and you mentioned the alba party, could you talk to us a - alba party, could you talk to us a little of this and why that is a particular challenge when it comes to all of these negotiations?— it comes to all of these negotiations? it comes to all of these neuotiations? ., �* , ~ , negotiations? that's right. ash re . an, negotiations? that's right. ash regan. the _ negotiations? that's right. ash regan, the alba _ negotiations? that's right. ash regan, the alba msp - negotiations? that's right. ash regan, the alba msp in - negotiations? that's right. ash regan, the alba msp in the . negotiations? that's right. ash - regan, the alba msp in the scottish parliament, has been saying she would be willing to talk to humza yousaf, to lend him her vote, he could have scraped through just about if he had the support of ash regan but she wanted to talk about our priorities and that was pushing forward the agenda on scottish independence, women�*s rights and children�*s rights as well. the leader of the house party is alex salmond, the former first minister, who left the snp. we are being told

alba party's leader, alex salmond, told the sunday times mr yousaf might win her over by striking an ide in favour of alba in some seats in future elections. but a source close to mr yousaf called the idea "a fantasy and ridiculous". the main opposition say the first minister has run out of road. i think it's an act of desperation on the part of the current first minister. we've had plenty of opportunities to co—operate over the years, but to be frank with you, what i'm looking at is a very chaotic government that's frankly incompetent and embarrassing to the people of scotland. well, humza yousaf is one of the most divisive and incompetent first ministers scotland has ever seen, and it shows how desperate he is that he is humiliatingly having to write to his political opponents in order to save his political skin. it's quite clear that both scottish conservatives and the scottish people do need a letter from humza yousaf and that is his letter of resignation. even so, the snp leader still hopes to hold talks with his opponents as he struggles to secure enough support to keep hisjob.

in which snp candidates stood aside in favour of alba party in some seats in future elections.diculous. the main opposition say the first minister has run out of road. i say the first minister has run out of road.— out of road. i think it's an act of desperation - out of road. i think it's an act of desperation on - out of road. i think it's an j act of desperation on part out of road. i think it's an i act of desperation on part of the current first minister. humza yousaf is one of the first— humza yousaf is one of the first -- _ humza yousaf is one of the first —— most divisive and incompetent ministers scotland has ever — incompetent ministers scotland has ever seen.— incompetent ministers scotland has ever seen. even so the snp leader hepes — has ever seen. even so the snp leader hopes to _ has ever seen. even so the snp leader hopes to hold _ has ever seen. even so the snp leader hopes to hold talks - has ever seen. even so the snp leader hopes to hold talks with | leader hopes to hold talks with his opponents as he struggles to get enough support to keep hisjob. a teenage

mr yousaf apparently ruled out cutting a deal with the alba party.t would lead to a 64—61; tie vote in which case into parliament if there was time about the presiding officer would be expected to remain the status quo. what we are expecting in the next hour as a news conference from humza yousaf you could see their entry bute house in the last half an hour. we are expecting in the next half an hour or so for him to hold a news conference where we understand he will resign as scotland's first minister. 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

with the greens backing that no—confidence vote, the alba party's sole msp is crucial.ment effectively into the hands of one of the brightest and best and most responsible msps in the parliament, which is ash regan of the alba party. she's one of the few adults in the room. so he has the opportunity to try and secure her vote, but he'll have to work at it. and what now for the greens? they're out of office, but not — they think — out of power. wherever we are in the parliament, i we will fight for our principles, . and whereverwe are, we canwirx _ you know, one of our flagship policies — - free bus travel for under—22s — was a victory that we won - from the scottish government before we entered government _ for the first time. so we can win in government, l we can win out of government. so the scene's set for days of horse trading, then a knife—edge vote we are going straight to beijing. we we are going straight to beijing. - want to strengthen our high—level channels of communication. i had some constructive conversations with president zine. i made sure that we would

