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THE DEMOCRATIC WILL OF SCOTLAND’S PARLIAMENT IS UNDER ATTACK. Our nation’s Parliament belongs to the people of Scotland and when legislation, passed by a cross-party majority of MSPs, is
blocked by a Tory Westminster Government, your SNP Government has a duty to defend democracy and devolution. Today, I have announced that the Scottish Government will challenge the
undemocratic section 35 veto on the Gender Recognition Reform Bill. While we all know there are a range of views on this Bill, this Tory government’s veto on devolved matters is not about
the substance of the Bill, but about the principle of undermining the Scottish Parliament. If unchallenged, it sends a signal that the UK Government can veto any legislation they disagree
with, at a whim. Of course, Scotland’s democracy can only be fully protected with the powers of independence, but we know if you give the Tories an inch, they’ll take a mile and undermine
devolution and our Parliament at every given opportunity.
