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this is bute house. — the latest your hearing? this is bute house, the _ the latest your hearing? this is bute house, the official - the latest your hearing? this is i bute house, the official residence of the first minister in scotland. i'm not sure if you can see behind me, there is a huddle of media just outside the door. a media and members of the public gathered here, a lot of interest in what is happening at bute house in edinburgh. everyone is gathering for what is expected to be a press conference at around noon. it is expected that humza yousaf will announce his resignation as first minister here at bute house at around 12 o'clock. we saw him come down from dundee, from his family home, slightly earlier to arrive at bute house with his wife. they did go in the back door here in preparation for what we expect to be that major announcement. humza yousaf has just been first minister of scotland for just over yousaf has just been first minister of scotland forjust over a year. this is all unravelled quite quickly since thursday. over the weekend, on saturday evening, humza yo
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humza yousaf cool ministers to an unscheduled cabinet meeting at bute house this morning. this comes as the scottish government decided to scrap its 2030 climate target and also a review of its gender services. scottish green party co—leader is patrick harvie and lorna slater left bute house in edinburgh earlier this morning ahead of the cabinet meeting and make no comment when asked if their power—sharing deal with the snp was over. let's speak to our scotland correspondent. what's happening? we correspondent. what's happening? - are here at bute house which is the first minister's official residence where an unscheduled cabinet meeting is taking place. we had word early this morning they would be meeting early today. lorna slater and patrick harvie, co—leaders of the scottish greens, left bute house this morning before that cabinet meeting got under way and we have now had confirmation that that meeting was bringing an end to the power—sharing agreement that had beenin power—sharing agreement that had been in place in scotland since the 2021 election. a powerâ€
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the bute house aareement your understanding? the bute house agreement is — your understanding? the bute house agreement is dead _ your understanding? the bute house agreement is dead i _ your understanding? the bute house agreement is dead i understand - your understanding? the bute house agreement is dead i understand in i agreement is dead i understand in the two greenjunior agreement is dead i understand in the two green junior ministers patrick harvie and lorna slater were in bute house this morning where they were told by humza yousaf it was over, they will no longer be in government and it looks likely the snp will govern as a minority government with 63 votes which is two short of the majority. it government with 63 votes which is two short of the majority. two short of the ma'ority. it seems the ti -|n~ two short of the ma'ority. it seems the tipping point — two short of the majority. it seems the tipping point was _ two short of the majority. it seems the tipping point was last - two short of the majority. it seems the tipping point was last week - two short of the m
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value the bute house agreement and you're not calling the shots?- value the bute house agreement and what it achieved. no ifs and buts and maybes about that. i think we've achieved a lot together. we can point to a lot that we've managed to achieve together in government. what it shows its leadership, it shows the ability for me to decide to take control of our priority focus and for me i'll be demonstrating what that means in the coming days and coming weeks indeed the coming months. so, do i value the bute house agreement, do i think it was the right thing to have done, absolutely but it has served its purpose and it's time for the snp to now navigate the rest of the parliamentary term as a minority government. something we've done very successfully over the years. we are probably the uk's most successful party when it comes to running minority governments. it will be hard, it will be tough, there is no doubt about that, particularly with what can sometimes be seen as one of the most hostile parliamentary, political environments i've ever been in
value the bute house agreement and you're not calling the shots?- value the bute house agreement and what it achieved. no ifs and buts and maybes about that. i think we've achieved a lot together. we can point to a lot that we've managed to achieve together in government. what it shows its leadership, it shows the ability for me to decide to take control of our priority focus and for me i'll be demonstrating what that means in the coming days and coming weeks indeed the coming months. so, do i...
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he pulling out of the bute house agreement? pulling out of the bute house aureement? . ., agreement? he miscalculated the resonse, agreement? he miscalculated the response, that's _ agreement? he miscalculated the response, that's true. _ agreement? he miscalculated the response, that's true. you - agreement? he miscalculated the response, that's true. you have i agreement? he miscalculated the| response, that's true. you have to think about the motivations. he wanted to go on the front foot to take charge because it wasn't his agenda. he took over from nicola sturgeon, talking about the continuity candidate. he inherited the deal with the greens, he inherited the ambitions of dealing with what nicola sturgeon declared a climate emergency. he inherited bills like the gender reform bill, he inherited all of these things. he wanted to get his own agenda but in doing so, he abruptly ended the pact with the greens. he forgot the arithmetic which is that you need to get your votes through. we have a uk general election coming up on the horizon. snp mps, members of parliame
he pulling out of the bute house agreement? pulling out of the bute house aureement? . ., agreement? he miscalculated the resonse, agreement? he miscalculated the response, that's _ agreement? he miscalculated the response, that's true. _ agreement? he miscalculated the response, that's true. you - agreement? he miscalculated the response, that's true. you have i agreement? he miscalculated the| response, that's true. you have to think about the motivations. he wanted to go on the front foot to...
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yousaf over the bute house agreement-— yousaf over the bute house aareement. . ., , agreement. there were clearly stran . e agreement. there were clearly strange of _ agreement. there were clearly strange of the _ agreement. there were clearly strange of the debate - agreement. there were clearly strange of the debate house . strange of the debate house agreement and it is important that theseissues agreement and it is important that these issues are considered carefully and handled with care. i spent a large time in government and the past doing that. it is important that those are the values and characteristics that are brought to how we deal with other political parties, and particularly now the snp will be a minority government in the scottish parliament, it is important that there is an approach taken that ensures that we work carefully with all political parties. carefully with all political arties. ., , ~ , , parties. that sounds like the greens are out of the _ parties. that sounds like the greens are out of the picture, _ parties. that sounds like the greens are out of
yousaf over the bute house agreement-— yousaf over the bute house aareement. . ., , agreement. there were clearly stran . e agreement. there were clearly strange of _ agreement. there were clearly strange of the _ agreement. there were clearly strange of the debate - agreement. there were clearly strange of the debate house . strange of the debate house agreement and it is important that theseissues agreement and it is important that these issues are considered carefully and handled with...
