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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 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 noâ
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that's ash regan, her -a had alex salmond. that's ash regan, her party had not — alex salmond. that's ash regan, her party had not done — alex salmond. that's ash regan, her party had not done well _ alex salmond. that's ash regan, her party had not done well in _ alex salmond. that's ash regan, her party had not done well in elections l party had not done well in elections but have done well in defection is that it certainly 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 wi
that's ash regan, her -a had alex salmond. that's ash regan, her party had not — alex salmond. that's ash regan, her party had not done — alex salmond. that's ash regan, her party had not done well _ alex salmond. that's ash regan, her party had not done well in _ alex salmond. that's ash regan, her party had not done well in elections l party had not done well in elections but have done well in defection is that it certainly seems unlikely that it certainly seems unlikely that ash regan,...
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ash regan, here you are — snp to alba. yeah, and keep that thought, because also what's interesting to me is the fact that this isn't about independence. she 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 lo
ash regan, here you are — snp to alba. yeah, and keep that thought, because also what's interesting to me is the fact that this isn't about independence. she 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...
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what ash regan will be taking is measures how we can reemphasise independence as the priority of the scottish government. that's what both alba and the 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
what ash regan will be taking is measures how we can reemphasise independence as the priority of the scottish government. that's what both alba and the 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...
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so by all means ash regan can go and have her meeting with humza yousaf. they can talk about the kind 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
so by all means ash regan can go and have her meeting with humza yousaf. they can talk about the kind 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...
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regan— be a minority administration, and ash regan becomes and continues to be an_ ash regan becomes and continues to be an extraordinarily important figure — be an extraordinarily important 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 an
regan— be a minority administration, and ash regan becomes and continues to be an_ ash regan becomes and continues to be an extraordinarily important figure — be an extraordinarily important 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,...
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ash regan of the alba party could be kingmaker. her support alone might be enough for mr yousaf to survive. alba's leader set out the political price for that support, prioritising a re—emphasis on independence. ash regan, who leads alba in the scottish parliament, is obviously in a highly influential position, given the political arithmetic. she will be meeting with humza yousaf at his invitation, she 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 villa
ash regan of the alba party could be kingmaker. her support alone might be enough for mr yousaf to survive. alba's leader set out the political price for that support, prioritising a re—emphasis on independence. ash regan, who leads alba in the scottish parliament, is obviously in a highly influential position, given the political arithmetic. she will be meeting with humza yousaf at his invitation, she will take with her some very reasonable, positive proposals which hopefully, if the first...
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.- ash regan's ideas is extremely reasonable proposals. have there been any talks — reasonable proposals. have there been any talks between _ reasonable proposals. have there been any talks between the i reasonable proposals. have there been any talks between the snp i reasonable proposals. have there i been any talks between the snp and ash regan or anyone from your party so far? ~ ~ , ., ., so far? well, the key talks are auoin to so far? well, the key talks are going to be — so far? well, 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
.- ash regan's ideas is extremely reasonable proposals. have there been any talks — reasonable proposals. have there been any talks between _ reasonable proposals. have there been any talks between the i reasonable proposals. have there been any talks between the snp i reasonable proposals. have there i been any talks between the snp and ash regan or anyone from your party so far? ~ ~ , ., ., so far? well, the key talks are auoin to so far? well, the key talks are going to be — so far?...
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the question between then and now really is what does ash regan want? we had a hint of it from 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 stabbe
the question between then and now really is what does ash regan want? we had a hint of it from 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...
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he was faced with trying to change the minds of the green party or rely on the vote of ash regan, so alba mp 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
he was faced with trying to change the minds of the green party or rely on the vote of ash regan, so alba mp 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...
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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 were deep| today in edinburgh there were deep nerves in the snp that they could face a challen
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...
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ash regan, of the alba party, said that she was happy to meet with the first minister. the party leader is alex salmond, and he 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
ash regan, of the alba party, said that she was happy to meet with the first minister. the party leader is alex salmond, and he 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...
