ash regan. the _ negotiations? that's right. ash regan, the alba _ negotiations? that's right.ns? 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 by advisers it would be impossible for humza yousaf to enter into a deal with alex salmond, he would not be supported by other figures in the party. 0ne described it as a deal with the devil. that was a nonstarter, if you like. those talks never got under way and humza yousaf now is looking at the parliamentary arithmetic and accepting now that he cannot survive that vote of no—confidence. it would not be legally binding, he would not

that's ash regan, her -a had alex salmond. that's ash regan, her party had not — alex salmond.ainly seems unlikely that it certainly seems unlikely that ash regan, who you can see here, is the one who would want to move towards a scottish election, poll suggest her party wouldn't do well and that, she will want to put on issues that matter to her, a second referendum, women's rights, while she has that power. it she second referendum, women's rights, while she has that power.— while she has that power. if she has this list of desires, _ while she has that power. if she has this list of desires, needs _ while she has that power. if she has this list of desires, needs and - this list of desires, needs and demands, and the very nature of what the snp will be persecuting as administration would presumably have to change. —— prosecuting as an administration. absolutely, that's a difficult puzzle scenario humza yousaf will have to think about this weekend, because for every concession or reassurance to ash regan or indeed the scottish green party, he is going to frustrate or even ang

is because, of course, ash regan is augned because, of course, ash regan is aligned to alex salmond.snp that would rather not have independence because alex salmond probably wants it. and there's some, visceral, nonsense going on there. so it might be a problem that humza has is not with ash, regan or anybody else. but as you get some of the snp guys who, who might not turn up at a vote of no confidence and of course, he needs every vote and they've all got to be there. and ash then decides, so it's very much up in the air at the moment. there'll probably be some bluffing going on within the snp to try and get humza to resign before then. so that they don't, so that they're not smoked out as not attending in an act of disloyalty to their leader, would have no confidence. so the soap opera will continue. you raise such an important point there. >> it's been completely underdiscussed by everyone who's been talking about this. we've all been going on about how there are 63 scottish nationalist msps in the in the scottish parliament who are members of the snp and 64 who belong to parties

ash regan, here you are — snp to alba.e went over gender recognition. and in other words, you've got the greens going on emissions targets and you had ash regan�*s defection over the gender recognition bill. that's nothing to do with the independence question on which the coalition...was explicitly founded through the bute house agreement. that's right. and there are a lot of bitter seeds that people don't really want to swallow at the moment about nicola sturgeon�*s legacy, that she was the one who did this deal with the greens and she gave them things that she shouldn't really have promised. there's a lot of muttering — "well, of course "it's nicola that left us in this mess" — going on. not to make the comparison too laboured, but talk about parties that have been in government for a long time. and, you know, as in the conservative party, you've got the snp... i mean, they've been in power for longer. you know, dealing with... they have been in power for longer, haven't they? they've been in powerfor ages! phew! i didn'

what ash regan will be taking is measures how we can reemphasise independence as the priority of thehe snp should be interested in. how we can move away from the identity agenda that's taken up so much bandwidth of the scottish government and also how you can return to what we call the people's agenda of education, health, housing and jobs and industry and ash regan has some proposals on how to do that, so these are very reasonable proposals and let's hope that humza yousaf gives it a receptive hearing. there are calls for more drug and alcohol support to be offered to people from black, asian and minority ethnic communities following concerns from charities that these groups are often underrepresented in treatment. anna crossley has been speaking to kim, a south asian woman who was addicted to heroin for 16 years and is now in recovery. i'm quite nervous. my stomach is churning. i feel quite sick, really, because this is where my addiction started. i had come away from a really unhappy, horrible marriage, and i thought i was going to start a new life here, but ended up spiralling in

ash regan chooses to do now. ash regan was an snp msp.her position on trans rights. she's of the j.k. rowling school of thought. she thinks that women's rights are being eroded. she didn't like the gender recognition act in scotland for example. now, when she left the party, humza yousaf said that she was no loss at all. well, he might be regretting those words now. what she what she says will decide the future of his political career. that said, even if she does end up voting for yusef, it could be that in the longer term his position becomes untenable. people aren't happy with the state of the. the snp haven't been for a while now. nicola sturgeon and her husband's potential involvement in in financial misconduct, the alleged involvement in that has has cast the whole of the snp under a bit of a cloud, and it could be that moving forwards, humza yousaf is just unable to get any legislation over the line, in which case he might have to resign anyway. what's astonishing about this, olivia, is that sworn political enemies are jumping into