and alex salmond's alba party are not. >> i wonder if the a racist or homophobic and transphobic and at is certainly not a political party that i would want to be associated with. okay, well, the alba party not here to defend themselves, but austin, thank you very, very much. austin sheridan there, former snp councillor. well, look. yeah, what's your takeaway from that? i think it's, i think it's a struggle for humza , isn't it's a struggle for humza, isn't it? look, coming up at ten, following today's news about king charles, are the anti—monarchists finally going to give it a rest? i will ask my brilliant panel how long humza yousaf has left as well. and we just had a staunch defence of him now from austin sheridan, who's fighting the good fight for him. but next, but next. but next we meet the man accosted by police for speaking out against islamist terrorism. we've got a video clip of what happened to tick. welcome back to patrick christys tonight on gb news now. young father of three. john joe hooper was overheard this week telling his local priest in a private conversation, sayi

and she _ which is ash regan of the alba party and she is— which is ash regan of the alba party and try and secure her vote but he will have to work at it. what _ vote but he will have to work at it. what now — vote but he will have to work at it. what now for the greens? they are out of office but not what they think out of the power. wherever we are in the parliament _ think out of the power. wherever we are in the parliament will _ think out of the power. wherever we are in the parliament will fight - think out of the power. wherever we are in the parliament will fight for i are in the parliament will fight for principles— are in the parliament will fight for principles and wherever we are we can win _ principles and wherever we are we can win. one of our flagship policies _ can win. one of our flagship policies such as free bus travel for under— policies such as free bus travel for under 20s— policies such as free bus travel for under 20s was a victory we won from the scottish— under 20s was a victory we won from the scottish government before we entered _ the scottish governmen

his only other potential lifeline is the alba party msp ash regan.leadership of the snp after the first minister nicola sturgeon stood down. she left the snp and joined the alba party, which is alex salmond... the former first minister who was also an snp first minister, the party he leads now. she set out a number of conditions that she would support mr yousaf on. if he loses the personal vote, he is not legally bound to resign but you could imagine there is political pressure on him. we have heard from one snp msp this morning that he believes that humza yousaf would have to stand down if he loses that vote. we are watching him at the moment trying to reclaim the narrative, sort of putting his party on an election footing and looking at some of the issues that he would like to take to the doorstep so that is where we are right at the moment. he is running a campaign now to fight for his life. let's get some of the day's other news now. a british man has been seriously injured in a shark attack on the caribbean island of tobago. the attack happened

ash regan of the alba party could be kingmaker.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 will 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. ukrainian military intelligence has released a video it says is of a drone strike on an advanced — and rare — $5 million russian radar station. the radar is reported to be able to detect targets up to 300km away. elsewhere, russia claims its forces have taken control of a village near avdiivka in the e

ash regan of the alba party could be kingmaker.lone 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 will 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. the haulage industry is calling for urgent clarity on how new post—brexit checks on food imports from the eu will work. the trade body, logistics uk, has warned of chaos and confusion — even though the new regime is due to come into force in two days. with more on this, let's talk to our business co

, has his— minister, whose small party, alba, has his feet — minister, whose small party, alba,e _ close ally of president biden. hope to see you — here at nine o'clock. bbc one, no, bbc two- — here at nine o'clock. bbc one, no, bbc no we _ here at nine o'clock. bbc one, no, bbc two. we are _ here at nine o'clock. bbc one, no, bbc two. we are right up - here at nine o'clock. bbc one, no, bbc two. we are right up today. i here at nine o'clock. bbc one, no, | bbc two. we are right up today. we will be bbc two. we are right up today. - will be on bbc two and the bbc news channel until 9am this morning. lots more to come. as we talk about sport. we have a full sports writer coming up. i is a spot on this weekend. england have done well in the six nations. tiara weekend. england have done well in the six nations.— the six nations. two huge gains in the six nations. two huge gains in the premier— the six nations. two huge gains in the premier league _ the six nations. two huge gains in the premier league this _ the six nations. two huge gains in | the premier league this afternoon. th

