let's bring _ scottish parliament. alexander, stay with us. let's bring in _ scottish parliament.t's bring in professor nicola mcewan. thank you forjoining us. i wondered nicola mcewan. thank you forjoining us. iwondered if nicola mcewan. thank you forjoining us. i wondered if you could talk us through the process, what now happens that humza yousaf has resigned? happens that humza yousaf has resi . ned? ~ happens that humza yousaf has resiuned? ~ ., , �* happens that humza yousaf has resiuned? ~ �* , resigned? well, he hasn't resigned, he has announced _ resigned? well, he hasn't resigned, he has announced his _ resigned? well, he hasn't resigned, he has announced his intention i resigned? well, he hasn't resigned, he has announced his intention to i he has announced his intention to resign and that is important because it is only at the point of his resignation that the process kicks in. at that point there would be a 28 day period in law for the parliament is to decide whether it can have a majority in favour of a new first minister. if that doesn't happen, if they cannot come

we have chaos in the scottish parliament, chaos in the westminster parliament.n 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 is the live view of bute house in edinburgh where we are expecting in edinburgh where we are expecting in the next 30 minutes or so a news conference by the first minister, humza yousaf. if he does resign, then the scottish parliament has 28 days to choose a new first minister. it will be up to the members of the scottish parliament to nominate a candidate to replace humza yousaf. by candidate to replace humza yousaf. by convention, that will be the leader of the party with the most representation in parliament, which is currently the sc

the snp leader will now form a minority government until the next scottish parliament elections in 2026ve to glasgow and let's talk to political comentator brian taylor, who was the bbc�*s former political editor at bbc scotland. thank you forjoining us. i wondered if i could get your reaction, having covered the scottish politics for many decades, due today's events. fix, many decades, due today's events. remarkable set of events. i think humza yousaf was in difficulty already, there were questions about his leadership from opposition parties but also within his own side, about economic policy and whether there was a sufficient stress on economic growth. i think he has looked at the prospect of several weeks of indecision and uncertainty because of the greens having a scheduled meeting towards the end of may on whether to end the agreement on government. i wanted that uncertainty. he decided to go on the front foot, to presume that the practice is at an end and ended himself. the advantage is that it gives him the agenda, it gives him control. it also allowed him... he very much stresse

in play in the scottish parliament. parliament. one is a labour one in the scottish government, one is a conservative one in the first minister. they are still technically in play, but the scottish greens are not going to vote for them, so if they go to a vote, they will fail, which means they will probably fizzle out. but what will not fizzle out is a battle for the soul of the snp. independence is the glue that holds that party together. for the moment, independence is not on the table, so all those ideological differences in that very broad church will now come to the fore. between social conservatives like kate forbes and those who regard themselves as progressives. between climate activists and those who believe, go carefully on that. on top of that, you have the scottish labour party on the rise as the labour party on the rise as the labour party on the rise as the labour party across gb is on the rise. so there is a feeling that that decade of snp dominance may be drawing to a close. thanks very much, nick. let�*

a year ago, the scottish parliament passed legislation allowing children change gender from the age ofnt. it never came into force. using its powers, the british government blocked it. and the scottish court in edinburgh upheld this ban. the current law on inciting hatred is beyond the competence of london, so it can only be scolded from here. in march of this year, the national. the number of requests grew exponentially; if in 2012 there were only 250, then by the end of 2023 the queue consisted of 800 patients. the closure of the center was preceded by a major scandal related to the fact that children aged 12 to 15 years were prescribed drugs here. talked about my depression and anxiety and assured me that transition therapy should change everything. kira tried to obtain a court ban on the use of puberty blockers by children under 16 years of age. she successfully went through several instances, but the appeal court ultimately rejected her claim. the national health service in england has only now decided to abandon dangerous drugs, but even then not completely, leaving loopholes for