— be a minority administration, and ash regan becomes and continues to be an_ ash regan becomes and continues figure irr— be an extraordinarily important figure in the scottish parliament. so in _ figure in the scottish parliament. so in that— figure in the scottish parliament. so in that situation, whoever ends up so in that situation, whoever ends up as leader, can you see them surviving until 2026, getting the votes they need? riff surviving unti12026, getting the votes they need?— surviving unti12026, getting the votes they need? of course, it can be done, votes they need? of course, it can be done. and _ votes they need? of course, it can be done. and i _ votes they need? of course, it can be done, and i run _ votes they need? of course, it can be done, and i run a _ votes they need? of course, it can be done, and i run a minority- be done, and i run a minority administration between 2007 and 2011 for four— administration between 2007 and 2011 for four years. administration between 2007 and 2011 forfouryears. but administration between 2007 and 2011 for four years. but you must lose the

so by all means ash regan can go and have her meeting with humza yousaf.ind of ideas that they've put on the table. but it seems to me very, very tricky to see how there's any kind of big accommodation between those two parties. so i think what's more likely is the snp kind of frantically doing what they can to see if they can peel back one or two green members of the scottish parliament, with whom they had such a big bust up and flounce out last week. because it's notjust parties, it's people. yeah. i mean, on radio 4, wejust this up as a sort of game of thrones rivalry. it's almost incomprehensible that alex salmond is emerged stronger out of something that humza yousaf has done after alex salmond had the psychodrama with nicola sturgeon. i mean, who's writing the script, henry? it is absolutely extraordinary, even from sitting from our vantage point in westminster, where we've had our share of wild politics over the last few years, to see humza yousaf attempting a manoeuvre of strength and then find himself fighting for his job within a few days, is one

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 , the ultimate irony.e an snp member, did in fact run for the leadership and then went over to join alex salmond's alba party to be their first msp and now could hold the final casting vote. as to whether humza yousaf remains as first minister. now he waved her off with a it's no loss to us. yeah, goodbye . loss to us. yeah, goodbye. >> you'll regret that. >> you'll regret that. >> he will regret it. and she is sat there very nicely. now if i was ash regan, i would also be putting together my list of demands . well, she has done, but demands. well, she has done, but i don't think it goes far enough. i think that she needs to sort of say humza yousaf needs to bring back take the high road. you could have some real fun with this chucking the serious issues, but just chuck in a couple of little things, you know? statues for the stars of balamory , tunnock's cake for of balamory, tunnock's cake for every family, those kind of things. because . she really now things. because. she really now does hold the balanc

.- ash regan's ideas is extremely reasonable proposals.the key talks are going to be between _ so far? well, the key talks are going to be between ash i so far? well, the key talks are i going to be between ash regan and humza yousaf in the next couple of days. he has written her an invitation, she has replied. unlike the liberal democrats, she's replied politely and in the affirmative and the outcome of the key talks will decide the outcome of next week. we are hoping for a positive outcome, at least, i am, are hoping for a positive outcome, at least, iam, that's are hoping for a positive outcome, at least, i am, that's why we are putting forward constructive proposals. we obviously have to prepare that things don't work out in which case there could be an election in scotland and other possibilities as well and that's why the alba executive meeting this afternoon, to prepare for an election, just in case there is not a positive outcome of the talks. this a positive outcome of the talks. as a positive outcome of the talks. as a backer of

he was faced with trying to change the minds of the green party or rely on the vote of ash regan, somp in the vote of ash regan, so alba mp in the scottish parliament and that was not seen as a palatable option so we were told he was thinking about resigning this morning and he considered whether he could go for the option of staring down the green party and ash regan and daring them to vote against a pro—independence politician or would he jump to vote against a pro—independence politician or would hejump before he was pushed and resigned before the vote took place at holyrood later this week?— the vote took place at holyrood later this week? ., ., later this week? could we drill down on the reaction _ later this week? could we drill down on the reaction from _ later this week? could we drill down on the reaction from the _ later this week? could we drill down on the reaction from the green - on the reaction from the green party? we did back another snp first minister, keeping in mind there could be another election if they do not? �* , ' . ., could be another election if they do no