she is now a member of alex salmond's alba party.dults in the room, so he has the opportunity to try and secure her vote. but he'll have to work at it. he can't assume it. you have to work at it. and he's going to have to respond to the the letter that i shall be writing him to say what her priorities are in terms of independence, in terms of the protection of rights of women and girls, and in terms of restoring competence to the scottish administration. ms regan is now, says her leader, the most powerful politician in the scottish parliament. james, if humza yousaf loses this vote of confidence next week, do you think he will survive? i vote of confidence next week, do you think he will survive?— think he will survive? i think it would be _ think he will survive? i think it would be very _ think he will survive? i think it would be very difficult - think he will survive? i think it would be very difficult for- think he will survive? i think it would be very difficult for him | think he will survive? i think it i would be very diffic

ash regan, of the alba party, said that she was happy to meet with the first minister. aid the price of ash regan�*s support would be the re—prioritisation of independence. but we do understand that he's unlikely to go for that deal, we understand that one senior snp figures said it would be intolerable for any snp leader to be beholden to alex salmond. alex salmond was of course, a former leader of the snp. and douglas ross, the leader of the scottish conservatives, said he does not expect humza yousaf to survive the week as first minister, and that was also echoed by scottish labour over the weekend as well. alexandra mackenzie in — over the weekend as well. alexandra mackenzie in edinburgh _ over the weekend as well. alexandra mackenzie in edinburgh for— over the weekend as well. alexandra mackenzie in edinburgh for us. - over the weekend as well. alexandra mackenzie in edinburgh for us. of i mackenzie in edinburgh for us. of course we are going to keep watching that story for developments throughout the day. to spain next. the prime minister, pedro sanchez, is expect

the alba party deportation plan.land's first minister, says it's time to build relationships . but she says the relationships. but she says the price of her support will be higher as humza yousaf dithers. she says ash regan hasn't confirmed how she'll vote in the motions of no confidence at holyrood , expected to take place holyrood, expected to take place in the coming week. writing in the sunday mail, she said she will only use her vote in the way that will be best for scotland. meanwhile, yusuf is asking leaders of rival parties to find common ground with the snp as his leadership hangs in the balance . it comes after the the balance. it comes after the collapse of the snp's power sharing deal with the greens and hundreds of border force officers at heathrow airport will launch a four day strike tomorrow in a dispute over working conditions. the public and commercial services union says that more than 300 of its members will walk out from 5:00 tomorrow until 7 am. on friday. the union says the workers are taking t

the alba party returns policy.otland's first minister, says it's time to build relationships. ash regan hasn't confirmed how she'll vote in the motions of no confidence in the motions of no confidence in holyrood, but says the price of her support will be higher if humza yousaf delivers . humza yousaf delivers. meanwhile, yousaf is asking leaders of rival parties to find common ground after the collapse of the snp's power sharing deal with the greens . and finally, with the greens. and finally, the duke of sussex is returning to the uk in just over a week's time to attend a ceremony which will be marking the 10th anniversary of his invictus games. it will be the first time that prince harry is back in the country since the king's cancer diagnosis in february. he'll be at the thanksgiving service at saint paul's cathedral on may the 8th. he's expected to provide a reading at that event . provide a reading at that event. well, if you want the latest stories , you'll need to sign up stories, you'll need to sign up to

ash regan of the alba party could be kingmaker.ve. 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 will 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. now it's time for a look at today's sport with hugh. after liverpool dropped points on saturday, both arsenal and manchester city will be trying to make sure they don't do the same on sunday as the premier league title race enters another pivotal day. arsenal can move four points clear at the top for the time being if they beat north londo

salmond's abber party, therefore he resigned the numbers guaranteed to lead to that outcome anyway. —— alba party 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 starmer, and turbulent in the snp, everything else being equal, might make that prospect for keir starmer that little bit more straightforward. that's why this matters wherever you are watching around the uk, that's why it has consequences within scotland but beyond scotland too.— consequences within scotland but beyond scotland too. chris, many thanks for that. _ time for a look at the weather. here's darren bett. thanks very much. it is going to be warmerfor us this week. thanks very much. it is going to be warmer for us this week. there will still be rain around but here across east anglia and the south—east of england, much better day, staying dry some sunshine. add to the west, we have lower pressure heading in from the

