Yousaf to push ahead with Section 35 court challenge

The cost to taxpayers is still unknown, but likely to stack up

The First Minister is doubling down on his plans to challenge the UK government in the courts over controversial gender reforms, despite admitting he did not know how much it would all cost.

He said he had a “worst case scenario” figure but would not reveal it until the case ends.

SNP minister and leadership contender Ash Regan said its wasting “a vast amount of taxpayers’ money,” after a previous Supreme Court challenge on independence cost more than £125,000.

Yesterday Humza Yousaf revealed he would lodge a judicial review challenging Westminster’s use of a Section 35 order to block gender recognition reform legislation passed by a majority of MSPs at Holyrood.

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