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

the question between then and now really is what does ash regan want?alex salmond there and one of the things it seems that the alba party would like is movement on this most contentious of issues, gender, and particularly, according to one source in the party i've been speaking to, a commitment that the scottish government will implement in full the recommendations of the cass review into gender services in england here in scotland will stop i had a chat with ash regan this evening and she said she has genuinely not decided how to vote yet, she is waiting to see what happens. it's going to be a nervous few days and hours for humza yousaf. indeed, james cook, thank you, in edinburgh. a 13—year—old girl will appear in court tomorrow, charged with three counts of attempted murder. it follows the stabbing of two teachers and a teenager at a school in carmarthenshire yesterday. tomos morgan has the very latest. the scene yesterday, one of the three injured members of ysgol dyffryn aman being taken to hospital after being stabbed. this afternoon it was annou

now, if ash regan voted for humza yousaf it would be a tied vote. 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 were deep| today in edinburgh there were deep nerves in the snp that they could face a challenging result in the uk general election. they can see the opini

their only msp , ash regan, hasn't confirmed msp, ash regan, hasn't confirmed if she'll support humza yousaf , if she'll support humza yousaf, but it's thought that her vote could be crucial. mr yousaf is asking leaders of rival parties to find common ground after the collapse of the snp's power sharing deal with the greens . sharing deal with the greens. well, for the latest stories you can sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code. it's on the right hand side of your screen right now or go to gb news. com slash alerts. now let's go to free speech nation. >> students occupy buildings at columbia university. humza yousaf is teetering on the brink and the nhs says that it will use the word woman once more. this is free speech nation . this is free speech nation. welcome to free speech nation with me, andrew doyle. this is the show where we take a look at culture, current affairs and politics. and of course, we'll have the latest from those culture warriors who claim to be on the right side of history and who will ruin your life and reputation in the name of compassion and love.

he'll squeak through in on the strength of ash regan , on the strength of ash regan, but he probablyfor very much longer after that . for very much longer after that. >> got it. thank you very much indeed.thank >> got it. thank you very much indeed. thank you. ian mcwhirter . coming up, has britain's economy become as bloated as france's doctor roger gewolb will be here to compare british and gallic economic flab welcome back. according to the chief economist of the world bank, britain's bloated state means that our economy now resembles france's. whereas once it looked rather american . it's it looked rather american. it's a trend that could help to explain stagnating economic growth. intimate gill was clear cut in his analysis. quotes. the country that used to be most like the united states in all of europe was the united kingdom, and you guys decided to go and become a lot more like continental europe. you look like france, not like the united states . end of quote. like france, not like the united states. end of quote. i'm joined by doctor roger gewolb , a former by doctor roger

ash regan, of the alba party, said that she was happy to meet with the first minister.said 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 expec

but interestingly, that puts all the power in the hands of ash, regan albers , only hands of ash, reganolyrood. she very likely will have the deciding vote out of the way of any abstentions. that vote, we know, is not going to happen until next week now. but indeed, i think it's safe to say that today a lot of a lot of humza yousaf plans. he started this thinking he was coming from a position of strength, that it was good for the party and good for scotland. i can't look that much of a strong move now. >> tony mcguire, that will be a act of political karma itself because ash regan, of course, now could be the kingmaker in this. she of course, stood as a candidate to be a potential snp leader, and she left the party due to the stance on transgenderism, the gender recognition bill. and that could severely come back to haunt humza yousaf. now >> yes, you have to wonder what the irony of the whole situation will taste if you remember, ash regan was actually part of the snp government and she took a step back out of , kind of step back out of, kind of dispute over the gender recognition refo