the alba party the kent coast.vote could be crucial to scotland's first minister, says it's time to build relationships . but then she also relationships. but then she also says the price of her support will be higher. says the price of her support will be higher . as humza yousaf will be higher. as humza yousaf dithers. she says ash regan hasn't confirmed how she'll vote in the motions of no confidence at holyrood next week. writing in the sunday mail, she said she will only use her vote in the way that will be best for scotland. meanwhile, yousaf is asking leaders of rival parties to find common ground with the snp as his leadership hangs in the balance. it comes after the collapse of the snp's power sharing deal with the greens . sharing deal with the greens. and royal news the duke of sussex is returning to the uk in just over a week's time to attend a ceremony marking the 10th anniversary of the invictus games . it will be the first time games. it will be the first time prince harry is back in the uk since his

he asked —— was asked if he would work with the alba party and he said he would write to everyone andmore details coming in, humza yousaf says he is not resigning. he was visiting a housing development in dundee after cancelling a speech today. time to have a look at the weather. hello. it was a really cold start to the day. a widespread frost. lowest temperatures down to —6 in the coldest spots in both northern england and scotland. but many of us have seen sunny skies like these already. it is a day, though, where clouds will bubble up to bring showers. and we've seen lots of showers in northern ireland. there have been quite a few for the north and east of scotland, and down the eastern side of england. meanwhile, this thicker cloud affecting southern wales and southern—most areas of england. well, that's a weather front bringing more general outbreaks of rain. now, the rain from that's going to be light and patchy into southern wales. just a few spots really. some heavier rain getting into south—west england. those showers become a bit more widespread across northern england, prob

and with alex salmond's alba party and with ash regan.the deal with the greens, he did not want to do a deal with ash regan because that would be a deal with alex salmond and many in the snp would be against that, so he stood down. indie the snp would be against that, so he stood down-— the snp would be against that, so he stood down. ~ . , . stood down. we have seen in england what happens — stood down. we have seen in england what happens each _ stood down. we have seen in england what happens each time _ stood down. we have seen in england what happens each time the - what happens each time the conservatives have changed leader. indeed, and it is a potentially very difficult _ indeed, and it is a potentially very difficult position for the party to find itself in. however, what effectively has happened is the opposition in successfully bringing humza _ opposition in successfully bringing humza yousaf down have taken away from the _ humza yousaf down have taken away from the snp a leader who is relatively unpopular, becoming increasingl

. with the alba party.—he, a dead man walking. >> well, yes, i think it's just a question of when, not if that he's ultimately pushed out. but by all accounts, thomasius . he's ultimately pushed out. but by all accounts, thomasius. his greatest problem is that he's not very good at politics. his political judgement has been pretty poor, even since the snp leadership elections were on going and were, by all accounts, people who i talked to say in person. he's a very charming , person. he's a very charming, very nice person. but i think charm was mistaken for competence and the lack of political competence and judgement has put him in a position where he has alienated all the opposition parties against him . against him. >> do you think there's any way out of this? dean thompson, there have been rumours that he's desperately trying to talk to the greens to form some kind of deal. and of course , ash of deal. and of course, ash regan. they were once colleagues. they were once friends. is there any way, because

of ash regan, who, for those that don't know, is an msp who defected from the scottish national party to albaependent si king political party and she says she won't back humza yousaf unless he gets rid of self—identification trans laws. so he ain't going to do that, is he? so he's somewhat snookered and my understanding is that those two haven't actually spoken since humza yousaf prevailed in that leadership election last year, so he's in a very tricky spot. >> there's no doubt about it. he's being defiant, but both for the scottish parliament, for the snp's representation in the scottish parliament and for their leadership of scotland, and also for the wider political landscape across the uk. this is chaos for the scots nats. we shouldn't forget that, although they've been running scotland now for some time, there is no majority in scotland for their raison d'etre for their flagship policy, which is, of course, as the name suggests , scottish the name suggests, scottish independence. what i would say is that this is an enormous and i'm sure charlie will say it's an opportunity for the scotti

