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| Support for gender reforms cost me frontbench job - Tory MSP | Support for gender reforms cost me frontbench job - Tory MSP |
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| Jamie Greene was replaced as Scottish Tory justice spokesman last week. | Jamie Greene was replaced as Scottish Tory justice spokesman last week. |
| A Tory MSP has told the BBC he believes he was sacked from the Holyrood front bench for supporting Scotland's gender recognition reforms. | A Tory MSP has told the BBC he believes he was sacked from the Holyrood front bench for supporting Scotland's gender recognition reforms. |
| Jamie Greene lost his role as party justice spokesman six months after voting to back the controversial Bill - which most Tory MSPs opposed. | Jamie Greene lost his role as party justice spokesman six months after voting to back the controversial Bill - which most Tory MSPs opposed. |
| The West of Scotland MSP said the party had not told him why he was axed. | The West of Scotland MSP said the party had not told him why he was axed. |
| Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross gave the role to Russell Findlay when he reshuffled his shadow team last week. | Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross gave the role to Russell Findlay when he reshuffled his shadow team last week. |
| In an interview with BBC Radio Scotland's The Sunday Show, Mr Greene was asked whether he was being punished for his stance on gender reform. | In an interview with BBC Radio Scotland's The Sunday Show, Mr Greene was asked whether he was being punished for his stance on gender reform. |
| Court challenge over gender bill set for September | Court challenge over gender bill set for September |
| What's happening with Scotland's gender reform plans? | What's happening with Scotland's gender reform plans? |
| He said: "It's hard to take it any other way to be honest." | He said: "It's hard to take it any other way to be honest." |
| He added: "That's what members of the press and journalists were being told. | He added: "That's what members of the press and journalists were being told. |
| "So I have to assume that is the case - and I find that disappointing." | "So I have to assume that is the case - and I find that disappointing." |
| The Scottish government's planned reforms would make it easier to legally change gender | The Scottish government's planned reforms would make it easier to legally change gender |
| Conservative MSPs were given a free vote on the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill, but most of the party voted against it. | Conservative MSPs were given a free vote on the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill, but most of the party voted against it. |
| Mr Greene, Sandesh Gulhane and Jackson Carlaw were the only Tory MSPs to support the legislation, which ended up being blocked by the UK government. | |
| The Scottish government's proposed reforms would make it easier to legally change gender without going through a medical process. | The Scottish government's proposed reforms would make it easier to legally change gender without going through a medical process. |
| The bill was passed by MSPs in December, but was blocked over the potential impact on UK-wide equality laws. | The bill was passed by MSPs in December, but was blocked over the potential impact on UK-wide equality laws. |
| Underlying issue | Underlying issue |
| Mr Greene said it was "quite some time ago now" and that he "thought we had moved on from all of that". | Mr Greene said it was "quite some time ago now" and that he "thought we had moved on from all of that". |
| But he added: "Clearly there was some underlying issue there. | But he added: "Clearly there was some underlying issue there. |
| "It may have been better just to address the issue with me directly, privately." | "It may have been better just to address the issue with me directly, privately." |
| The Scottish government will go to court in September to challenge Westminster's decision to block the reforms. | The Scottish government will go to court in September to challenge Westminster's decision to block the reforms. |
| It will make its case against the decision in a three-day hearing from 19 to 21 September. | It will make its case against the decision in a three-day hearing from 19 to 21 September. |
| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Scottish government | Scottish government |
| Gender recognition reform in Scotland | Gender recognition reform in Scotland |
| Scottish Conservatives | Scottish Conservatives |
| Scottish Parliament | Scottish Parliament |