Political drama at Holyrood makes several of Friday’s front pages after seven SNP MSPs voted against new gender recognition laws. The paper calls it an “SNP rebellion”.
The Scottish Daily Mail also labels the rogue voters as “SNP rebels” calling it the biggest rebellion in 15 years of SNP rule. It reports that Ash Regan led the revolt by resigning from her post as community safety minister hours before the vote.
The Scotsman quotes Ms Regan as saying that “conscience would not allow her to support the plans”. The bill is designed to make it easier for people to change their legally recognised gender.
The Times calls the episode an “unprecedented rebellion” and predicts that more nationalists could defy the whips’ orders in the coming months as the gender recognition bill progresses through the Scottish Parliament.
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