SNP leadership candidates clash in fresh row over Scotland's gender recognition reforms in LBC hustings
Speaking during LBC's hustings on Monday evening, Humza Yousaf – seen by critics as the Nicola Sturgeon continuity candidate – said he wanted to see leadership from the party so minority rights, like trans people's, are protected.
Mr Yousaf was angered over Ms Regan's position that the reforms would not be allowed in court, with Westminster blocking the legislation, and her questioning of whether a majority of the public even backed it. "Particularly when it's for the most marginalised communities. You've got to take people on the journey with us, for sure, but you can't just not back the right of minorities because the majority of the public might not back it. That's not leadership, that's a cop out."
"However, what I've said is this is the ideal type of issue to go to a citizen's assembly so that way the public can look at this issue and if there is a desire for that they can find a way forward."
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