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you can see the picture of the door at bute house. at the moment mr yousaf is in there with his wife and senior advisers. we are expecting bad news conference at midday. we will bring it to you live. sir keir starmer has been talking about the situation in the scottish parliament. he condemned it and called for a fresh start. he has been speaking to reporters. let's have a listen to what he had to say. i despair of the situation in scotland. it is absolute chaos in the scottish parliament from the snp. we have chaos in the scottish parliament, chaos in the westminster parliament. one in seven are on waiting lists, there is a cost of living crisis, and all the snp can offer is chaos. we need that general election and a fresh start. 50 offer is chaos. we need that general election and a fresh start.— election and a fresh start. 50 that is sir keir starmer _ election and a fresh start. 50 that is sir keir starmer commenting i election and a fresh start. 50 that| is sir keir starmer commenting on the current situation in scotland. there
you can see the picture of the door at bute house. at the moment mr yousaf is in there with his wife and senior advisers. we are expecting bad news conference at midday. we will bring it to you live. sir keir starmer has been talking about the situation in the scottish parliament. he condemned it and called for a fresh start. he has been speaking to reporters. let's have a listen to what he had to say. i despair of the situation in scotland. it is absolute chaos in the scottish parliament from...
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we're expecting him to speak here at bute house in edinburgh at noon. within the past hour, spain's pedro sanchez says he's staying on as prime minister as his wife faces corruption allegations. crisis talks in the middle east — america's top diplomat is in saudi arabia, as hamas sends a delegation to cairo. mps will debate assisted dying today after a petition backed by dame esther rantzen passes 200,000 signatures. the scottish first minister humza yousaf will announce shortly whether he will stay in office and he faces two confidence votes and has failed to win the backing of possible allies. a source close to him said resignation had become an option rather than letting the vote go ahead. this is a live shot of the official residence of the scottish first minister, bute house and humza yousaf is expected to make a statement around noon. let's talk to our political correspondent in edinburgh, lynsey bews. what is the latest you are hearing? we expect to hear from the first minister around noon, we are here at bute house, the official residence of t
we're expecting him to speak here at bute house in edinburgh at noon. within the past hour, spain's pedro sanchez says he's staying on as prime minister as his wife faces corruption allegations. crisis talks in the middle east — america's top diplomat is in saudi arabia, as hamas sends a delegation to cairo. mps will debate assisted dying today after a petition backed by dame esther rantzen passes 200,000 signatures. the scottish first minister humza yousaf will announce shortly whether he...
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the gold standard has been devalued in bute house. it is - devalued in bute house. it is difficult to know exactly what happened. people are still trying to disentangle it from rumours and such that have been going around. late last night humza yousaf decided that he couldn't afford to wait around for the minority scottish green party to decide at its emergency general meeting next month that it was going to detach itself from the bute house agreement and end the coalition. he decided it was best to seize the initiative, take control and send the green ministers packing. it was a pretty ruthless exercise. they were deeply shocked by it, extremely angered. one of the green ministers said it was a betrayal that the snp had capitulated to reactionary and backward —looking groups and sacrificed future generations. really it's a bad divorce. i sacrificed future generations. really it's a bad divorce. i heard the deputy _ really it's a bad divorce. i heard the deputy leader _ really it's a bad divorce. i heard the deputy leader of _ really it's a bad divorce. i heard th
the gold standard has been devalued in bute house. it is - devalued in bute house. it is difficult to know exactly what happened. people are still trying to disentangle it from rumours and such that have been going around. late last night humza yousaf decided that he couldn't afford to wait around for the minority scottish green party to decide at its emergency general meeting next month that it was going to detach itself from the bute house agreement and end the coalition. he decided it was...
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let's go back to outside bute house. - back to outside bute house. interesting doubt that the scottish conservatives not looking at the moments it is looking to get the government back in because there in scotland. , ., , scotland. yes, that is right. i was 'ust scotland. yes, that is right. i was just thinking _ scotland. yes, that is right. i was just thinking about _ scotland. yes, that is right. i was just thinking about that _ scotland. yes, that is right. i was just thinking about that as - scotland. yes, that is right. i was just thinking about that as you . scotland. yes, that is right. i was i just thinking about that as you were talking about it. people are still gathered here outside the official residence. one of the other things that struck me was humza yousaf said about a brutal business. that made me think about the legacy that humza yousaf possibly leaves behind. looking back to last year, he narrowly scraped in over kate forbes when he became first minister. he has been dealing with quite a lot over that time, has been dealing with q
let's go back to outside bute house. - back to outside bute house. interesting doubt that the scottish conservatives not looking at the moments it is looking to get the government back in because there in scotland. , ., , scotland. yes, that is right. i was 'ust scotland. yes, that is right. i was just thinking _ scotland. yes, that is right. i was just thinking about _ scotland. yes, that is right. i was just thinking about that _ scotland. yes, that is right. i was just thinking about that as...
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there _ future of the bute house agreement. there are _ future of the bute house agreement. there are people in my party won the agreement— there are people in my party won the agreement to continue, there were some _ agreement to continue, there were some who — agreement to continue, there were some who wanted it to end, there were _ some who wanted it to end, there were many— some who wanted it to end, there were many who were undecided. our internat— were many who were undecided. our internal processes were so that we could _ internal processes were so that we could have — internal processes were so that we could have that robust democratic, and we _ could have that robust democratic, and we wanted to see them make the case to— and we wanted to see them make the case to ask— and we wanted to see them make the case to ask the continued cooperation. but what instead what he did _ cooperation. but what instead what he did last — cooperation. but what instead what he did last week was sign a tear of the agreement and turned the socially— the agreement and tu
there _ future of the bute house agreement. there are _ future of the bute house agreement. there are people in my party won the agreement— there are people in my party won the agreement to continue, there were some _ agreement to continue, there were some who — agreement to continue, there were some who wanted it to end, there were _ some who wanted it to end, there were many— some who wanted it to end, there were many who were undecided. our internat— were many who were undecided. our...