the alba party or a more socially _ party or a more socially conservative than many in the leadershipthe scottish national party although not necessarily many of the membership. and alex salmond said the need to get back to bread and butter issues, a lot of rifts going on in scottish politics at the moment but what will our callers say? we are in the central belt but we will move up to fife and speak to alan. kate, kevin, and amber, good morning to you. humza yousaf will resign today, over to you. i humza yousaf will resign today, over to ou. . ., ., to you. i have lived in scotland all m life. i to you. i have lived in scotland all my life- i am _ to you. i have lived in scotland all my life. i am amazed _ to you. i have lived in scotland all my life. i am amazed by- to you. i have lived in scotland all my life. i am amazed by it - to you. i have lived in scotland all my life. i am amazed by it all. - to you. i have lived in scotland all my life. i am amazed by it all. we get 30% more funding than they do in england for our health and education system. both are in a complete mess. th

mr yousaf has asked to have meetings with all opposition parties but only alba has so far agreed. lexandra mackenzie. a week that will decide his future with implications notjust for humza yousaf but also for his party, the snp. good morning, everyone. it comes just days 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 in a different way, but we are where we are. but the choice that 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 oi'i. but the greens insists they will not back mr yousaf in the coming days. i cannot imagine anything at this point that could i change that position. this was a spectacular breach . of trust from on tuesday saying the buter house agreement was worth its weight - in gold to stopping it - unilaterally on thursday. that's broken. the snp leader ha

ash regan, of the alba party, could be the kingmaker.h 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. 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 will take with her some very reasonable, positive proposals, in 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. let's just take you to spain now where thousands of people are marching to show their support for spain's prime minister pedro sanchez. he announced last wednesday he will take a few days away from public duties to decide whether he wants to continue leading the government after a court lau

, which she's the only alba party, which she's the only alba alba party msp.party that's led by the former snp leader alex salmond. so he is going to be entirely reliant on her support because there is only one vote in this and she has yet to say what she's going to do. so it is looking extremely precarious for him. >> it is the most extraordinary time in scottish politics at the moment, isn't it, suzanne? >> it is , in a sense, we've had >> it is, in a sense, we've had the whole implosion of the scottish nationalist party, arguably culminating in the arrest of nicola sturgeon's husband last week. we've had the possibility, i think, of a second referendum on scottish independence. pretty much dead independence. pretty much dead in the water now. the economic fortunes of scotland are still very much up in the air, so, sorry, my light has just gone off, so we'll have to see what happens , i mean, it's happens, i mean, it's interesting, isn't it, that even if he loses this vote, if he's not forced to go , it doesn't it not forced to go, it doesn't it doesn't forc

his only other potential lifeline is the alba party msp ash regan.ster nicola sturgeon stood down. she left the snp and joined the alba party, which is alex salmond, the former first minister of scotland, the party he leads now full stop she set out a number of conditions that she would support mr humza yousaf on. if he loses the personal vote, humza yousaf on. if he loses the personalvote, he humza yousaf on. if he loses the personal vote, he is not legally bound to resign but you could imagine there is political pressure on him. we have heard from one snp msp this morning that he believes that humza yousaf would have to stand down if he loses that vote. we are watching him at the moment trying to reclaim the narrative, sort of putting his party on an election footing and looking at some of the issues that he would like to take to the doorstep so that is where we are right at the moment. he is running a campaign now to fight for his life. . ~' , ., , is running a campaign now to fight for his life. ., ~ i. , . for his life. thank you, very much. the

neale hanvey, alba party mp , great to speak to you. il will be having conversations with ash this weekend. this is where it's all happening. it's all the sort of dealings and sort of conversations that are going to determining the fate of the scottish government. absolutely fascinating time. >> and do people take insults actually seriously in politics? water under the bridge. anyway, after the break, we're going to be speaking to political editor christopher hope, who's been speaking to the shadow chancellor, rachel reeves, about lots of things. we'll find out what he had to say and what she had to say this. good afternoon britain. we're on gb news, britain's news channel right. well, it's 223. you're watching . well, it's 223. you're watching. good afternoon. britain. now, the labour leader, sir keir starmer. and his shadow chancellor have been visiting the north east today to discuss lots of things, including the cost of living. but our very own christopher hope has been with the shadow chancellor and joins us now. us now. >> us now.