alex salmond doesn't sit in the scottish parliament at the - in the scottish parliament at the moment humza yousaf. .. that won't be happening. what we are talking - where humza yousaf. .. that won't be| happening. what we are talking about is humza _ happening. what we are talking about is humza putting _ happening. what we are talking about is humza putting forward _ happening. what we are talking about is humza putting forward the - is humza putting forward the priorities— is humza putting forward the priorities of— is humza putting forward the priorities of the _ is humza putting forward the priorities of the snp - is humza putting forward the - priorities of the snp government and seeing _ priorities of the snp government and seeing where — priorities of the snp government and seeing where we _ priorities of the snp government and seeing where we can— priorities of the snp government and seeing where we can have _ priorities of the snp government and seeing where we can have common. seeing where we can have common cause _ seeing where we can have common cause because— seeing wher

friends of the earth were saying this is the worst environmental decision in the history of the scottish parliamentur moment for acute global embarrassment for the scottish government. so these groups who have been obviously probably quite proud of scotland having what were termed world leading climate targets are now being very critical of the government here and this is a government of course made up of the snp, but of the scottish green party too. shad snp, but of the scottish green party too. �* ., snp, but of the scottish green party too. �* . . ~' , too. ad that makes it quite difficult for _ too. ad that makes it quite difficult for the _ too. ad that makes it quite difficult for the greens - too. ad that makes it quitej difficult for the greens who too. ad that makes it quite - difficult for the greens who are, as you said, the snp partners in government. you said, the snp partners in government-— you said, the snp partners in covernment. . , , , government. that is true because we were covering — government. that is true because we were covering their _ government. that is true because we

he was leader of the party at the beginning of the scottish parliament from 1999.was an extremely turbulent period but when the snp gained power in 2007, he became the finance secretary and was regarded as an extremely stable and secure finance secretary. during that 2007 period, he managed to cut deals on getting the budget through with the conservatives. those days are gone, the days of a deal between the snp and tories over the budget are gone. it would had to be the greens. i think they would trust john swinney. he could have had it last year. he didn't want it, he wants a more peaceful time, more time with his family, genuinely. but he could perhaps be persuaded there is a service to be done to his party and to the nation. he could perhaps be cajoled or stop other than that there are senior members of the scottish cabinet, neil gray, who could be contenders but perhaps scottish cabinet, neil gray, who could be contenders but perhaszohn swinney could hold the fort for a while until the snp decide and determine what their future planning is. �* , ., determine wh

there are two votes scheduled to take place, two confidence votes, here at the scottish parliament, onew completely redundant, that in him, the second one feels unlikely to pass, that has been brought by scottish labour who have brought a vote of no confidence in the scottish government, but anas sarwar, the leader of scottish labour, has this morning being on the airwaves saying it is notjust a vote here that is necessary but a vote here that is necessary but a vote for the people, there should be another election to the scottish government. i another election to the scottish government.— another election to the scottish government. ~ , ., ., government. i think they are now very similar _ government. i think they are now very similar to — government. i think they are now very similar to the _ government. i think they are now very similar to the uk _ very similar to the uk conservatives, a party trying to manage — conservatives, a party trying to manage and cover up for its failures and trying _ manage and cover up for its failures and trying to manage the chaos and division _ and tryi

so in _ figure in the scottish parliament. so in that— figure in the scottish parliament.ader, 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 arrogance of having a majority, you must— the arrogance of having a majority, you must approach every single political— you must approach every single political party, trying to find common— political party, trying to find common ground that allows yo

only came into effect yesterday. 82 members of the scottish parliament voted in favour of this bill andoted against it. now that 82 included the snp, the lib dems , the the snp, the lib dems, the labour party and the scottish greens, the majority of those who opposed it were the scottish conservative party stewart, i know that you're a former member of the snp and i just wonder, is it issues like this that made you resign your membership ? you resign your membership? >> well, yes, i think so. i mean, there's no common sense in this latest piece of legislation and i'm a great believer of applying common sense to all situations to try and come up with a reasonable solution, the snp, like many political parties, including in westminster , seems to have been westminster, seems to have been captured by a small but very vociferous group of single issue fanatics , if you want to call fanatics, if you want to call them that, and listen to them , them that, and listen to them, mainly because of fear of offending and or fear of what? that would bring, to them. and it's this lack of robustness and

