12 h. ago Swinney: Scots public bodies 'should wait for guidance' before single sex space change

The First Minister spoke today.

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20 h. ago Equalities watchdog under pressure to scrap new guidance on trans people using single sex spaces

Interim guidance published by the equalities watchdog risks outing trans people and breaching human rights, campaigners warn

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59 h. ago Scottish Government seeks to work with equalities watchdog after gender ruling

The Scottish Government lost a high-profile case at the UK Supreme Court to campaign group For Women Scotland earlier this month.

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4 d. ago Wes Streeting wants 'private spaces for trans people to be cared for in NHS hospitals' after Supreme Court ruling on women caused 'palpable anxiety'

The health secretary said transgender people could be treated in private rooms and admitted wishing he had listened earlier to the debate around single-sex spaces.

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5 d. ago London town halls on edge of bankruptcy after overspending £330m on homelessness services

Boroughs plea for financial lifeline due to ‘growing mismatch’ between temporary accommodation costs and Government funding

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5 d. ago Campaigners win legal fight against Scots council over single

‘We just want all children to be safeguarded,’ parent stresses

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6 d. ago SNP ministers told "stop wasting time" on gender ideology as policies reviewed after court ruling

Social Justice Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville unable to say when fresh guidance on single-sex spaces will be issued

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6 d. ago Badenoch says Labour’s claims to have always defended single

Minister for women and equality makes statement after supreme court ruling on gender recognitionSome MPs and peers are calling for President Trump not to be invited to address parliament when he visits the UK. In 2017, during Trump’s first presidency, the then Speaker, John Bercow, vetoed a proposal for Trump to address parliamentarians in Westminster Hall.In an interview with Times Radio this morning, Stephen Morgan, an education minister, said Trump should be allowed to give a speech in parliament. Asked if Trump should be allowed to address MPs and peers, Morgan said:I look forward to the US president addressing parliament in due course. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Keir Starmer no longer believes trans women are women, says No 10 at briefing – UK politics live

Prime minister’s spokesperson says supreme court has set out the position on women and trans people should be treated ‘with dignity and respect’ Some MPs and peers are calling for President Trump not to be invited to address parliament when he visits the UK. In 2017, during Trump’s first presidency, the then Speaker, John Bercow, vetoed a proposal for Trump to address parliamentarians in Westminster Hall.In an interview with Times Radio this morning, Stephen Morgan, an education minister, said Trump should be allowed to give a speech in parliament. Asked if Trump should be allowed to address MPs and peers, Morgan said:I look forward to the US president addressing parliament in due course. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago For Women Scotland snub key Scottish Parliament committee over Green MSP 'bigotry' comments

There have been several calls for Maggie Chapman MSP to be removed from Holyrood’s equalities, human rights and civil justice committee.

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6 d. ago Starmer says he is ‘really pleased’ supreme court has given ‘much

Prime minister says he thinks court’s decision has given a ‘much clearer position for those drawing up guidance’Keir Starmer has been under pressure for days to comment on the supreme court ruling, particularly from the rightwing papers. Yesterday the Daily Mail even splashed on a story saying he “must break his silence”. His opponents want to embarrass him over the issue because of his past comments supporting more rights for trans people, including one interview when he said it was “not right” to say only women have a cervix.This morning, in interviews during a school visit in Bath, Starmer said he was “really pleased” the supreme court had clarified the law on the definition of a woman. He told the BBC:I welcome the decision of the supreme court, which has given us clarity, much-needed clarity, and I think for those that are now drawing up guidance, it’s a much clearer position.So I’m really pleased that the court has now clarified the position.I think the supreme court has answe...

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7 d. ago Bereaved mum 'defeated' as campaign for baby loss wards in Scotland 'snubbed'

Louise Caldwell has campaigned for all hospitals in Scotland to have a separate ward to allow women to deliver stillborn babies after she lost a baby in 2019.

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7 d. ago Kathryn Bryce admits switching allegiance to England is ‘always an option’

Scotland missed out on a top-two finish in Women’s World Cup qualifying but Bryce was player of the tournament.

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8 d. ago Scots women behind definition of woman challenge flooded with hate mail and threats

Campaign group For Women Scotland has been inundated with death threats and online abuse since the Supreme Court ruling last Wednesday.

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8 d. ago Council 'spending £3,500 a week on accommodation for just one homeless person'

A councillor said it raises 'serious questions about values for money'

Economics

1 week ago Ocado apologises to Mumsnet founder after online shop claimed website spread 'hateful political views' as it stood up for women's rights to single

Ocado has apologised to the founder of Mumsnet after pulling out from a partnership citing the website's 'hateful political views' as it stood up for women's rights to single-sex spaces.

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1 week ago Trans celebrities and activists vow to defy Supreme Court gender ruling and continue to use single sex toilets as they claim to be victims of 'blatant discrimination'

A string of high profile figures from Britain's trans community have used TV interviews and social media posts to brand the judgment 'an attack' and 'blatant discrimination'.

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1 week ago Scottish Prison Service facing calls to 'ensure jails are single sex'

Campaign group Keep Prisons Single Sex said women prisoners "hope and pray that this ruling will prompt SPS to change their policy".

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1 week ago NHS will be pursued if it does not follow new guidance on single

Baroness Falkner said the health service will be receiving guidelines after the UK Supreme Court unanimously ruled a woman is defined by biological sex under equalities law.

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1 week ago Scottish Government requests urgent meeting as pressure mounts over self

Several opposition parties are demanding the Scottish Government urgently gives clarity on its single-sex spaces guidance.

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