The Steamie: The political fallout from the case of trans prisoner Isla Bryson and Scotland's youngest MSP

Revelations that a transgender woman convicted of rape was being held in a women’s prison in Scotland have shaken Holyrood to the core this week – and sparked renewed debate over the country’s gender Bill.

Nicola Sturgeon was forced to defend the Scottish Government’s position this week as she addressed the row over where Isla Bryson, 31, from Clydebank, should be imprisoned after being found guilty of two rapes carried out when she was a man.

The Scotsman’s political team debate the Bryson case in detail in this week’s edition of podcast The Steamie, as fresh details continue to emerge about the trans prisoner, who it was later revealed was enrolled on a college beauty course involving spray tan sessions while facing charges.

Political editor Alistair Grant and deputy political editor Conor Matchett discuss all the political fallout from the case.

The fourth episode of The Steamie for 2022 is now live. Picture: JPI Media/Shutterstock

Westminster correspondent Alexander Brown also delivers a despatch from London, while Mr Matchett interviews Scotland’s youngest MSP, Emma Roddick. The 25-year-old SNP politician opens up on gender recognition, online abuse and more.

You can check out the latest episode of The Steamie wherever you get your podcasts, including Apple Podcasts and Spotify.