well, it is for scotland and the scottish parliament to decide who the first minister is. t what is happening now with the snp is that the mask is slipping. people in scotland are realising that public services are worse. the scottish people have been fundamentally let down. one in seven are on waiting list, there is a cost of living crisis, and all the snp can offer is chaos. we have to turn the page on this now. we need an election and a fresh start. ah, yes, the general election. it could be a sticky moment at any time for the snp but it is particularly one with a general election so imminent. the vast majority of scotland's mps right now are snp mps. labourfor a while have been sniffing around trying to make significant gains. but what right do they have to feel extra confidence given what has just happened? labour are of course hoping to profit substantially from snp electoral troubles and it looks as though those troubles may now have got worse. that said, labour need to bear in mind that the snp now have a chance to choose a new leader who might unite the party and p

campaigners in edinburgh have delivered a coffin outside the scottish parliament, symbolising what they say is the death of free speech. it's after the introduction of a new hate crime law, which makes it a crime to stir up hatred against people with protected characteristics. that includes disability, age , that includes disability, age, sexual orientation or people who are transgender or gender critical. author jk rowling are transgender or gender critical. authorjk rowling said it risks outlawing genuine debate over biological sex. while some police forces have raised concerns that complaints could be lodged for political reasons, the scottish conservatives say resources should towards should be directed towards frontline . more than frontline policing. more than 5400 migrants have been intercepted crossing the english channelin intercepted crossing the english channel in small boats during the first three months of this yeah the first three months of this year. it's a record figure for that quarter, up 43% compared to the same time in 2023, official figures from the home office show

came up with it, protesters are demanding this law be repealed, a coffin was brought to the scottish parliament of speech here. on a national basis, but the scots decided to go further, they not only added their own transgender law, but also lowered the threshold for making decisions on ethnic, religious, racial grounds for initiating a criminal case. prosecutors no longer need to be convinced that incitement to hatred was intentional, just the fact that it was likely to happen. it is still difficult to say in practice how everything will work. during the first 24 hours of the new law, the scottish police were inundated with denunciations. now the average flow rate is 60 reports per hour, that is , one denunciation per minute. the police believed that if this continues, more than a million such cases could accumulate in a year. scottish police superintendent association president rob hay warned authorities that his colleagues will drown in this whirlpool. we are concerned that this may lead to even more reporting. some of them.

but the choice every member of the scottish parliament has this week is are we going to support thatumza 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 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

drama, with the scottish green party insisting that it had no confidence in the first minister humza yousaf, a position which its leader said they were happy to make clear here in this parliamentngs him down. why have you been up to the house this morning? it ended where it began — two green ministers leaving the scottish government nearly three years after signing the bute house agreement. inside the grand edinburgh residence where the deal was struck, the first minister confirmed it was over. it's now myjudgement that the balance has shifted. 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 coopera

ash regan, who leads alba in the scottish parliament, is obviously in a highly influential position,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 launched eight business corruption probe into his wife's private dealings, and these people out on the streets of madrid in support of the prime minister. senior british conservatives have defended the prime minister after the tory mp dan poulter defected to labour. dr poulter — who also wor

ash regan, who leads alba in the scottish parliament, is obviously in a highly influential position, 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. now it's time for a look at today's sport with karthi. arsenal held on in a tense match to beat local rivals tottenham hotspur 3—2 and move four points clear at the top of the english premier in their north london derby on sunday, but with second placed manchester city able to close that gap later. an own goal by pierre—emile hojbjerg and efforts from bukayo saka and kai havertz put the gunners in control at halftime, 3—0 ahead. spurs did eventually fight back through a goalfrom cristian romero and a son heung—min penalty but aresnal managed to claim three valuable points. you know how much it means to nor

he had been facing two votes of no confidence in the scottish parliament. have 28 days to find a new leader who is supported by a majority at holyrood. and we can go live to edinburgh, and our correspondent laura maciver. a very good evening to you. humza yousaf started today as the first minister of scotland and leader of the snp. he ends it with that party looking for a new leader, and there will be a successor to him first got his first minister. it was an emotionalfirst his first minister. it was an emotional first minister who made his resignation statement earlier, and james cook has been following the events throughout the day. mr yusuf, 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 conc

top stories campaigners in edinburgh have delivered coffin the delivered a coffin outside the scottish parliament, symbolising what they say is the death of free speech. it's after the introduction of a new hate crime law, which makes it a crime to stir up hatred against people with protected characteristics that includes disability, age, sexual orientation or people who are transgender. gender critical author jk rowling said it risks authorjk rowling said it risks outlawing genuine debate over biological sex. while some police forces have raised concerns that complaints could be lodged for political reasons, the scottish conservatives say resources should be directed towards front line policing . towards front line policing. plans to find rough sleepers are provoking outrage, with more than 40 conservative mps said to be preparing to rebel the new criminal justice bill would allow police to fine or move on. so—called nuisance rough sleepers. it was intended to replace the vagrancy act from 1824, which currently criminalises both rough sleeping and begging. but reports suggest the new bill has be