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

and that's soul msp ash regan has written a letter to humza yousaf outlining her demands and how he canll —— alba... her letter has been published in the past hour also and i will read you a bit of it here because in it she says "the bute house agreement is over, scotland deserves and demands a re—side, independence for scotland is protecting the dignity, safety and rights of women and children and providing a competent government for businesses and people across the scotland and my priority and door is open to discussing the progress of my proposed scottish parliament powers referendum bill." ash regan was formerly of the snp and stood against humza yousaf in the snp leadership contest last year, she has sincejoined the pro—independence and the party led by alex salmond and she touched in this letter a long—standing issues she has had a scottish government policy. she highlights her bill in hollywood of devolving powers for a second vote on independence, so she is setting out her demands there. alba sources say to me that they want tangible commitments from humza yousaf if he is to win

and then there is ash regan, alba party's only msp . well, ash alba party's only msp.reed over the gender recognition act. and ash reganis gender recognition act. and ash regan is saying that she will vote for, humza yousaf on the condition that he implements the recommendations in the cas report and basically undoes a lot of what humza yousaf and the snp have been doing. in terms of genderin snp have been doing. in terms of gender in scotland. so humza yousaf is walking on, on very, very thin ice here. and even if he does win that vote of no confidence next week, it could be that his position becomes untenable very soon anyway, because it'll be very, very difficult for him to govern with a minority government if he does survive. >> i mean, is it is it likely that he could survive or cling to power if he loses that vote next week? >> well, he could. he doesn't have to stand down. the vote isn't actually binding, but it would be politically very awkward for him to stay in position. and there is also going to be a vote at some point. we expect on a no confidence motion i

for example, the fact that ash regan has immediately sent that ash regan has immediately sent that asse, both of them. what about alba? no thank you. they _ case, both of them. what about alba? no thank you. they are _ case, both of them. what about alba? no thank you. they are an _ no thank you. they are an independence party, just to make sure those who are not say... that does not sure those who are not say... that does rrot mean _ sure those who are not say... that does not mean to _ sure those who are not say... that does not mean to say _ sure those who are not say... that does not mean to say i _ sure those who are not say... t'isgt does not mean to say i think they are in alba for good reasons. they have always been a fifth column against the snp and i think that has been counter—productive for the snp and for the scottish government. and i think that is still the case. immediately, alex salmond jumped onto the bandwagon of getting rid of humza yousaf and put in ash regan who quite frankly i would not trust as far as i could throw and i think it has been a really illjudged mov

meant the first minister would have needed the vote of his nemesis and one time leadership rival, ash regano the alaba party last year — a politician he once described as "no great loss" to his party. here's our scottish political editorjames cook. mr yousaf, are you resigning today? a simple answer — yes. not at home in dundee, 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. i have concluded that repairing our relationship across the political divide 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 co

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 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

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

ash regan is part of the dominoes, but there's a serious issue overall for mr yousaf.iable position . but in a very enviable position. but mr yousaf might be able to rely on her support. he might not be able to, but that is not the only thing that's going to guarantee whether or not he can retain his position as first minister. >> all right. okey doke. well, we'll watch with eager anticipation here @gbnews. that was a freelance columnist, alastair stewart there. thank him very much for his view. and we're going to get our panel's response after this. you're with me darren grimes on gb news sunday. lords more coming up on today's show. first of all though, we're going to get the news with tatiana sanchez . news with tatiana sanchez. >> darren. >> darren. >> thank you. the top stories this hour , shadow health this hour, shadow health secretary wes streeting says doctor dan poulter has not been offered a peerage to defect from the tory party to labour. mr streeting defended doctor poulters decision , adding it poulters decision, adding it shows only labour leader sir kei

yousaf looking for support from elsewhere, either trying to change the greens's mines or talking to ash reganle albert snp in the scottish parliament. a deal with her party was seen as unpalatable so we were told this morning humza yousaf is considering whether or not to take the chance of staring down the greens and alba, and daring them to vote against him as a pro—independence first minister or jumping before he was pushed and resigning today. we understand that he is taking the latter of those two options. he is taking the latter of those two 0 tions. ., ., options. you mentioned the confidence _ options. you mentioned the confidence vote _ options. you mentioned the confidence vote there. - options. you mentioned the confidence vote there. the | options. you mentioned the i confidence vote there. the bbc understands that has played a big role in his decision to resign, as he is expected to do around noon. can you tell us more about some of those challenges in the week ahead for humza yousaf? the those challenges in the week ahead for humza yousaf?— for humza yousaf? the challenge really

