Anti-gender ruling MSP faces vote to sack her

All is not well in Holyrood. At the weekend Green MSP Maggie Chapman sparked outrage after she condemned the Supreme Court judgment that backed the biological definition of a woman. Appearing at a trans rights rally, Chapman fumed about the ‘bigotry, prejudice and hatred’ coming from the highest court in the land – before denouncing the ruling as ‘not in our name’. In doing so, the eco-activist, who also happens to be the Deputy Convenor of the Equalities Committee, seemed to forget that MSPs must, er, uphold the independence of the judiciary. Chapman was quickly blasted by legal experts and politicians alike – and now she’s facing calls to oust her from her parliamentary position. Dear oh dear…

Conservative MSP Tess White has tabled a motion calling for the removal of Chapman from the committee role, and is urging both SNP and Labour politicians to join forces to kick out the environmentalist.