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you could hear his voice sitting there in bute house — his voice sitting there in bute house that he decided he was going to house that he decided he was going io throw_ house that he decided he was going to throw the greens out quite spectacularly, literally out of the front _ spectacularly, literally out of the front door — spectacularly, literally out of the front door and then came the equal and opposite reaction from them, ensuring — and opposite reaction from them, ensuring it — and opposite reaction from them, ensuring it wouldn't be just them leaving _ ensuring it wouldn't be just them leaving government but he would be, too. leaving government but he would be, toe that's _ leaving government but he would be, too. that's sparks all sorts of consequences asjames is too. that's sparks all sorts of consequences as james is just reflecting on. then there is a bigger— reflecting on. then there is a bigger picture, yes where does it leave _ bigger picture, yes where does it leave other political parties? but where _ leave other political parties? but where does it leave the
you could hear his voice sitting there in bute house — his voice sitting there in bute house that he decided he was going to house that he decided he was going io throw_ house that he decided he was going to throw the greens out quite spectacularly, literally out of the front _ spectacularly, literally out of the front door — spectacularly, literally out of the front door and then came the equal and opposite reaction from them, ensuring — and opposite reaction from them, ensuring it —...
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here are some live shots in bute housein here are some live shots in bute house in edinburgh. we are expecting him to speak there at noon. within the past hour, spain's pedro sanchez says he's staying on as prime minister, as his wife faces corruption allegations. crisis talks in the middle east, america's top diplomat antony blinken is in saudi arabia, as hamas sends hello. welcome to the programme. the scottish first minister, humza yousaf, is to announce shortly that he'll resign from office — the bbc understands. it follows the collapse of his power—sharing agreement with the scottish green party. he had been facing two confidence votes, but has lost all his political backing. this is a shot of bute house, the official residence of the first minister. mr yousaf will make his statement there injust under an hour. let's talk to our political correspondent in edinburgh, lynsey bews. good to have you. what is the latest you are hearing on these resignation rumours? we you are hearing on these resignation rumours? ~ . , . ., rumours? we are expecting humza yousaf to make _
here are some live shots in bute housein here are some live shots in bute house in edinburgh. we are expecting him to speak there at noon. within the past hour, spain's pedro sanchez says he's staying on as prime minister, as his wife faces corruption allegations. crisis talks in the middle east, america's top diplomat antony blinken is in saudi arabia, as hamas sends hello. welcome to the programme. the scottish first minister, humza yousaf, is to announce shortly that he'll resign from office...
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yousaf over the bute house agreement-— yousaf over the bute house aareement. . ., , agreement. there were clearly stran . e agreement. there were clearly strange of _ agreement. there were clearly strange of the _ agreement. there were clearly strange of the debate - agreement. there were clearly strange of the debate house i strange of the debate house agreement and it is important that theseissues agreement and it is important that these issues are considered carefully and handled with care.
yousaf over the bute house agreement-— yousaf over the bute house aareement. . ., , agreement. there were clearly stran . e agreement. there were clearly strange of _ agreement. there were clearly strange of the _ agreement. there were clearly strange of the debate - agreement. there were clearly strange of the debate house i strange of the debate house agreement and it is important that theseissues agreement and it is important that these issues are considered carefully and handled with care.
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well, lam at bute house in morning. well, i am at bute house in edinburgh and behind me is the official residence of the first minister in scotland. there is a demonstration going on behind me so i hope you can hear me 0k. and yes, it has been a very difficult few days for humza yousaf, and the stakes could not be higherfor him this morning. and what we're hearing is that there is a growing expectation that he could announce his resignation as early as today. but that has not been confirmed. and what we understood is that he is considering his position and has seriously been doing that over the weekend. we understand that resignation is one of the options. but a final decision, we don't know if that has been taken get or not. and this has unravelled so quickly, all since thursday, when humza yousaf abruptly ended the snp�*s power—sharing agreement with the scottish green party. there was increasing tension between the two parties, especially after a decision by the snp to drop key climate change targets and that has
well, lam at bute house in morning. well, i am at bute house in edinburgh and behind me is the official residence of the first minister in scotland. there is a demonstration going on behind me so i hope you can hear me 0k. and yes, it has been a very difficult few days for humza yousaf, and the stakes could not be higherfor him this morning. and what we're hearing is that there is a growing expectation that he could announce his resignation as early as today. but that has not been confirmed....
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we went to a meeting with the first minister at bute - with the first minister at bute house, — with the first minister at bute house, where he informed us of his decision— house, where he informed us of his decision to — house, where he informed us of his decision to end the cooperation agreement between the scottish government and the scottish greens. this is— government and the scottish greens. this is a _ government and the scottish greens. this is a total u—turn on his position— this is a total u—turn on his position from recent weeks and even days. _ position from recent weeks and even days, where — position from recent weeks and even days, where he reasserted his government's commitment to the progressive policies that are parties _ progressive policies that are parties had jointly agreed on, and the need — parties had jointly agreed on, and the need to ramp up climate action in the _ the need to ramp up climate action in the face — the need to ramp up climate action in the face of decades of political inaction, — in the face of decades of political inactio
we went to a meeting with the first minister at bute - with the first minister at bute house, — with the first minister at bute house, where he informed us of his decision— house, where he informed us of his decision to — house, where he informed us of his decision to end the cooperation agreement between the scottish government and the scottish greens. this is— government and the scottish greens. this is a _ government and the scottish greens. this is a total u—turn on his...
