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https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/snp-governments-failure-to-protect-women-is-a-political-choice-5471049
January 14, 2026
SNP Government's 'failure to protect women is a political choice'

The Scottish Government has “betrayed women and girls” by failing to progress legislation designed to protect them, an opposition MSP has claimed.

Last year, the SNP administration said the protected characteristic of “sex” would be added to the Hate Crime Act.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/12/uk-threatens-action-against-x-over-sexualised-ai-images-of-women-and-children
January 14, 2026
UK threatens action against X over sexualised AI images of women and children

Elon Musk’s X “is not doing enough to keep its customers safe online”, a minister has said, as the UK government prepares to outline possible action against the platform over the mass production of sexualised images of woman and children.

‘Women have to fight for what they want’: UK campaigner’s 60-year unfinished battle for abortion rights

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January 9, 2026

‘Women have to fight for what they want’: UK campaigner’s 60-year unfinished battle for abortion rights

When the 1967 Abortion Act cleared parliament, marking one of the most significant steps forward for women’s rights in history, Diane Mund

When the 1967 Abortion Act cleared parliament, marking one of the most significant steps forward for women’s rights in history, Diane Mund

https://news.st-andrews.ac.uk/archive/parliaments-which-have-higher-female-representation-are-trusted-more-by-their-citizens/
January 9, 2026
Parliaments which have higher female representation are trusted more by their citizens

New research from the University of St Andrews has found that increases in women’s parliamentary representation within a country are related to enhanced public trust in the national parliament. 

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/07/commons-women-equalities-committee-stop-using-x-ai-altered-grok-images
January 9, 2026
Commons women and equalities committee to stop using X amid AI-altered images row

The Commons women and equalities committee has decided to stop using X after the social media site’s AI tool

https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/explainer/gender-balance-politics
October 13, 2025
Gender balance in politics
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1jw1770z8go
July 31, 2025
'We're really excited about votes for 16 and 17-year-olds'

The Government has announced plans to allow 16 and 17-year-olds to vote across the UK by the next general election.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czxyx04dv1wo?at_bbc_team=editorial&at_link_id=BC54F278-4A74-11F0-A0FB-E44988E4FEFC&at_link_origin=BBC_News&at_ptr_name=linked_in_page&at_campaign=Social_Flow&at_link_type=web_link&at_campaign_type=owned&at_format=image&at_medium=social
June 16, 2025
MI6 appoints first female chief in 116-year history

MI6 will be led by a woman for the first time in the foreign intelligence service's 116-year history.

https://fortune.com/article/theresa-may-former-world-leaders-stop-commenting/
May 26, 2025
Former U.K. prime minister Theresa May says ex-world leaders need to stop commenting on everything: ‘be a measured voice’

Theresa May, Britain’s ex-prime minister, says that rather than reaching for social media the second major news breaks, former world leaders would be better off taking a step back and bringing