>> parliament's , like the >> parliament's, like the scottish parliament, are elected for a fixed termd we should see out that five year period. yes, there's changes of personnel and leadership during that period, but the parliament was elected for five years and it should sit for five years and it should sit for five years and it should sit for five years. >> mr swinney, just finally, last year's leadership election was pretty bruising. it was very personal. there were a lot of factional fights came out into the public. do you think that will happen again? and where do you think the snp should end up in the political spectrum by the end of this leadership contest? >> i've always believed that the right place for the scottish national party is as a moderate, left of centre political party in the mainstream tradition of scottish public opinion. you only ever win success if you're in line with the mainstream of pubuc in line with the mainstream of public opinion in the country. and that's where i've always endeavoured to make sure the snp was positioned. and i think that's where the snp

ash - regan, the alba msp in the scottish parliament, has been saying she would be willing to talk topport 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 have to quit as first minister if he lost the vote, but it would be politically untenable for him to continue. . ~ politically untenable for him to continue. ., ~ , ., politically untenable for him to continue. . ~' , ., ., politically untenable for him to continue. ., ~ ,

let's speak to paul hutcheon, political editor of the daily record who is in the scottish parliament.stands this power—sharing deal is over, is that your understanding? the power-sharing deal is over, is that your understanding?— power-sharing deal is over, is that your understanding? 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

ash regan, who leads alba in the scottish parliament, is obviously in a highly influential position,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. senior british conservatives have defended the prime minister after the tory mp dan poulter defected to labour. dr poulter — who also works for the nhs — accused the tories of no longer valuing public services. the home office minister, chris philp, rejected the claim and said the government was spending more money than ever on the health service. 0ur political correspondent helen catt reports. dan poulter�*s surprise defection is still being digested by westminster. a part—time working doctor and, for the last ia years, a conservative mp, who will now spend his last months in office as a

he's an opposition politician in the scottish parliament and, and under this new law that the scottish they've criminalised in effect or perhaps made a non—crime hate incident , whatever on earth that incident, whatever on earth that means out of what they're a political opponents are saying that it's a really dark path to tread . tread. >> correct. i mean, this law would have been bad enough if it had been applied even handedly, but we are now in the position where if you are a government minister in scotland, you will not have an on crime hate incident recorded against you. if a politically if you are a politically inconvenient target, a target who's not going to be to who's not going to be easy to bully, such jk rowling, bully, such as jk rowling, you will non—crime hate will not have a non—crime hate incident you. incident recorded against you. she's incredibly courageous she's been incredibly courageous and outspoken opposing this. and outspoken in opposing this. this . but what about this act. but what about ordinary the public? ordinary members of the public? what politicians li

kwe this has been a really interesting. this has been a really interesting day here at the scottish parliament pointing out, are in government with the snp. so, this has been a day, as the scottish conservatives have been saying, of abject humiliation for the snp and the greens in government. now, of course, they are still hoping to reach the 2045 net zero target, but they are dropping this interim target. what makes it perhaps particularly embarrassing for the governor here is that they have been quite boastful in the past of having these world leading targets, as they have been described. the former first minister nicola sturgeon said they were the most stretching in the world. and it will be interesting now for us to wait and see not only the reaction from the opposition parties here, but also the reaction from green party members, too, the greens, who are in government with the snp. some people have also said this might be the lib dems moment for the greens, of course, the lib dems were income addition with the conservative party at uk government level from 2010 to 2015, and i think lib de

