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humza yousaf. and his yousaf. and indeed, his predecessor , nicola sturgeon, predecessor, nicola sturgeon, have made no secret of their hostility towards, any of the other parties in scottish politics other than the scottish green party. so it's a bit rich , green party. so it's a bit rich, for the first minister to now be reaching out and asking for cooperation from everybody that he's been insulting for the last number of years. but, of course, you know, events are quite interesting and our leader in the scottish parliament, ash regan , has written to the first regan, has written to the first minister this morning setting out , our minister this morning setting out, our party's position, in terms of what we'd like to hear back from the first minister, what ash regan has asked to hear back from the first minister, and those are really important points. independence, a complete reversal on the policies that threaten women , children and threaten women, children and lgbt people's rights. and a focus on the proper b
humza yousaf. and his yousaf. and indeed, his predecessor , nicola sturgeon, predecessor, nicola sturgeon, have made no secret of their hostility towards, any of the other parties in scottish politics other than the scottish green party. so it's a bit rich , green party. so it's a bit rich, for the first minister to now be reaching out and asking for cooperation from everybody that he's been insulting for the last number of years. but, of course, you know, events are quite interesting and our...
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speak to you, yousaf, nice to speak to you, humza yousaf is very keen to , humza yousaf is very keen to, present this move as a sign of strength. a sign of political leadership. of course, the scottish greens think this is actually a sign of political cowardice . cowardice. >> yeah. so the truth is, the truth is going to be. and humza says that this is going to allow the snp to be more flexible with its approach to government. however, the parliamentary arithmetic and the scottish parliament, which is that that's not going to be likely. parliament, which is that that's not going to be likely . and my not going to be likely. and my personal opinion, the scottish green party are the only viable party that the snp can work with, you may be aware that the scottish greens next month are intending to debate and allow members to vote, and whether they wanted to continue with the agreement or not. they attraction for the greens to withdraw from the bute house agreement. the attraction for them is that they believe it would actually give them more power, over budgets and would allow them more
speak to you, yousaf, nice to speak to you, humza yousaf is very keen to , humza yousaf is very keen to, present this move as a sign of strength. a sign of political leadership. of course, the scottish greens think this is actually a sign of political cowardice . cowardice. >> yeah. so the truth is, the truth is going to be. and humza says that this is going to allow the snp to be more flexible with its approach to government. however, the parliamentary arithmetic and the scottish...
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more reaction on humza yousaf. but let's get your headunes yousaf. but let's get your headlines with sam francis . headlines with sam francis. >> patrick. emily, thank you very much . and good afternoon. very much. and good afternoon. from the newsroom, a recap of that breaking news this lunchtime. humza yousaf has announced his resignation as first minister of scotland. he's also stepping down as snp leader. he'll continue, though, in his post until a replacement is found. the first minister was battling for political survival after terminating a power sharing deal between the snp and scottish greens last week. he says he made the decision in order to repair relationships across the scottish political divide. >> i could never have dreamt that one day i would have the privilege of leading my country. people who looked like me were not in positions of political influence , let alone leading influence, let alone leading governments. when i was younger. but we now live in a uk that has a british hindu prime minister, a british hindu prime minister, a mu
more reaction on humza yousaf. but let's get your headunes yousaf. but let's get your headlines with sam francis . headlines with sam francis. >> patrick. emily, thank you very much . and good afternoon. very much. and good afternoon. from the newsroom, a recap of that breaking news this lunchtime. humza yousaf has announced his resignation as first minister of scotland. he's also stepping down as snp leader. he'll continue, though, in his post until a replacement is found. the first...
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are you gearing up for a big public battle between jk rowling and humza yousaf ? humza yousaf? >> we certainly are. >> we certainly are. >> and hundreds of people in scotland have joined the free speech union in the last few days alone. >> raising we've >> we're raising we've crowdfunded £10,000 and more in the days as well, to the last few days as well, to help pay legal fees for people who caught on the wrong side who are caught on the wrong side of stupid of this particularly stupid statute. we have an statute. and we have an arrangement with a top law firm to arrange for solicitors and legal people who legal assistance for people who are arrested or charged or investigated . investigated. >> now, benjamin, just for those that don't know, quickly explain what what is the free speech union? we were set up in 2020 and we are a membership organisation of more than 13,000 people, growing particularly rapidly this week. >> and we stand up for the rights of all members of the pubuc rights of all members of the public across the united kingdom to speak their minds on all sorts of
are you gearing up for a big public battle between jk rowling and humza yousaf ? humza yousaf? >> we certainly are. >> we certainly are. >> and hundreds of people in scotland have joined the free speech union in the last few days alone. >> raising we've >> we're raising we've crowdfunded £10,000 and more in the days as well, to the last few days as well, to help pay legal fees for people who caught on the wrong side who are caught on the wrong side of stupid of...