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>> there was quite clearly strains within the bute house agreement , strains within the bute house agreement, and it's important that these issues are considered carefully and handled with care. and obviously i spent a large amount of my time in government doing exactly that in the past. so it's important that those are the values and the characteristics that are brought, brought to how we deal with other political parties, and particularly now , the snp and particularly now, the snp will be a minority government in the scottish parliament. it's important that there is an approach taken which ensures that we work carefully with all political parties in the scottish parliament. >> so that sounds like the greens are still out of the picture. >> then. >> then. >> well, we've obviously got to the scottish government in the years ahead is going to have to find agreement with people of other persuasions because , you other persuasions because, you can't pass a budget without a majority in parliament. you can't pass a law without a majority in parliament. so it's really important that we work with
>> there was quite clearly strains within the bute house agreement , strains within the bute house agreement, and it's important that these issues are considered carefully and handled with care. and obviously i spent a large amount of my time in government doing exactly that in the past. so it's important that those are the values and the characteristics that are brought, brought to how we deal with other political parties, and particularly now , the snp and particularly now, the snp will...
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it was the right thing to do to bute house agreement, but wrong to do nit a dramatic fashion. there could have been an agreement with the greens. sacking them has led to them turning on him. what would your advice have been? i what would your advice have been? i think it did need to come to an end it has run its course and it was a distraction for both parties. he couldn't wait for the greens to decide. but there have been ways to reach a negotiations. they could have taken out some legislation that they had agreed on and done that as a minority government and then agree what they disagree on and put that vote of confidence as part of an agreement as a minority government. the greens will vote against humza yousaf. the woman that could hold the key, ash regan described humza yousaf as no great loss to the party. she is going to become key to the future of the snp and by extension alex salmond will be pulling the strings? late extension alex salmond will be pulling the strings?— extension alex salmond will be pulling the strings? we had a lot of votes of no — pulling the st
it was the right thing to do to bute house agreement, but wrong to do nit a dramatic fashion. there could have been an agreement with the greens. sacking them has led to them turning on him. what would your advice have been? i what would your advice have been? i think it did need to come to an end it has run its course and it was a distraction for both parties. he couldn't wait for the greens to decide. but there have been ways to reach a negotiations. they could have taken out some legislation...
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but, you know, i would pay anything to be a fly on the wall of bute house tonight. or indeed, even ash regan's home to wonder about will. these conversations are, as we approach this vote of no confidence, but certainly on paper it doesn't look like the, the landslide that humza yousaf would be hoping for. it's going to be tight. >> okay. tony mcguire live in holyrood. thank you for that update. well i'm joined now by freelance columnist alistair stewart. alistair welcome to the show. it's been a torrid year for the first minister and somehow it's just got worse. he's been accused of weakness today but he said quite the opposite. this shows leadership. what's your take, no, i think it is very much blown up in his face. and the greens are being used as a scapegoat for mr yousaf. if you look back on the timeline of this, the greens have called or were about to call an emergency meeting. they were going to consider whether or not they themselves wanted to remain in the scottish government, given that the scottish government had failed to meet its own targets in reducin
but, you know, i would pay anything to be a fly on the wall of bute house tonight. or indeed, even ash regan's home to wonder about will. these conversations are, as we approach this vote of no confidence, but certainly on paper it doesn't look like the, the landslide that humza yousaf would be hoping for. it's going to be tight. >> okay. tony mcguire live in holyrood. thank you for that update. well i'm joined now by freelance columnist alistair stewart. alistair welcome to the show....
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they attraction for the greens to withdraw from the bute house agreement. the attraction for them is that they believe it would actually give them more power, over budgets and would allow them more power and, you know, to get through more , of know, to get through more, of the kind of policies that they wish to implement. so i'm not entirely sure that those that are celebrating the end of the bute house agreement are actually going to get what they wish for, because it's clear that the tories, are not going to work with the snp . labour are to work with the snp. labour are not going to work with the snp because the snp and labour are competing for the same ground, and the liberal democrats, especially under the leadership hamilton in the scottish parliament, is very much anti snp . so the only political party snp. so the only political party for the snp is the scottish greens. so for me it didn't make any political sense to carry out the actions that the first minister has done. however we're going to have to wait and see what he produces after this. >> tha
they attraction for the greens to withdraw from the bute house agreement. the attraction for them is that they believe it would actually give them more power, over budgets and would allow them more power and, you know, to get through more , of know, to get through more, of the kind of policies that they wish to implement. so i'm not entirely sure that those that are celebrating the end of the bute house agreement are actually going to get what they wish for, because it's clear that the tories,...
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the bute house agreement was intended to provide stability to the scottish government and it's made possible a number of achievements. but it has served its purpose. you were strongly backing this deal with the greens days ago. you have said before it was worth its weight in gold. aren't the greens right when they say this u—turn shows that you are weak and hopeless? quite the opposite. it shows leadership. as leader of the government, leader of the party that elected me, i have to make sure i do what is in the best interests of scotland. the deal began under nicola sturgeon with promises of new politics. of cooperation and collaboration. but it ran into trouble over a failure to meet a key climate change target and and dispute about transgender health services. the future generations of scotland have been betrayed. the progressive policies that greens were working toward were about creating a long—standing vision for a greener and fairer scotland. at first minister's question time, the other opposition parties piled on the pressure. the people of scotland didn't vote for this first mini
the bute house agreement was intended to provide stability to the scottish government and it's made possible a number of achievements. but it has served its purpose. you were strongly backing this deal with the greens days ago. you have said before it was worth its weight in gold. aren't the greens right when they say this u—turn shows that you are weak and hopeless? quite the opposite. it shows leadership. as leader of the government, leader of the party that elected me, i have to make sure...