in the meantime, he has to get either the greens or ash regan, who lost out to him in the snp leadershipo british men have been charged with helping russia after a suspected attack on a ukrainian—linked business. they are the first people to be charged under the new national security act 2023, which was designed to strengthen the uk's defences against hostile activity by other states. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford is here. what more can you tell us? for a week, what more can you tell us? for a week. we — what more can you tell us? for a week, we haven't _ what more can you tell us? for a week, we haven't been _ what more can you tell us? for a week, we haven't been able - what more can you tell us? for a week, we haven't been able to i what more can you tell us? for a | week, we haven't been able to tell you anything, because reporting restrictions meant we could not reveal the key details of the case. those restrictions were imposed by a court on saturday. now the first tranche of court appearances is over, those restrictions were lifted this afternoon. it all relates t

when snp politician, ash regan. the snp over the party's mad trans policies, yousef said it was no loss, a remark that will come back to haunt him. yeah, he will be no loss to scotland when he eventually goes. this is a guy who was installed by the party to continue nicola sturgeon's legacy. well, he has achieved just that. a legacy of drug and alcohol deaths, a scottish nhs close to bankruptcy, low attainment in schools, crime through the roof and a brilliant country populated by brilliant people in the grip of woke ideology . the sturgeon usaf ideology. the sturgeon usaf dream team have seen women's rights eviscerated to placate trans extremists. they've caused a public spat with the world's greatest author, j.k. rowling. and don't pick a fight with someone who has access to wizards and their true low points. a double rapist accommodated in a women's prison, scotland has now become so terminally woke that this monster, isla bryson real name adam graham, has received an apology from a top scottish prison officer fo

of the alba party and she _ which is ash regan of the alba party and she is— which is ash regan of the opportunity to 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 sco

when snp politician, ash regan.he snp over the party's mad trans policies, yousef said it was no loss, a remark that will come back to haunt him. yeah, he will be no loss to scotland when he eventually goes. this is a guy who was installed by the party to continue nicola sturgeon's legacy. well, he has achieved just that. a legacy of drug and alcohol deaths, a scottish nhs close to bankruptcy, low attainment in schools, crime through the roof and a brilliant country populated by brilliant people in the grip of woke ideology . the sturgeon usaf ideology. the sturgeon usaf dream team have seen women's rights eviscerated to placate trans extremists. they've caused a public spat with the world's greatest author, j.k. rowling. and don't pick a fight with someone who has access to wizards and their true low points. a double rapist accommodated in a women's prison, scotland has now become so terminally woke that this monster, isla bryson real name adam graham, has received an apology from a top scottish prison officer for

that if he had gone far enough on certain issues, ash regan could have backed him. if given enough concessions, he could have won her voip but even if he won that, he would have been struggling to get budgets and things like that through so he has concluded it wasn't worth it. what is really significant about this now is where the snp goes next. we stood here at this time last year and asked that question after nicola sturgeon quit. remember that the election that shows humza yousaf was the first really open election of snp members for almost 20 years. alex salmond was the natural successor when he got the job. was the natural successor when he got thejob. nicola sturgeon was the natural successor when he got the job. nicola sturgeon was was the natural successor when he got thejob. nicola sturgeon was his natural successor, then when she stood down, there has been this question of what comes next. that is the question this afternoon as well because the party could take different directions. it could go for a social conservative like kate forbes and training for the

their only msp , ash regan, hasn't confirmed msp, ash regan, hasn't confirmed if she'll support humza yousaf , if she'll support humza yousaf, but it's thought that her vote could be crucial. mr 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, more human remains have been found in two locations in greater manchester. weeks after the discovery of a torso in a salford nature reserve, the new body parts were found by officers at blackleach reservoir and a dog walker at linnyshaw colliery wood, both in salford . colliery wood, both in salford. police say they believe the victim was a man in his 60s. two men were arrested on suspicion of murder on thursday and they remain in custody . for the remain in custody. for the latest stories, sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen. or you can go to gb news gbnews.com/alerts. now it's our headliners . now it's our headliners. >> hello and welcome to headliners, your in—depth look at monday's newspapers and the company of three t

some viewers might remember that ash regan was a snp leadership contest last year and more recently sheshe's probably not the person that he's going to want to be relying on support if the greens are going to vote against him in that no—confidence vote that he's going to have to look to support from her given the balance of the structure of the neck as it stands. he himself admitted if he _ of the neck as it stands. he himself admitted if he won _ of the neck as it stands. he himself admitted if he won the _ of the neck as it stands. he himself admitted if he won the vote he - admitted if he won the vote he admitted if he won the vote he admitted that governing is a minority would be hard. it really would, wouldn't it? it is minority would be hard. it really would, wouldn't it?— would, wouldn't it? it is difficult because now — would, wouldn't it? it is difficult because now that _ would, wouldn't it? it is difficult because now that this _ would, wouldn't it? it is difficultl because now that this agreement would, wouldn't it? it is difficult - because now that this agreement has ended