ash regan of the alba party could be the kingmaker., 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 government, describing it as embarrassing and incompetent. but the snp leader struggles on in a bid to secure enough support to keep hisjob. alexandra mackenzie, bbc news. stay with us here on bbc news. hello. expect a different feel to the weather over the next few days. some warmer weather on the way this week, but with that, we will still see some outbreaks of rain at times, so don't be expecting blue sk

need the support of the greens to continue, because the alternative was to try to win over the alba partyalex salmond and its sole representative ash regan. the snp decided they didn't want to do that, to deal with alba or mr salmond with whom they had fallen out spectacularly. that led them going back to the agreement saying, could you support me from outside the government? they said no and that left him with no option but to go. mr yousaf, are you resigning today? a simple answer — yes. not at home in dundee, though, but here at the official residence of the first minister in edinburgh, the place which gave its name to the power—sharing deal with the greens which humza yousaf dumped so disastrously last week. 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

the alba party, which is essentially the sort of offshoot of the snp. snp, the continuity snp. if you like. so ash regan is the one one msp they've got and the only trouble is like she was in a leadership in the leadership contest with humza yousaf and humza was very scathing of her. and you know, when she decided to quit the party over the gender ideology stuff, humza was like, it's no great loss and that's what he sounds like because he's scottish as well, but it's interesting . albert sort of went interesting. albert sort of went they sort of focus on real issues that actually, you know, are good for, for people like protecting hundreds of jobs at the grangemouth oil refinery. so it's interesting to see politicians actually acting like politicians actually acting like politicians should instead of, you know, chasing, chasing after some imaginary gender ideology. >> of course, they're going to do that because they're not in power right now. i mean, if they were in power, they might do they might do something about it. what i got was, is alba is like a

the reason he didn't do a deal with alba was forces within his own party, some would call the old guardwn party, some would call the old guard.- would call the old guard. so who will replace _ would call the old guard. so who will replace him? _ could jenny gilruth or mairi mcallan throw their hat into the ring? kate forbes was defeated in the contest last year to become leader. might she stand again? neil gray's name is also being mentioned, as is stephen flynn, although he is at westminster. what aboutjohn swinney? i'm getting very careful consideration to standing. i've been somewhat overwhelmed by the requests i have been made of me to do that. from constituents in glasgow, there is. i don't think it was the man for thejob. absolutely delighted, - he has set scotland back years. i don't vote snp anyway. humza yousaf remains as first minister until a successor can be found. in office for barely a year, he said he was honoured and grateful to have had the opportunity to lead. lorna gordon, bbc news. will take you through the events of the day, the resignation, how it happened and why

alex salmond, leader of the pro independence alba party, says that humza yousaf did want to do a dealpping him, suggesting that mr yousaf did want to try and stay as first minister, what are you hearing?— to try and stay as first minister, what are you hearing? well, i have no particular— what are you hearing? well, i have no particular insight _ what are you hearing? well, i have no particular insight into _ what are you hearing? well, i have no particular insight into what - what are you hearing? well, i have no particular insight into what alex j no particular insight into what alex salmond was saying there. i think it is a fact that had humza yousaf sought to do a deal with alba, relying on ash regan's vote, there would certainly be a substantial number of people within his own ranks, within the snp, it would be deeply uncomfortable with that, given the history of relations between the parties. so i think, in essence, humza yousaf found himself pretty much boxed in with nowhere to 90, pretty much boxed in with nowhere to go, and obviously, as he said himself, he spent the weekend