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the first minister humza yousaf , has also minister humza yousaf, has also had complaints against him, in relation to a speech he made in parliament back in 2020, which some people have claimed was stirring up race hatred. now, that's not my view. and the police have said in his case there was no criminality. however if the police are applying the policy that applied to me, those complaints need to be logged as non—crime hate incidents. otherwise the police are taking a different view, in relation to an opposition politician compared to the one they're taking in relation to an snp first minister, and that really would not be tenable. so we could end up in the situation where police scotland are recording a statement of the first minister of scotland as being a hate incident. this first minister of scotland as being a hate incident . this is being a hate incident. this is alice through the looking glass stuff. it'sjust alice through the looking glass stuff. it's just totally bizarre and shows what a confused mess this whole position has become. >> what a dinner party that would be. m
the first minister humza yousaf , has also minister humza yousaf, has also had complaints against him, in relation to a speech he made in parliament back in 2020, which some people have claimed was stirring up race hatred. now, that's not my view. and the police have said in his case there was no criminality. however if the police are applying the policy that applied to me, those complaints need to be logged as non—crime hate incidents. otherwise the police are taking a different view, in...
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it's all getting rather messy for humza yousaf. wonder if he'll regret yousaf. i wonder if he'll regret what he's what he's done here. if it's what he started to have the police sort of losing spending all their time on this stuff anyway. >> but let's move to some good news because inflation has fallen 3.2, lowest level fallen to 3.2, its lowest level since 2021. >> yes, the prime minister this morning said after a tough couple of years, our economic plan is working. >> but what do these figures mean for you out there in the country? us now from country? joining us now from edenbndge edenbridge is gb news national reporter . theo chikomba theo, reporter. theo chikomba theo, what people telling what have people been telling you ? you? >> well, certainly good . news to >> well, certainly good. news to start with as inflation has gone down. but . people are now down. but. people are now turning their eyes to the 9th of may when that interest rate decision is going to be announced by the bank of england. this mean for announced by the bank of englistreet, this mean
it's all getting rather messy for humza yousaf. wonder if he'll regret yousaf. i wonder if he'll regret what he's what he's done here. if it's what he started to have the police sort of losing spending all their time on this stuff anyway. >> but let's move to some good news because inflation has fallen 3.2, lowest level fallen to 3.2, its lowest level since 2021. >> yes, the prime minister this morning said after a tough couple of years, our economic plan is working. >> but...
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humza yousaf. >> yes. this is an interesting one, because essentially they've been inundated, police scotland with so many complaints about humza yousaf and that infamous speech he gave, it was a really quite radical speech . quite radical speech. >> he went through a number of senior positions in scottish society and said the, very he went, he went, he went position white, position white. lots of people have reported that speech, but, so many so that there's now a script . but police there's now a script. but police scotland staff have, have issued this script. they've been talking, they've been giving this script to their employees in order to handle all of these requests, to handle all of these requests. >> now, i believe we will be joined by a comedian to discuss this. i believe it is. josh howie. thank you very much indeed for joining howie. thank you very much indeed forjoining us. great to indeed for joining us. great to speak to you. i mean, this is farcical, isn't it, there's been so much criticis
humza yousaf. >> yes. this is an interesting one, because essentially they've been inundated, police scotland with so many complaints about humza yousaf and that infamous speech he gave, it was a really quite radical speech . quite radical speech. >> he went through a number of senior positions in scottish society and said the, very he went, he went, he went position white, position white. lots of people have reported that speech, but, so many so that there's now a script . but...
