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Green MSP Maggie Chapman has survived a bid to oust her from Holyrood's equalities committee after she criticised the judiciary over a judgement on the definition of a woman.
Chapman – the committee's deputy convener – accused the court of "bigotry, prejudice and hatred" after it ruled a woman is defined by her biological sex under the Equality Act.
Those comments were described as "reprehensible" by the dean of the faculty of advocates and sparked a Tory attempt to remove the Green MSP from the committee.
The motion was rejected by committee members by four votes to three after SNP MSPs sided with Chapman.
Two Conservatives and one Labour member voted in favour.