his only other potential lifeline is the alba party msp ash regan.r the leadership of the snp after the first minister nicola sturgeon stood down. she set out a number of conditions. she set out a number of conditions. she makes those concessions to her conduct rock the boat elsewhere. if he loses the personal vote is not legally bound to resign that you can imagine there is political pressure on him. now it's time for a look at today's sport. hello again. the world outside the netherlands might not know too much about him yet, but arne slot, who's expected to the new manager of liverpool, gets a glowing he's replacing. jurgen klopp says slot "is a good coach, a good guy and someone who plays good football". slot is set to move to anfield after a compensation deal worth up to £91; million was agreed with dutch club feyenoord. slot led feyenoord to the dutch title last season, and this year they're set to finish second in their league having already won the dutch cup. liverpool's hopes of ending the klopp era with a league title took another blow this

minister humza yousaf faces an uncertain future, but dismisses the idea of an alliance with the alba partynd good morning. we have got some pretty

but let's look at ash regan, the only msp from the nationalist alba party.r leader of the snp last year. now, if ash regan voted for humza yousaf it would be a tied vote. at that point the presiding officer would follow convention we believe and support the government, which means that humza yousaf would win. who will have the decisive vote it will be the leader of alba party, the father of modern scottish nationalism, alex salmond. what nationalism, alex salmond. what im act nationalism, alex salmond. what impact could _ nationalism, alex salmond. what impact could it — nationalism, alex salmond. what impact could it have _ nationalism, alex salmond. what impact could it have on _ nationalism, alex salmond. what impact could it have on the - nationalism, alex salmond. what impact could it have on the general election? , ., , , election? even before this eventings toda in election? even before this eventings today in edinburgh _ election? even before this eventings today in edinburgh there were - election? even before this eventings today in edinburgh there

the alba party msp , the country.lba party msp, whose vote could be crucial to scotland's first minister, says it's scotland's first minister, says wsfime scotland's first minister, says it's time to build relationships. but the price of her support will be higher as some of the use of dithers, ash regan hasn't confirmed how she'll vote in the motions of no confidence. holyrood is expected to take place in the coming week. writing in the sunday mail, she said she will only use her vote in the way that will be best for scotland. meanwhile, yusuf is asking leaders of rival parties to find common ground with the snp as his leadership hangsin with the snp as his leadership hangs in the balance. it comes after the collapse of the snp's power sharing deal with the greens . for the latest stories, greens. for the latest stories, sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen or go to gb news. com slash alerts. now it's back to . camilla. >> thanks, tatiana. welcome back to the camilla tominey show. lots more

i asked him about claims from leader of the alba party, alex salmond, that humza yousaf was interested in doing a deal with his party. had humza yousaf sought to do a deal with alba, relying on ash regan�*s vote, there would certainly be a substantial number of people within his own ranks, within the snp, it would be deeply uncomfortable with that, given the history of relations between the parties. so i think, in essence, humza yousaf found himself pretty much boxed in with nowhere to go, and obviously, as he said himself, he spent the weekend reflecting, essentially trying to see if there was a way out of this. but there was no obvious way out, as soon as the green party, the scottish greens made clear that they were going to vote in favour of this motion of no confidence in him personally, i think it became increasingly clear that there was nowhere to go and the game was up. for so many years, the snp has been a dominant force, a seemingly unassailable dominant force in scottish politics, but then came power—sharing with the greens, and now this. is the dominant era over? i think pe

survival may depend on the vote of his former colleague ash regan, who defected from the snp to the alba partyn speaking. how do things done for him? in the last few minutes, _ how do things done for him? in the last few minutes, humza _ how do things done for him? in the last few minutes, humza yousaf i how do things done for him? in the | last few minutes, humza yousaf has how do things done for him? in the i last few minutes, humza yousaf has a right this housing development in dundee. he ignored brutal question from the waiting media about he would continue as first minister, whether he was a lame duck first minister, but we are told he will do interviews later. he is trying to reset his government by making this announcement about affordable housing. but to be honest, all focus is on his future. we are told he will not be announcing his resignation today, despite speculation overnight about his future. but as he was travelling here came the news that he is facing notjust here came the news that he is facing not just one, here came the news that he is facing notjust one, but two votes of n