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humza yousaf, outside bute house. we will bring that to you when we get it here on gb news uk and irish ministers are due to meet in london later amid an escalating row over migrants, with the eu also being drawn into the argument, the irish government says it has seen an increase in asylum seekers crossing from northern ireland, and plans to return them to the uk. however, sources in westminster suggest britain won't take back any migrants unless the european union also accepts those coming across the engush accepts those coming across the english channel in small boats. well, our home and security edhon well, our home and security editor, mark white, has said this morning that authorities in dubun this morning that authorities in dublin are concerned about the impact of the rwanda plan . impact of the rwanda plan. >> percent of the migrants coming into the republic of ireland, they say, have come from the uk. they want a returns agreement , they want to return agreement, they want to return those coming over that bo
humza yousaf, outside bute house. we will bring that to you when we get it here on gb news uk and irish ministers are due to meet in london later amid an escalating row over migrants, with the eu also being drawn into the argument, the irish government says it has seen an increase in asylum seekers crossing from northern ireland, and plans to return them to the uk. however, sources in westminster suggest britain won't take back any migrants unless the european union also accepts those coming...
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this was a spectacular breach of trust from on tuesday to saying the bute house agreement was worth its weight in gold to stopping it unilaterally on thursday. that's broken. the snp leader has written to the opposition leaders at holyrood, arguing that people want to see political parties work together and inviting them to discuss their concerns and priorities. ash regan of the alba party could be the kingmaker. her support alone might be enough for mr yousaf to survive. alba's leader, alex salmond, has set out the political price for that support, prioritising a re—emphasis on independence. she will be meeting with humza yousaf at his invitation. she'll take with her some very reasonable, positive proposals, which hopefully, if the first minister accepts them, will help him to get out of a very tight political corner. the main opposition parties say that humza yousaf has run out of road. the scottish conservative party say that even if he is saved by alex salmond, that's just prolonging the agony. the scottish labour party have called for a no confidence vote in the scottish governm
this was a spectacular breach of trust from on tuesday to saying the bute house agreement was worth its weight in gold to stopping it unilaterally on thursday. that's broken. the snp leader has written to the opposition leaders at holyrood, arguing that people want to see political parties work together and inviting them to discuss their concerns and priorities. ash regan of the alba party could be the kingmaker. her support alone might be enough for mr yousaf to survive. alba's leader, alex...
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they have lost that with this termination of the bute house agreement with immediate effect. however, this is a parliament that is designed to be consensual. it is designed for a minority government. indeed, the snp, in theirfirst administration and alex salmond, governed as a minority government. but it means they will now have to reach out to other parties to get backing for their policies. there will have to be more compromises going forward with other parties such as the conservatives or labour or indeed the greens. they of course are united with the snp in their belief that scotland should be an independent country. but this will be a more challenging time for the snp and their leader and humza yousaf. ~ . ., , ., snp and their leader and humza yousaf. ~ . ., yousaf. what would you say the advantages _ yousaf. what would you say the advantages are _ yousaf. what would you say the advantages are for _ yousaf. what would you say the advantages are for him - yousaf. what would you say the advantages are for him in - yousaf. what would you say the i advantages are for him in
they have lost that with this termination of the bute house agreement with immediate effect. however, this is a parliament that is designed to be consensual. it is designed for a minority government. indeed, the snp, in theirfirst administration and alex salmond, governed as a minority government. but it means they will now have to reach out to other parties to get backing for their policies. there will have to be more compromises going forward with other parties such as the conservatives or...
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after he decided to end a power—sharing deal, the bute house agreement, with the scottish greens. one senior snp mp made an appeal to the scottish green party. i apologise for what has happened this week, it could have happened in a different way but we are where we are. but the choice every member of the scottish parliament has this week is are we going to support that government under humza yousaf to make sure that we deliver the legislation that we all agree on? but the greens insist they will not back mr yousaf in the coming days. the scottish green group have said we will vote in support _ of a vote of no confidence - against humza yousaf and i cannot imagine anything at this point that could change that position. - this was a spectacular breach . of trust, from going on tuesday to saying the bute house agreement was worth its weight in gold, - to stopping it unilaterally . on thursday, that's broken. the snp leader has written to the opposition leaders at holyrood, inviting them to discuss their concerns and priorities. ash regan of the alba party could be kingmaker. her sup
after he decided to end a power—sharing deal, the bute house agreement, with the scottish greens. one senior snp mp made an appeal to the scottish green party. i apologise for what has happened this week, it could have happened in a different way but we are where we are. but the choice every member of the scottish parliament has this week is are we going to support that government under humza yousaf to make sure that we deliver the legislation that we all agree on? but the greens insist they...
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the bute house agreement was intended to provide stability to the scottish government and it has made possible a number of achievements, but it has served its purpose. you were strongly backing this deal with the greens just days ago. you've previously said it was worth its weight in gold. aren't the greens right when they say that this u—turn shows that you are weak and hopeless. quite the opposite. it shows leadership. as the leader of the government, leader of the party that elected me, i've got to make sure i do what's in the best interest of scotland. the deal began under nicola sturgeon, with promises of a new politics, of cooperation and collaboration. but it ran into trouble over a failure to meet a key climate change target and a dispute about transgender health care. now the greens say they'll vote against humza yousaf in a motion of confidence. the first minister has decided, i'm sorry to say, to capitulate to the most reactionary, backward looking forces within the snp. and it's the opposite of what's in scotland's best interests. the future generations - of scotland hav
the bute house agreement was intended to provide stability to the scottish government and it has made possible a number of achievements, but it has served its purpose. you were strongly backing this deal with the greens just days ago. you've previously said it was worth its weight in gold. aren't the greens right when they say that this u—turn shows that you are weak and hopeless. quite the opposite. it shows leadership. as the leader of the government, leader of the party that elected me,...
