform bill, to simplify the process for people to change their legal sex, was voted through just before christmas, but not without controversy. thank you. the next. shame on you! and now the uk government has put the brakes on and the bill s come to a screeching halt. it s the first time westminster has ever used a section 35 order, effectively blocking the legislation from becoming law. some lgbt campaigners have described it as an attack on transgender people and scottish democracy. i ve been on the waiting list for the gender identity clinic forfour and a half, nearly five years now, with no sight of when i m going to have my initial appointment. and the current process requires me to get a psychiatric diagnosis in order to obtain that certificate, to make that small change to my birth certificate. so, this bill changes the process and makes it easierfor people
with a large number of passengers overturned in somerset in the uk amid warnings of icy road conditions. a new documentary on tensions between indian prime minister narendra modi and india s muslim minority investigates claims about his role in the 2002 gujarat riots that left over 1,000 dead. a constitutional row develops between the uk and scottish governments after westminster announces plans to block a scottish bill designed to make it easierfor people to change their legal gender. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. we start here in the uk where, under new changes to the 0nline safety bill, social media bosses could face jail
a widespread hard frost tomorrow morning. the reason little stronger tomorrow but it is going to stay very cold. daytime temperatures single figures through the week, and night time temperatures sub zero. i m back in half an hour. bye for now. good morning, welcome to breakfast with sally nugent and jon kay. our headlines today. the metropolitan police is investigating 800 of its own officers over sexual and domestic abuse claims, after a serving constable admitted 49 offences, including dozens of rapes. teachers in england and wales are set to strike over seven days in february and march, in a dispute over pay. a row erupts between the uk and scottish governments after westminster announced plans to block the gender recognition reform bill