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and that's soul msp ash regan has written a letter to humza yousaf outlining her demands and how he can get her support... and back... if all —— 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
and that's soul msp ash regan has written a letter to humza yousaf outlining her demands and how he can get her support... and back... if all —— 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...
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for example, the fact that ash regan has immediately sent that ash regan has immediately sent that as an opening for her, as has the labour party and the tories. if you are a supporter of independence, then you have to support either the snp or the green party or as in my case, both of them.— snp or the green party or as in my case, both of them. what about alba? no thank you- — case, 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 fo
for example, the fact that ash regan has immediately sent that ash regan has immediately sent that as an opening for her, as has the labour party and the tories. if you are a supporter of independence, then you have to support either the snp or the green party or as in my case, both of them.— snp or the green party or as in my case, both of them. what about alba? no thank you- — case, both of them. what about alba? no thank you. they _ case, both of them. what about alba? no thank you. they...
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regan. he could not rebuild confidence with 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
regan. he could not rebuild confidence with 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...
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his only other potential lifeline is the alba party msp ash regan. she stood against humza yousaf for the 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 caribbea
his only other potential lifeline is the alba party msp ash regan. she stood against humza yousaf for the 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...
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ash regan, of the alba party, could be the kingmaker. her support alone might be enough for mr yousaf to survive. alba's leader, alex salmond, has set out the political price for that support — prioritising a re—emphasis on independence. 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 lea
ash regan, of the alba party, could be the kingmaker. her support alone might be enough for mr yousaf to survive. alba's leader, alex salmond, has set out the political price for that support — prioritising a re—emphasis on independence. 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...
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his only other potential lifeline is the alba party msp ash regan. she stood against humza yousaf for 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
his only other potential lifeline is the alba party msp ash regan. she stood against humza yousaf for 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...
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regan, and albert snp. he did not want to go down that route so he was facing being beaten in that confidence vote later on this week. he had sent letters to holyrood's party leaders at the end of last week, calling for them to come and talk to him. that was a nonstarter when it came to the leaders of the unionist parties, the conservatives, labour and lib dems. they were not interested in any deal, they want the snp out of government. the greens, for whom this end of the power—sharing deal is a deeply personal issue, said they did not have any truss left in mr yusuf so they want him to go and that deal with alba, that was seen as a nonstarter for the scottish government. the advisor for humza yousaf saying that could not go ahead, so then he was left considering his position this morning and we understand he is now going to resign at 12 o'clock. thank ou for going to resign at 12 o'clock. thank you for that- _ going to resign at 12 o'clock. thank you for that. we _ going to resign at 12 o'clock. thank yo
regan, and albert snp. he did not want to go down that route so he was facing being beaten in that confidence vote later on this week. he had sent letters to holyrood's party leaders at the end of last week, calling for them to come and talk to him. that was a nonstarter when it came to the leaders of the unionist parties, the conservatives, labour and lib dems. they were not interested in any deal, they want the snp out of government. the greens, for whom this end of the power—sharing deal...
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in the meantime, he has to get either the greens or ash regan, who lost out to him in the snp leadership contest, on board in order to survive.— in order to survive. lorna gordon reporting- _ two 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 tranc
in the meantime, he has to get either the greens or ash regan, who lost out to him in the snp leadership contest, on board in order to survive.— in order to survive. lorna gordon reporting- _ two 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...
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regan of the alba party and she _ which is ash regan of the alba party and she is— which is ash regan of the alba party and she is one of the few adults in the room — and she is one of the few adults in the room and so he has the opportunity to try and secure her vote but— 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 und
regan of the alba party and she _ which is ash regan of the alba party and she is— which is ash regan of the alba party and she is one of the few adults in the room — and she is one of the few adults in the room and so he has the opportunity to try and secure her vote but— 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...
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that if he had gone far enough on certain issues, ash regan could have backed him. there is probably some truth to that, 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
that if he had gone far enough on certain issues, ash regan could have backed him. there is probably some truth to that, 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...
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some viewers might remember that ash regan was a snp leadership contest last year and more recently she defected from the snp. she'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
some viewers might remember that ash regan was a snp leadership contest last year and more recently she defected from the snp. she'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...