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house residence. i believe that going forward it is in the best interests of the people of scotland to pursue a different arrangement. that is why, following a discussion with my cabinet this morning, i have formally notified patrick harvie and lorna slater that i am terminating the agreement with immediate effect. let's speak to our scotland correspondent lorna gordon. humza yousaf has been saying that has been terminated with immediate effect. lorna slater and patrick harvie talked about this is that act of political karius to appease the most reactionary forces in the country, that humza yousaf can no longer be trusted, that he is ending the agreement in a week away. —— an act of political cowardice. the snp does not have a majority now in the scottish parliament. they have 63 msps. they are to match short of a majority, along with the greens who had seven msps, but gave them a majority, they have lost that with the termination of the bute house agreement with immediate effect. however, this is
house residence. i believe that going forward it is in the best interests of the people of scotland to pursue a different arrangement. that is why, following a discussion with my cabinet this morning, i have formally notified patrick harvie and lorna slater that i am terminating the agreement with immediate effect. let's speak to our scotland correspondent lorna gordon. humza yousaf has been saying that has been terminated with immediate effect. lorna slater and patrick harvie talked about this...
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the bute house agreement, described by the then first minister nicola sturgeon as a leap of faith. alongside her, the first greens in government anywhere in the uk. but there had been growing criticism the snp had prioritised controversial policies by the gender recognition reform act. in part, to keep the smaller party on board, and had been paying the price in the polls. i think the first minister might be a bit patchy today. i wonder why! at first ministers questions, under pressure from political opponents. he has abandoned the platform he stood on stop he claims it is now a new beginning, but really, it is the beginning of the end. isn't humza yousaf a lame—duck first minister? governing alone, the snp will have greater freedom governing alone, the snp will have greaterfreedom for governing alone, the snp will have greater freedom for making policy. but compromises will be needed to get those policies through parliament, and that could prove tough. and lorna is live in edinburgh for us now. there's now been a call for a no confidence vote in the leader of the snp? yes, humza
the bute house agreement, described by the then first minister nicola sturgeon as a leap of faith. alongside her, the first greens in government anywhere in the uk. but there had been growing criticism the snp had prioritised controversial policies by the gender recognition reform act. in part, to keep the smaller party on board, and had been paying the price in the polls. i think the first minister might be a bit patchy today. i wonder why! at first ministers questions, under pressure from...
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let�*s bring you some live pictures from bute house in edinburgh. the scottish national party leader humza yousaf is considering resigning as scotland�*s first minister. that yousaf is considering resigning as scotland's first minister.- scotland's first minister. at his what the bbc — scotland's first minister. at his what the bbc understands. - scotland's first minister. at his - what the bbc understands. sources say humza yousaf does not believe he has the numbers to win a confidence vote, expected to be held later this week. and there is the live page, where you can follow more updates as they happen. please do stay with us on bbc news as we bring you those updates. hello again. as we go through this week, it is going to turn wartime —— warmer than it has been but not necessarily drier. you can see by the colours on the chart that the temperature is rising and it is going to be higher than last week. dragging in an easterly that will also bring in some low cloud, mist and merck in the middle part of the week. we have at the moment is rai
let�*s bring you some live pictures from bute house in edinburgh. the scottish national party leader humza yousaf is considering resigning as scotland�*s first minister. that yousaf is considering resigning as scotland's first minister.- scotland's first minister. at his what the bbc — scotland's first minister. at his what the bbc understands. - scotland's first minister. at his - what the bbc understands. sources say humza yousaf does not believe he has the numbers to win a confidence...
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house agreement. any days earlier, he had said the agreement was worth its weight in gold, but he changed that, the greens did not take that role, and ultimately they said they could not support him in a vote of no confidence due to be held in the parliament this week, and with that, he had really run out of road, he had nowhere to go. on friday, he was still insisting he would fight on and lead the snp into the holyrood elections of 2026, but he said he had taken time to reflect over the weekend and that is what led to the decision today. coloured very briefly, could there still be a vote of no—confidence in the scottish well, we wait to see what happens tomorrow when parliament resumes, those votes are still scheduled to go ahead, as far as we know. the big question is, who comes next? two my name is coming to the fore, john swinney, a former leader and deputy first minister, and the other is kate forbes, who was his rival in the contest to succeed nicola sturgeon as first minister. so already a l
house agreement. any days earlier, he had said the agreement was worth its weight in gold, but he changed that, the greens did not take that role, and ultimately they said they could not support him in a vote of no confidence due to be held in the parliament this week, and with that, he had really run out of road, he had nowhere to go. on friday, he was still insisting he would fight on and lead the snp into the holyrood elections of 2026, but he said he had taken time to reflect over the...
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it may well always be that the deal between the snp and greens, the bute house agreement, was going to come to its natural end. 0k. so you sit down, you work out, how can you walk out of this room without looking like an idiot? how can i walk out of this room without looking like an idiot? you don't go, "i'm going to go out first and chuck you in public "and then expect you to still be my friend." and the date looks like wednesday — is that right? we'll know one way or another how ash regan will vote on wednesday. and i think the vote is... well, there might be two votes of no confidence — one in humza yousaf, one in the scottish government itself — and i think the votes are going to be... i think the votes are pencilled in for thursday. but if humza yousaf thinks he can't win the confidence vote, i think the snp will conclude he's got to quit before the vote — because if he loses the confidence vote, he'd have to quit anyway. if they then lose the vote in the whole government, there'd have to be a holyrood election. they can't risk that, they don't want to risk that. so i thin
it may well always be that the deal between the snp and greens, the bute house agreement, was going to come to its natural end. 0k. so you sit down, you work out, how can you walk out of this room without looking like an idiot? how can i walk out of this room without looking like an idiot? you don't go, "i'm going to go out first and chuck you in public "and then expect you to still be my friend." and the date looks like wednesday — is that right? we'll know one way or another...
