Conor Matchett
Political Editor at The Scottish Sun
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1 week ago |
thescottishsun.co.uk | Lewis McKenzie |Conor Matchett |Ruth Warrander
JOHN Swinney is under pressure to ditch the gender self-ID bill for good and apologise to women and girls. Ministers are facing calls to confirm they will axe the GRR reforms spearheaded by Nicola Sturgeon at a crunch cross-party summit next week. It comes as the SNP were defeated by women’s rights campaigners in a landmark legal ruling on biological sex.
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thescottishsun.co.uk | Sarah Peddie |Conor Matchett
JK Rowling has broken her silence after the Supreme Court ruled on the definition of a woman. The Harry Potter author said she was "so proud" of the "tenacious Scottish women" who took the case to court. A panel of five judges sided with defiant campaign group For Women Scotland, and against the Scottish Government, declaring a "woman" in the Equality Act referred to a “biological woman and biological sex”.
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1 week ago |
thescottishsun.co.uk | Conor Matchett
NATS ministers this morning faced humiliation after losing a landmark case on the definition of a woman. It comes after Nicola Sturgeon, Humza Yousaf and John Swinney backed controversial gender self-ID laws. Supreme Court judges this morning ruled the definition of a woman in the Equality Act referred to a “biological woman and biological sex”. It comes after a three-year battle from feminist campaigners who argued a woman should be defined as only those born female and not trans women.
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1 week ago |
thescottishsun.co.uk | Conor Matchett
It was blamed on a 'recipe for tragedy'FLU deaths nearly doubled in a year as the number of vaccinations plunged by 350,000. The “shocking” spike in fatalities — with flu listed on 567 death certificates — represents a 45-year high. The respiratory virus was also the underlying cause in 463 deaths in the first 14 weeks of 2025, compared to 240 over last year’s entire flu season.
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1 week ago |
thescottishsun.co.uk | Conor Matchett
JOHN Swinney was mocked after he insisted the “time is right” for Scotland to be independent — just moments after predicting our economy could be hit by a recession. The First Minister said Donald Trump’s trade war had increased the chance of a global slowdown, with Scots set to pay the price without government action. But, despite the shadow of stock market turmoil, he piled on more uncertainty for voters and businesses by again raising the prospect of a UK split.
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