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i don't think any of the unionist parties would cut a deal so they would be reliant on ash regan but that is not a stable basis. the greens are hinting that they could do a deal with 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
i don't think any of the unionist parties would cut a deal so they would be reliant on ash regan but that is not a stable basis. the greens are hinting that they could do a deal with 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...
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regan, to 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 he had to say. i
regan, to 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...
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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 be able to work together. those discussions were made followed by senior level visits. to help lay the foundations for communication
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...
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ash regan of the alba party could be the kingmaker. her support alone might be enough for mr yousaf to survive. alba's leader, alex salmond, has set out the political price for that support, prioritising a re—emphasis on independence. she will be meeting with humza yousaf at his invitation. she'll take with her some very reasonable, positive proposals, which hopefully, if the first minister accepts them, will help him to get out of a very tight political corner. the main opposition parties say that humza yousaf has run out of road. the scottish conservative party say that even if he is saved by alex salmond, that's just prolonging the agony. the scottish labour party have called for a no confidence vote in the scottish 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. let's turn to some important news around the world. burkina faso has suspended more western and african media outlets over their coverage of a human
ash regan of the alba party could be the kingmaker. her support alone might be enough for mr yousaf to survive. alba's leader, alex salmond, has set out the political price for that support, prioritising a re—emphasis on independence. she will be meeting with humza yousaf at his invitation. she'll take with her some very reasonable, positive proposals, which hopefully, if the first minister accepts them, will help him to get out of a very tight political corner. the main opposition parties...
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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 and ask that she commences a leadership contest
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...
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his only other potential lifeline is the alba party msp ash regan. that is the party that was led by the former first minister...that is led by the former first minister alex salmond. she stood for a leader of the snp against humza yousaf before leaving for alba. she set out a number of conditions. but if humza yousaf makes concessions to her could that rock the boat elsewhere? if humza yousaf loses the vote in himself, he is not legally bound to reside but you can imagine the political pressure he will be under. we heard from an msp in his own party today say he would have to step down if he lost the vote. mr yousaf is trying to reclaim the narrative. we expect a raft of policy announcement this week to try and shore up some support ahead of those votes. some breaking news to bring you from the middle east. hamas have published a new video showing first proof of life from two more hostages in gaza: keith siegel and 0mri miran. the video is not dated, but miran says he has been held captive for 202 days and siegel mentions the passover holiday, indic
his only other potential lifeline is the alba party msp ash regan. that is the party that was led by the former first minister...that is led by the former first minister alex salmond. she stood for a leader of the snp against humza yousaf before leaving for alba. she set out a number of conditions. but if humza yousaf makes concessions to her could that rock the boat elsewhere? if humza yousaf loses the vote in himself, he is not legally bound to reside but you can imagine the political...
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ash regan left the snp just months after losing out in her vote may prove critical. you make scotland is completely sick of petty political games, i'm sick of it as well, i want us all to work together for the good of scotland, that is what i'm setting out to do, i have a good opportunity to do that i do have some influence and to be set on a path of good governance. humza yousaf is now facing two votes of confidence lodged by his political opponents. it is notjust about him, l we do not have confidence in this. snp government and that is why we have tabled this motion today and we believe ultimately to be the people of scotland to decide who leads our country, not a handful of snp members. , , ., ., , _ ., yousaf to shift the focus onto policy, to show competence in government, but he is now fighting for his political life, on multiple fronts, and it is not at all clear that he will survive. in office were barely one year, but for how much longer? the answer to that may come as early as next week. lorna gordon, bbc news, dundee. still to come on the world today —
ash regan left the snp just months after losing out in her vote may prove critical. you make scotland is completely sick of petty political games, i'm sick of it as well, i want us all to work together for the good of scotland, that is what i'm setting out to do, i have a good opportunity to do that i do have some influence and to be set on a path of good governance. humza yousaf is now facing two votes of confidence lodged by his political opponents. it is notjust about him, l we do not have...