campaigners are gathered outside the scottish parliament in protest of new hate crime laws, which theyee speech. the laws bring together existing legislation, making it a crime to stir up hatred against people with protected characteristics. that includes disability , age, sexual disability, age, sexual orientation or people who are transgender. but some police forces are concerned that deaung forces are concerned that dealing with complaints could become a distraction for officers . the scottish officers. the scottish conservatives say resources should be directed towards frontline policing . plans to frontline policing. plans to find rough sleepers are provoking outrage , with more provoking outrage, with more than 40 tory mps said to be preparing to rebel, the new criminal justice bill would allow police to fine or move on. so—called nuisance, rough sleepers. it was intended to replace the vagrancy act from 1824, which currently criminalises both rough sleeping and begging. but reports suggest the new bill has been paused while ministers negotiate with mps who are concerned about th

a formal announcement is expected here in the scottish parliament shortly, but at first minister's questionshave made progress. between 1990 and 2021, we've reduced our carbon emissions faster than any other nation in the uk. but let me also be clear, this government will not move back by, as i say, a single month, a week or even a day, from that 2045 target, to achieving net zero. buds target, to achieving net zero. anas sarwar. target, to achieving net zero. anas sarwar- only _ target, to achieving net zero. anas sarwar. only humza _ target, to achieving net zero. anas sarwar. only humza yousaf- target, to achieving net zero. anas sarwar. only humza yousaf could believe _ sarwar. only humza yousaf could believe slamming _ sarwar. only humza yousaf could believe slamming the _ sarwar. only humza yousaf could believe slamming the brakes- sarwar. only humza yousaf could believe slamming the brakes is. sarwar. only humza yousaf could | believe slamming the brakes is an acceleration _ believe slamming the brakes is an acceleration, because _ believe slamming the brakes is an acceleration, becau

>> i mean, they might have a majority for it in scottish parliament.u know, he is deeply unpopular. he's got a —15% net popularity rating in favorability rating in scotland. so scottish people don't like him. they're not happy with these policies. so, you know, these policies. so, you know, the snp must also be asking themselves a bit like the tory party have been with rishi sunak . should we keep this guy because he's deeply unpopular and he's going to he's going to make us all lose. >> but they're not they're not going to succeed. they're not going to succeed. they're not going to succeed without him for the moment, for the moment. >> but this is the issue when you have a political party that's so focused on a single issue, like independence and like when we had the brexit party and things like that, once you get to a point where it's about to fail and the supreme court have said that they can't have a second referendum, then where do you go from that? then you put kate forbes being quite weak. >> i think kate forbes would would , would, would, would

and we will be calling on other parties and other members of the scottish parliament to back it. >> it got the scottish liberal democrats on board, the greens. do you have a working relationship with the scottish greens? will it be easy for you to convince them to back this motion? of course, the scottish greens are furious. currently with the snp leader and the party, but are they furious enough to back a tory motion ? motion? >> well, we'll need to wait and see. but given the question that patrick harvie put to the first minister, they're certainly not best pleased with how the first minister has acted within the bute house agreement. the bute house agreement has not been successful anyways , and we only successful anyways, and we only need to look at the policies in which the bute house agreement has created, such as highly protected marine areas and failure to support our oil and gas sector for the deposit return scheme, of course, and the gender recognition reform bill. so it's never been a popular agreement. it's just been one that's been sewn up by the scottish , the snp and the

greens were seen as the ones that were pushing for that legislation to be taken through the scottish parliament government on those issues around gender and more recently, the findings of the cass review which looked at gender identity services for under 18s in nhs england how the scottish government was going to respond to that. so that is part of it. there were also those climate change targets that were watered down at holyrood last week and there was a significant amount of anger within the greens membership over the green party agreeing to that with the scottish government. were the greens perhaps trying to extract more from the scottish government by way of green policies that the government didn't feel it could sign up government didn't feel it could sign up to? we will probably find out more from the greens and the scottish government later today on the reasons for why the bute house agreement came to an end, but those were some of the policy areas that were some of the policy areas that were causing this pressure on the first minister.— were causing this pressure on the first minister.

