Full exchange: SNP leader confronts Rishi Sunak over gender reform bill pushback

The SNP Stephen Flynn has addressed head on the pushback of the gender reform bill, calling it a “dangerous moment for devolution.”

Holyrood passed the bill to change the process of self-identifying gender, but the UK government is now blocking it from becoming law.

Speaking during Prime Minister’s Questions, Stephen Flynn said Tory MPs were going “against the wishes of Scotland” in a “slippery slope” to “imposing direct rule.”

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[marthaanderson]

With the current crisis in the NHS, Doctor ‘s skills and time need to be spent on common sense issues and not allowing 16 years olds to undergo mutilation !

[thelewischessman]

Lost my vote, disgusting from the snp. Made the tories look sensible ffs

[VAMR-vcxg]

About time too. No way was this bill ever going to pass.

[chrisweir]

'Against the express wishes of the Scottish Govt', but not the people of UK, England and Wales. As a Scot living in Edinburgh, I despise the SNP and everything they stand for. An absolute dictatorship. I hope this ludicrous legislation rips their party apart.

[djtomoy]

Listen Scotland, it all fun and games in you play school parliament but you must yield to the serious level headed politicians that represent all of the United Kingdom, these wise leaders had the foresight to ring fence your democracy for your own good

[charlottebowes]

Why is parliament discussing peoples happiness and future when they know damn well they won’t outlive me and half of these kids…
Redundant.

[clivepowell]

If I remember correctly did not Scotland voted to stay in the EU.

If the government overrides this law Scotland has every right to rejoin the EU without a vote.