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ash regan left the snp just months after losing out in her vote may prove critical. scotland is completely sick of petty political games, i'm sick of it as well, i want us all to work together for the good of scotland, that is what i'm setting out to do, i have a good opportunity to do that i do have some influence and to be set on a path of good governance. humza yousaf is now facing two votes of confidence lodged by his political opponents. it is notjust about him, we do not have confidence in this snp government and that is why we have tabled this motion today and we believe ultimately it should be the people of scotland to decide who leads our country, not a handful of snp members. this is an attempt by humza yousaf to shift the focus onto policy, to show competence in government, but he is now fighting for his political life, on multiple fronts, and it is not at all clear that he will survive. in office for barely one year, but for how much longer? the answer to that may come as early as next week. lorna gordon, bbc news, dundee. around the world and across the
ash regan left the snp just months after losing out in her vote may prove critical. scotland is completely sick of petty political games, i'm sick of it as well, i want us all to work together for the good of scotland, that is what i'm setting out to do, i have a good opportunity to do that i do have some influence and to be set on a path of good governance. humza yousaf is now facing two votes of confidence lodged by his political opponents. it is notjust about him, we do not have confidence...
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there�*s the possibility that a former s—n—p member ash regan — who defected to another nationalist party — could save mr yousaf. but that�*s highly uncertain.( the big picture in all of this is that the position of the scottish national party is weakening with uk elections due. and that also has implications for the likelihood of scottish independence. it was a disturbing development on the channel this week — the deaths of five migrants aboard a dinghy bound for the uk.the bbc�*s andrew harding has returned to the beach in wimereux where he saw that group take off on tuesday. we�*re just running to catch up with some migrants. it was just before six in the morning on tuesday, still pretty much pitch dark— we were sitting on these rocks, waiting quietly for something to happen. suddenly, there was shouts and within seconds, scenes of total chaos. we knew there were migrants nearby because a bbc colleague was actually in a french surveillance plane with the police, and their thermal imaging cameras had recorded several groups of migrants in the dunes. what�*s striking now is
there�*s the possibility that a former s—n—p member ash regan — who defected to another nationalist party — could save mr yousaf. but that�*s highly uncertain.( the big picture in all of this is that the position of the scottish national party is weakening with uk elections due. and that also has implications for the likelihood of scottish independence. it was a disturbing development on the channel this week — the deaths of five migrants aboard a dinghy bound for the uk.the...
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there�*s the possibility that a former snp member ash regan — who defected to another nationalist party — could save mr yousaf. but that�*s highly uncertain. the big picture in all of this is that the position of the scottish national party is weakening with uk elections due. and that also has implications for the likelihood of scottish independence. for our uk viewers, we will have more on this story later this hour. this all started when humza yousaf ended the power—sharing agreement with the greens on thursday. a lot has happened since then. without the scottish greens in government, humza yousaf leads a minority government and now he potentially faces these two faults of no confidence next week. that is one on himself and one in his government. the arithmetic is very tight. he will need the support of at least one opposition msp if he is to survive and that of course means he needs all of his own msps in the snp as well. he has written to all of the party leaders asking them for talks on where they can find common ground. in the letter, he called for constructive contributions
there�*s the possibility that a former snp member ash regan — who defected to another nationalist party — could save mr yousaf. but that�*s highly uncertain. the big picture in all of this is that the position of the scottish national party is weakening with uk elections due. and that also has implications for the likelihood of scottish independence. for our uk viewers, we will have more on this story later this hour. this all started when humza yousaf ended the power—sharing...