it is the scotland under the scottish_ it is the scotland under the scottish parliament to decide who the first _ scottish parliament to decide who the first minister is, but what is happening — the first minister is, but what is happening now with the snp is that the mask_ happening now with the snp is that the mask is slipping, people in scotland — the mask is slipping, people in scotland are realising that public services — scotland are realising that public services are worse. the scotland are realising that public services are worse.— scotland are realising that public services are worse. the snp have been in power— services are worse. the snp have been in power here _ services are worse. the snp have been in power here since - services are worse. the snp have been in power here since 2007 i services are worse. the snp have. been in power here since 2007 and the baggage and arguments of all of those years have contributed to what we have seen today, but the future matters more than the past. one year and one month since humza yousaf took over, scotland is looking for a new first

first minister humza yousaf told the scottish parliament overall, humza yousaf told the scottish parliament and the minister for net zero said while the original target does appear to be unattainable, a new revised package of climate action measures will deliver scotland's transition to net zero at a pace and scale that is feasible . team gb have unveiled feasible. team gb have unveiled their brand new olympic kit ahead of the paris games this summer. the kit features the classic red, white and blue british colours . adidas, who british colours. adidas, who have produced the clothing, say the aim was to create a design which celebrates unique aspects of great britain, while encapsulating the passion of every athlete. those are the top stories. do sign up for gb news alerts. scan that qr code on your screen right now or go to gb news .com/ alerts . gb news .com/ alerts. >> for a valuable legacy your family can own, gold coins will always shine bright . always shine bright. >> rosalind gold proudly sponsors the gb news financial report. >> let's check on today's numbers for you and the pound.

he was leader of the party at the beginning of the scottish parliament from 1999.inance secretary and was regarded as an extremely stable and secure finance secretary. during that 2007 period, he managed to cut deals on getting the budget through with the conservatives. those days are gone, the days of a deal between the snp and tories over the budget are gone. it would had to be the greens.

other political parties, and particularly now the snp will be a minority government in the scottish parliamentit 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 the picture, then? - parties. that sounds like the greens are out of the picture, then? the i are out of the picture, then? the scottish are out of the picture, then? tue: scottish government and are out of the picture, then? tue scottish government and the ways that will have to find agreement with people of other persuasions. you can pass a budget without having a majority in parliament, you can pass along without a majority in parliament so it is really important that we work with other political parties to make sure that we are in a position to govern effectively and wisely in the interests of everyone within scotland.— wisely in the interests of everyone within

who's worked on the back benches, perhaps someone who's been strong within committees in the scottish parliamentthe stable pair of hands that you need to guide the ship as it goes forward. certainly, if the party hopes to survive until the next scottish election. kfir bibas was a very interesting candidate at the last election. the last snp leadership election, certainly because she was put forward as someone who was put forward as someone who was economically literate , who was economically literate, who was economically literate, who was competent and had less of a focus. it was still on her, on her agenda, of course, but less of a focus on independence . if of a focus on independence. if you listen to her speak, then her emphasis was much more on solving problems within scottish pubuc solving problems within scottish public life. whoever comes forward if someone has to come forward, is going to have to be someone who's prepared to put those policy priorities front and centre and independent. second, absolutely . second, absolutely. >> thank you very much indeed. alistair stewart, freelance co

the truth of the matter is that the conservatives and the scottish parliament, they voted for this climateematic emissions in scotland. meanwhile, their colleagues in the uk government are fighting to open coal mining in england, they are failing to deploy on an offshore wind and inexplicably refusing to progress into us and scotland. more than a hint of hypocrisy. as regards the very short question that was at the very short question that was at the end of his narration, and the timetable of the bill, i will work hard with the parliament have a timetable put in place. it will be expedited and when that legislation is brought forward, it will speak to both the climate change plan and the annual reporting of targets. i note annual reporting of targets. i note both the comments _ annual reporting of targets. i note both the comments you _ annual reporting of targets. i note both the comments you have - annual reporting of targets. i note | both the comments you have made annual reporting of targets. i “irrit9: both the comments you have made and the presiding officer about this statement. th

