Sturgeon branded a ‘coward' for dodging Holyrood trans statement
Nicola Sturgeon has been accused of 'moral cowardice' for failing to be at Holyrood to hear the SNP respond to the Supreme Court's rebuke to her transgender policies.
The former first minister was accused of hiding as the Scottish government delivered its first substantive response to the landmark ruling that its previous definition of women had been unlawful.
Shirley-Anne Somerville, the SNP's social justice secretary, promised to amend guidance for the public sector on trans policies but refused to say when this would happen, saying that ministers were waiting to meet the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) first.
She said: 'The Scottish government does, of course, accept the judgment of the Supreme Court. It is a significant legal ruling and it is right
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