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ash regan left the snp just months after losing out in the fight to lead the party. her vote may prove critical. scotland is completely sick of petty political games. i'm sick of it as well. i want us all to work together for the good of scotland, that is what i'm setting out to do, i have a good opportunity to do that, to have some influence and to reset us on a path of good governance. but humza yousaf is now facing two votes of confidence lodged by his political opponents. it's notjust about him. we don't have confidence in this snp government and that is why we have tabled this motion today and we believe ultimately it should be the people of scotland to decide who leads our country, not a handful of snp members. this is an attempt by humza yousaf to shift the focus onto policy, to show competence in government, but he is now fighting for his political life on multiple fronts, and it is not at all clear that he will survive. in office for barely a year, but for how much longer? the answer to that may come as early as next week. lorna gordon, bbc news, dundee. the
ash regan left the snp just months after losing out in the fight to lead the party. her vote may prove critical. scotland is completely sick of petty political games. i'm sick of it as well. i want us all to work together for the good of scotland, that is what i'm setting out to do, i have a good opportunity to do that, to have some influence and to reset us on a path of good governance. but humza yousaf is now facing two votes of confidence lodged by his political opponents. it's notjust about...
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there's the possibility that a former snp member ash regan, who defected to another nationalist party, could save mr yousaf. but that's highly uncertain. the big picture in all of this is that the position of the scottish national party is weakening with uk elections due. and that also has implications for the likelihood of scottish independence. 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 close to the shore in courland bay. the 64—year—old man is in intensive care after his left hand and left thigh were severed by a bull shark. seven beaches were closed to allow the coast guard to investigate. several countries in east africa are experiencing severe flooding and landslides. at least 150 people were killed in tanzania and 70 were killed in kenya. nearly 100,000 people have been displaced in burundi. the region has seen heavier rainfall than usual in recent weeks, exacerbated by the el nino weather pattern. a hole in the ozone layer over antarctica — fuelled by smoke
there's the possibility that a former snp member ash regan, who defected to another nationalist party, could save mr yousaf. but that's highly uncertain. the big picture in all of this is that the position of the scottish national party is weakening with uk elections due. and that also has implications for the likelihood of scottish independence. 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...
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there's the possibility that a former snp member ash regan, who defected to another nationalist party, could save mr yousaf. but that's highly uncertain. the big picture in all of this is that the position of the scottish national party is weakening with uk elections due. and that also has implications for the likelihood of scottish independence. four vietnamese nationals have been arrested by the national crime agency as part of an operation by british and french authorities against people—smuggling. it's alleged they were part of a group which targeted the vietnamese community by advertising small boat crossings on facebook, charging thousands of pounds to make the journey . another 12 people, said to be linked to the same network, were arrested in paris. now it's time for a look at today's sport. hello from the bbc sport centre. let's start with another busy saturday in the premier league, with liverpool hoping to get their title ambitions back on track after that midweek loss to everton. they're at west ham and they have just gone 2—2 here's a check on all of today's matches.
there's the possibility that a former snp member ash regan, who defected to another nationalist party, could save mr yousaf. but that's highly uncertain. the big picture in all of this is that the position of the scottish national party is weakening with uk elections due. and that also has implications for the likelihood of scottish independence. four vietnamese nationals have been arrested by the national crime agency as part of an operation by british and french authorities against...
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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 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 on the game was up. for so many years, the snp has been a dominant force, 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 people should be quite cautious about making any bold assumptions on th
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 reflecting,...
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regan, the only alba party, and then beholden to alex salmond, which is a redline for many snp members. he found himself became the maker between a rock and a hard place, knowing even if you survive these votes of no—confidence, he would find it hard to get the majority to get anything through parliament for the foreseeable future stop by a dramatic day in edinburgh. lorna gordon has been following since this morning. humza yousaf is facing judgment on his future, jumping before he was pushed. i am not willing to trade my values and principles, or do deals with whomever simply for retaining power. therefore, after spending the weekend reflecting on what is best for my party, for the government, and for the country i lead, i conclude that pairing a relationship across the political divide can only be done... ihis across the political divide can only be done- - -— be done... his short statement reflective _ be done... his short statement reflective and _ be done... his short statement reflective and at _ be done... his short statement reflective and at times - be done... his short st
regan, the only alba party, and then beholden to alex salmond, which is a redline for many snp members. he found himself became the maker between a rock and a hard place, knowing even if you survive these votes of no—confidence, he would find it hard to get the majority to get anything through parliament for the foreseeable future stop by a dramatic day in edinburgh. lorna gordon has been following since this morning. humza yousaf is facing judgment on his future, jumping before he was...