he's in the hands of ash regan, who? he said that he didn't miss her when she left.> yeah, she it was no great loss, no great loss. and now we come to the ultimate irony that she is the one that pretty much holds the balance of power as to whether he stays or not, i don't think he should resign . i think think he should resign. i think he should face up to the vote of people in his own parliament and see what the level of anger is. i mean, he has been dealt a really bad hand, but he's also played it very, very badly. >> didn't have to carry on with the gender recognition reform. >> that's what i mean about he has played it very, very badly. there are a lot of things he could have done, but he set himself up as the continuity candidate and unfortunately, if that's what you're going to be, then you are going to take the fall with it. going into coalition with the greens, i think was always fraught with dangen think was always fraught with danger, especially given the economy in scotland and the oil industry being inextricably linked. yeah, absolutely. so if you're look

i don't think any of the unionist parties would cut a deal so they would be reliant on ash regan butwith another snp member, perhaps another member of the cabinet, perhaps perhaps another member of the cabinet, perhaszohn swinney. these things are possible but the snp will be very unhappy about the greens appearing to have some degree of control over their choice of leader but that is politics and its arithmetic, they haven't got the numbers. it arithmetic, they haven't got the numbers. , ., ., , arithmetic, they haven't got the numbers. ., , ., arithmetic, they haven't got the numbers. . , ., , numbers. if you are 'ust “oining us on bbc numbers. if you are 'ust “oining us on sac news. h numbers. if you are 'ust “oining us on bbc news, it h numbers. if you are 'ust “oining us on bbc news, it is h numbers. if you arejust joining us on bbc news, it is mid-day - numbers. if you arejust joining us on bbc news, it is mid-day and i numbers. if you are just joining us| on bbc news, it is mid-day and we on bbc news, it is mid—day and we are looking at bute house in edinburgh. this is where w

those seven green msps vote against him he is reliant on the support of the soul alba party msp, ash regan continue his role. she used to be a member of the snp but defected to alex salmond's alba party. mr yousaf apparently ruled out cutting a deal with the alba party. that 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

the hands of one of the brightest and best and most responsible msps in the parliament, which is ash reganpportunity 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 be able to work together. those discussions were made followed by senior level visits. to help lay the foundations for communication with president biden. 0ur leaders agreed on concrete steps to cooperate

he didn't want to do a deal with ash regan, and that was the smp could not and would not, and thereforen. christian: it is not a neutral thing to change leader. the smp are basically neck-and-neck with labour in the polls. but we havseen in england every time the conservatives have changed. john: indeed. and it is potentially a very difficult position to find yourself in. but what has happened is they have taken away a leader who is becoming increasingly unpopular. he was not that great because he only verily won -- only barely won the contest. and was not uniting his party. to that extent now we start a new game. the question now is what happens in the wake of the smp leadership contest. will there be a contest? if there is a contest, will it be as divisive as the last one or not? at the moment there is a current amount of momentum for john swinney, who did the job nearly 20 years ago. has to be set, not an entirely comfortable experience for him at that time. but at least he could fill one of the criteria of the smp are looking for which is someone who can unite the party. john swinne

ash regan, is there only a, msp, isn't she? he's the only person from that party in there.e's the sort of eminence in the background. but he said to the scottish first minister, okay, fine. we're very willing to sort of help you as long as you promise at the next election to make sure that there are alba candidates in all the various places. obviously, very, very strong supporters of independence rather than your snp colleagues. again, you know, that's a sort of rather inviting someone to write a political suicide notice. >> no, i mean, in getting out of the coalition, the snp now finds itself in a coalition with the very people it didn't want to be in coalition with, potentially. so it's not great politics, mail on sunday's got a really interesting spread by the political editor, glen owen, on the idea of the eu aping the rwanda scheme , i mean, do you do rwanda scheme, i mean, do you do you agree with me that sunak's had a good week on this? >> i think yes, i suppose he has. he's got through. i mean, my line, which i think i've said to you and i've said in various other p