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the bute house agreement lasted less than 1,000 days, but it brought green ministers into government for the first time anywhere in the uk — and with them came a raft of green policies. so what do voters think now they're gone? i think it's sad because i think the greens are a good influence on the snp, but i guess we've had a minority government before, so i guess it's going to happen again. yeah, like, ivote green most of the time. but, yeah, it hasn't been brilliant. for months, this power—sharing deal was under pressure, with key plans like the deposit return scheme stalled, then ditched. chanting: trans rights! the final straw, a row over the pause on the prescription of puberty blockers for under—18s, and the scrapping of climate targets. so now the deal�*s collapsed, there's pressure on humza yousaf to change direction. but the balance of power at holyrood means it's not that simple. with the greens backing that no—confidence vote, the alba party's sole msp is crucial. well, luckily for humza, he's put the decision—making power of the parliament effectively into th
the bute house agreement lasted less than 1,000 days, but it brought green ministers into government for the first time anywhere in the uk — and with them came a raft of green policies. so what do voters think now they're gone? i think it's sad because i think the greens are a good influence on the snp, but i guess we've had a minority government before, so i guess it's going to happen again. yeah, like, ivote green most of the time. but, yeah, it hasn't been brilliant. for months, this...
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i was usually supportive of the bute house agreement, as a party member i voted for that agreement and i think it's been quite good that we've worked together so closely over the last few years. now as to whether or not that relationship was what it was, the greens have a different impression of that then we in the snp, but it was always clear with the greens putting that decision out to their membership that there had to their membership that there had to be a decision taken about whether we continue with it or not. did to be a decision taken about whether we continue with it or not.— we continue with it or not. did the first minister _ we continue with it or not. did the first minister make _ we continue with it or not. did the first minister make a _ first minister make a miscalculation, would you say, and ending the deal the way he did? i think he thought he had made it miscalculation on that, he reflected on that over the weekend as many had done, and he came to the conclusion that he did this morning. 50 done, and he came to the conclusion that he did this morning. so happens n
i was usually supportive of the bute house agreement, as a party member i voted for that agreement and i think it's been quite good that we've worked together so closely over the last few years. now as to whether or not that relationship was what it was, the greens have a different impression of that then we in the snp, but it was always clear with the greens putting that decision out to their membership that there had to their membership that there had to be a decision taken about whether we...
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sit there in bute house in the last hour and listen to the first minister was to see fallibility on a human level, fallibility on a human level, fallibility on a political level. it was clearly, humza yousaf wrestles with the consequences of his decision last week to effectively blow the greens out of the door of the bute house agreement, the arrangement between the snp and the greens and government here stop with that, the response of the greens that, the response of the greens that left arithmetic for him are possible basically because he wasn't willing to do a deal with alex salmond's abber party, therefore he resigned the numbers guaranteed to lead to that outcome anyway. —— alba party. so a big moment for the snp and for scotland, real chocolate moment for the governing party. —— a real turbulent moment. and you may have noticed there is a general election around the corner and if labour can capitalise on snp vulnerability in scotland and translate that into westminster seats for the labour party at the general election, the path to downing street is that bit easier keir
sit there in bute house in the last hour and listen to the first minister was to see fallibility on a human level, fallibility on a human level, fallibility on a political level. it was clearly, humza yousaf wrestles with the consequences of his decision last week to effectively blow the greens out of the door of the bute house agreement, the arrangement between the snp and the greens and government here stop with that, the response of the greens that, the response of the greens that left...
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the first minister made a statement at bute house earlier on. let's take a listen. >> i've concluded that repairing our relationship across the political divide can only be done with someone else at the helm . helm. >> well, members of the scottish parliament now have to back a replacement in that post within 28 days. let's go live to edinburgh, scotland . reporter edinburgh, scotland. reporter tony mcguire. tony, welcome to the show. well, on friday when we last spoke at close of play , we last spoke at close of play, humza yousaf said he'd fight on. now he's simply dropped out. but let's face it tony, he jumped before he was pushed into . before he was pushed into. >> yes that's correct martin. i mean, very much not too dissimilar from what actually happenedin dissimilar from what actually happened in thursday morning. you know, he jumped from the bute house agreement before the greens pushed themselves out of it. and then, sure enough, if you were keeping up with things over the weekend, you could see that he was really caught between a rock
the first minister made a statement at bute house earlier on. let's take a listen. >> i've concluded that repairing our relationship across the political divide can only be done with someone else at the helm . helm. >> well, members of the scottish parliament now have to back a replacement in that post within 28 days. let's go live to edinburgh, scotland . reporter edinburgh, scotland. reporter tony mcguire. tony, welcome to the show. well, on friday when we last spoke at close of...
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he hopes to hold separate meetings with each group at bute house in edinburgh to discuss how they can contribute constructively. letters were reportedly sent to the scottish conservatives, scottish labour, the scottish greens and the alba party last night. this all comes after the collapse of the snp's power sharing deal with the greens on thursday . a major greens on thursday. a major rescue operation is still underway after a small boat carrying up to 50 migrants ran aground on a sandbank off the kent coast. gb news home and security editor mark white has more. >> well, this migrant boat ran aground on goodwin sands, which is a notorious sandbank a few miles off the kent coast near deal miles off the kent coast near deal. the coastguard helicopter and several lifeboats have been involved in this rescue, including some smaller rigid inflatable lifeboats have been ferrying the migrants from that sandbank to the larger lifeboats. this boat that ran aground is one of four migrant boats that made it into uk waters today, as the people smuggling gangs take advantage of a change in the to
he hopes to hold separate meetings with each group at bute house in edinburgh to discuss how they can contribute constructively. letters were reportedly sent to the scottish conservatives, scottish labour, the scottish greens and the alba party last night. this all comes after the collapse of the snp's power sharing deal with the greens on thursday . a major greens on thursday. a major rescue operation is still underway after a small boat carrying up to 50 migrants ran aground on a sandbank off...
