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Nicola Sturgeon has admitted she “didn’t anticipate” how much criticism her gender reform legislation would garner. ‌

In an upcoming interview with ITV, the former first minister opened up about her upcoming memoir, titled Frankly, which is due to be released on August 14. ‌

Sturgeon said that in retrospect she should have paused the legislation for a time due to the strong backlash she received. ‌

The former SNP leader said: “I didn’t anticipate as much as I should, or engage as much as I should, on some of the concerns that might then be triggered. At the point I knew it was becoming, or felt it becoming, as polarised I should have said, ‘Right, OK, let’s pause, let’s take a step back’.

“I fervently believe that the rights of women and the interests of trans people

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