. ~ ., , scottish parliament elections in 2026. ~ .. . , ., 2026.idence in scotland's first minister, humza yousaf, as a result of the collapse of the power—sharing agreement. we will keep you posted on what that means shortly. that came from the party leader douglas ross. now, labour says it expects to renationalise most passenger rail services within five years if it is elected. rail services in the uk have come into criticism for rising fares, cancellations and strikes, all affecting customer satisfaction. here is labour�*s louise haigh talking about the plans. here is labour's louise haigh talking about the plans. labour will brina talking about the plans. labour will bring private _ talking about the plans. labour will bring private operators _ talking about the plans. labour will bring private operators into - talking about the plans. labour will bring private operators into public i bring private operators into public ownership as their contracts expire. we will establish great british railways, a single directing mind to control our railways

well, it's for scotland and the scottish parliament to decide who the first minister is but what is happeningt the mask is slipping. people in scotland are realising that public services are worse. the scottish people are being fundamentally let down. one in seven are on waiting lists, there's a cost of living crisis and all the snp can offer is chaos and we've got to turn the page on this now. we need that general election and a fresh start. ah, yes, the general election. this would be a sticky moment at any time for the snp, but it's particularly one with a general election so imminent. the vast majority of scotland's mps right now are snp mps. labourfor a while have been sniffing around, trying to make significant gains but what right do they have to feel extra confident given what's just happened ? labour are of course hoping to profit substantially from snp electoral troubles and it looks as though those troubles may now have got worse. that said, labour need to bury in mind that the snp now have a chance to choose a new leader who might unite the party and prove to be more popular in a

. >> scotland and his scottish parliament will decide who the first minister is. happening now with the smp is the mask is slipping. people in scotland are realizing services our work. here since 2007 and the baggage and arguments of all of those years contributed to what we have seen today. but the future matters more than the past. ♪ christian: one year and one month since he took over, scotland is looking for a new first minister. we will have the full story, and what it might mean for labors chances at the next journal election. also, israel appears to have softened its stance with cease fire talks with hamas. u.s. secretary of state antony blinken was in saudi arabia today to discuss gaza. we get the thoughts of two u.s. diplomats who serve in the region. a very good evening. scotland's beleaguered first minister is stepping down after became clear to him he had run out of road. he walked away from a coalition agreement with the scottish greens having only recently ditched their agreed targets on climate change but soon after the greens agreed to elan with th

a year ago, the scottish parliament passed a law allowing children to change gender from the age of 16hout parental consent. it never came into force. using your powers, british government. it was blocked and the scottish court in edinburgh upheld this ban. the current law on inciting hatred is incompetent in london, so it can only be scolded from here. in march this year, the national health service in england closed the center where children who wanted to change their sex were treated, located in this clinic in the hamstott area of ​​london. the number of requests grew exponentially. if in 2012 there were only 250 of them, then by the end of 2020 , the third year the queue consisted of 800 patients. the closure of the center was preceded by a major scandal related to the fact that children aged 12 to 15 years were prescribed drugs that block sexual development. this was done ostensibly to give minor patients time to explore their gender identity. these medications have dangerous consequences for the psyche and health of children. kira bale is now transgender. no one really figured ou

ash regan, who leads alba in the scottish parliament, is obviously in a highly influential position,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 has said the situation on the front line there has worsened in the face of multiple russian attacks. he confirmed that ukrainian forces had withdrawn from positions close to the town of pokrovsk in the eastern donetsk region, where there has been fierce fighting. he also said russia had what he called "partial successes" near kupyansk, but said ukrainian forces had stopped their advance. russia is trying to take advantage of its current superiority in manpower and artillery before ukrainian forces get supplies of us weapons. meanwhile, ukrainian military intelligence

government scrap these targets, it would be the worst environmental decision in the history of the scottish parliamentdecade, not more delays like this. the snp and its partners in government, the scottish greens, are now under pressure to explain in detail how scotland can credibly meet its 2045 emissions target without hitting the 2030 milestone. james cook, bbc news. in many parts of the world, cinemas are still struggling to bring in audiences. in some instances, film fans not totally won over by streaming are exploring new ways of watching movies by going to what are called microcinemas. micro—cinemas can be found in all kinds of new york locations. inside this former fire station, or behind this non—descript brooklyn store front. they are modest, makeshift spaces often showing experimental or non—mainstream work. micro—cinema is put simply just a small cinema. you really don't need more than folding chairs, a projector and a white wall. staffed often by dedicated volunteers with a passion for film, micro—cinema programmers use their imagination to offer something quite different from the multipl