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this was a spectacular breach of trust, from going on tuesday to saying the bute house agreement was worth its weight in gold to stopping it unilaterally on thursday. that's broken. the snp leader has written to the opposition leaders at holyrood, inviting them to discuss their concerns and priorities. ash regan of the alba party could be kingmaker. her support alone might be enough for mr yousaf to survive. alba's leader set out the political price for that support, prioritising a re—emphasis on independence. ash regan, who leads alba in the scottish parliament, is obviously in a highly influential position, given the political arithmetic. she will be meeting with humza yousaf at his invitation. she'll take with her some very reasonable, positive proposals which, hopefully, if the first minister accepts them, will help him to get out of a very tight political corner. the main opposition parties say the first minister has run out of road, but the snp leader struggles on in a bid to secure enough support to keep hisjob. alexandra mackenzie, bbc news. ukraine's commander—in—chief
this was a spectacular breach of trust, from going on tuesday to saying the bute house agreement was worth its weight in gold to stopping it unilaterally on thursday. that's broken. the snp leader has written to the opposition leaders at holyrood, inviting them to discuss their concerns and priorities. ash regan of the alba party could be kingmaker. her support alone might be enough for mr yousaf to survive. alba's leader set out the political price for that support, prioritising a...
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house agreement that has beenin bute house agreement that has been in place since 2021. and it's essentially a coalition government between the scottish greens and the scottish national party . well, that came to an end party. well, that came to an end this morning in what many people are saying is has very much a kind of energy of what i'm going to dump you before you dump me, because certainly the scottish greens, well, they were already in talks as to whether this agreement would come to the end. but nevertheless, the snp marched into this afternoon with a minority government and then at qus , where the opposition at qus, where the opposition parties get to pose their burning questions to the first minister. of course, there was only one topic on the agenda today, and that essentially was headuned today, and that essentially was headlined by douglas ross, the scottish conservative leader, calling a vote of no confidence, and humza yousaf. well, that seemed to come as a bit of a shock for the first minister, and certainly with 31 msps, the scottish conservatives have t
house agreement that has beenin bute house agreement that has been in place since 2021. and it's essentially a coalition government between the scottish greens and the scottish national party . well, that came to an end party. well, that came to an end this morning in what many people are saying is has very much a kind of energy of what i'm going to dump you before you dump me, because certainly the scottish greens, well, they were already in talks as to whether this agreement would come to the...
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unfortunately, in ending the bute house agreement in the manner that i did, i clearly underestimated the level of hurt and upset that caused green colleagues. i have concluded that repairing our relationship across the political domain can only be done by someone else at the helm. i have therefore informed the snp's national secretary of my intention to stand down as party leader and ask that she commences a leadership contest for my replacement as soon as possible. as a young boy born and raised in scotland, i could never have dreamt that one day i would have the privilege of leading my country. people who looked like me were not in positions of political influence, let alone leading governments, when i was younger. politics can be a brutal business. it takes its toll on your physical and mental health. yourfamily suffer alongside you. i am in absolute debt... ..to my wonderful wife, my beautiful children and my wider family for putting up with me over the years. i'm afraid you will be seeing a lot more of me from now. humza yousaf, glasgow. he speaks urdu. humza yousaf will have a
unfortunately, in ending the bute house agreement in the manner that i did, i clearly underestimated the level of hurt and upset that caused green colleagues. i have concluded that repairing our relationship across the political domain can only be done by someone else at the helm. i have therefore informed the snp's national secretary of my intention to stand down as party leader and ask that she commences a leadership contest for my replacement as soon as possible. as a young boy born and...
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we think the bute house agreement was the best mechanism to deliver that, with scottish greens in government . we're now greens in government. we're now back to being an opposition party. we will continue to. we haven't changed our stripes. we are the consistent party. we will continue to work for what we believe in. tenants rights , we believe in. tenants rights, supporting biodiversity, working for climate and nature and making scotland a fairer and more equal place. >> a moroccan asylum seeker has been found guilty of murdering a pensioner in an attack motivated by the conflict in gaza. >> ahmed halid stabbed 70 year old terence carney six times in hartlepool in what was intended as revenge for the israel—hamas conflict. he told police the attack, a week after the hamas attacks on israel, was for the people of gaza. he also said he wanted to kill more victims , as wanted to kill more victims, as al fayed was also found guilty of the attempted murder of his housemate, who he had attacked before the fatal stabbing of mr carney. he'll be sentenced on the 17th of may. two men have been arre
we think the bute house agreement was the best mechanism to deliver that, with scottish greens in government . we're now greens in government. we're now back to being an opposition party. we will continue to. we haven't changed our stripes. we are the consistent party. we will continue to work for what we believe in. tenants rights , we believe in. tenants rights, supporting biodiversity, working for climate and nature and making scotland a fairer and more equal place. >> a moroccan...
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the bute house agreement was intended to provide stability to the scottish government, and it is made possible a number of achievements, but it has served its purpose. the first minister has decided, i'm sorry to say, to capitulate to the most reactionary, backward—looking forces within the snp, and it's the opposite of what is in scotland's best interests. the vote could come next week. you're live with bbc news. the un relief agency for palestinians is warning about disease outbreaks in gaza amid worsening weather conditions, lack of sufficient water and waste disposal. the us military confirmed it started the construction of a temporary pier off the coast of gaza to boost aid deliveries. following reports that the israel defense forces are preparing for a ground offensive in the city of rafah, satellite images show new tent encampments in southern gaza. wyre davis has more. it's pretty clear now that israel's preparations for this much—anticipated, much—heralded assault on rafah, in southern gaza, are gathering pace. there's been an all—day meeting of the israeli war cabine
the bute house agreement was intended to provide stability to the scottish government, and it is made possible a number of achievements, but it has served its purpose. the first minister has decided, i'm sorry to say, to capitulate to the most reactionary, backward—looking forces within the snp, and it's the opposite of what is in scotland's best interests. the vote could come next week. you're live with bbc news. the un relief agency for palestinians is warning about disease outbreaks in...