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the first humza yousaf when he became first minister, he went out of his way to say i'm mr continuity , i'll promote nicola sturgeon's legacy. he alienated kate forbes and that whole more, sceptical wing of the party in relation to the gender politics. and he is pretty much dependent. he put himself where he's dependent on the scottish greens in government to support himself as first minister, because there's a lot of pushback with fergus ewing and kate forbes within the snp. more generally and grassroots concerns. so he's landed himself in a position where the scottish greens are really driving a lot. >> we are running to the end of the hour here, dean, but thank you very much for coming on and talking through all that really serious with us. serious stuff. stay with us. we're debating the we're going to be debating the nhs next hour. should we nhs in the next hour. should we pay - nhs in the next hour. should we pay . appointments? pay for. appointments? >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on . gb news. >> welcome to this latest weather update from the met offi
the first humza yousaf when he became first minister, he went out of his way to say i'm mr continuity , i'll promote nicola sturgeon's legacy. he alienated kate forbes and that whole more, sceptical wing of the party in relation to the gender politics. and he is pretty much dependent. he put himself where he's dependent on the scottish greens in government to support himself as first minister, because there's a lot of pushback with fergus ewing and kate forbes within the snp. more generally and...
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yes. >> do you think this is an absolute own goal from humza yousaf ? i mean, they packaged yousaf? i mean, they packaged this law as being progressive , this law as being progressive, how it's all about tolerance, how it's all about tolerance, how it's all about tolerance, how it's going to make scotland a better place to live that, you know, inciting hatred , stirring know, inciting hatred, stirring up hatred will be long gone in scotland by all their new enforcement centres that they've set up. it's crazy, it's crazy. and now the police are saying the people who actually have to deal complaints, who deal with these complaints, who actually have enforce actually have to enforce the law, saying, hang on, law, they're saying, hang on, how are going to how on earth are we going to manage this ? thousands and manage this? thousands and thousands of complaints, the majority probably are majority of which probably are spurious, but all of which have to be investigated ? to be investigated? >> and how much police time is this going to use up? what should be doing instead? should they be
yes. >> do you think this is an absolute own goal from humza yousaf ? i mean, they packaged yousaf? i mean, they packaged this law as being progressive , this law as being progressive, how it's all about tolerance, how it's all about tolerance, how it's all about tolerance, how it's going to make scotland a better place to live that, you know, inciting hatred , stirring know, inciting hatred, stirring up hatred will be long gone in scotland by all their new enforcement centres that...
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it comes after humza yousaf stepped down and admitted he underestimated the level of upset he would cause by cutting political ties with the greens . political ties with the greens. he'll continue in his post until a replacement is found . scottish a replacement is found. scottish labour leader anas sarwar says john swinney is not a candidate for change. >> john swinney has been at the heart of the snp government for the last 17 years. >> he's at the heart of the snp party for the last 40 years, he was the architect of the finance deals that broke local government. he was the worst education secretary in the history of the scottish parliament. he's the man that wrote and delivered the bute house agreement and now somehow wants to pretend he's the change candidate . candidate. >> now. police investigating the discovery of a headless torso at castle dale have named the victim after more body parts were found. 67 year old stuart everett. severed body parts were scattered in four different locations across greater manchester. it comes after two men appeared in court charged with his murder an
it comes after humza yousaf stepped down and admitted he underestimated the level of upset he would cause by cutting political ties with the greens . political ties with the greens. he'll continue in his post until a replacement is found . scottish a replacement is found. scottish labour leader anas sarwar says john swinney is not a candidate for change. >> john swinney has been at the heart of the snp government for the last 17 years. >> he's at the heart of the snp party for the...
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what's going on here, yousaf. what's going on here, indeed. well, this , refers to indeed. well, this, refers to ramsey el—nakla as you know, is the is the brother in law of the first minister, the brother of his wife. and he had been now , his wife. and he had been now, charged with abduction and extortion . now, this is all in extortion. now, this is all in relation to a case in dundee where a man fell from a window and later died in hospital. and we know that he's the fourth person to appear. really? in connection to this, someone last week . jennifer souter, 38, she week. jennifer souter, 38, she appeared in dundee sheriff court on thursday last week, of culpable charged with culpable homicide. however she did not enter any plea at that time . and enter any plea at that time. and certainly it's going to be yet another, you know, heavy topic on the plate of the first minister with everything that he's got going on in his day job. but as we've seen really over the last months, you over the last six months, you know, is , is he has some know, he he is, is he has some exp
what's going on here, yousaf. what's going on here, indeed. well, this , refers to indeed. well, this, refers to ramsey el—nakla as you know, is the is the brother in law of the first minister, the brother of his wife. and he had been now , his wife. and he had been now, charged with abduction and extortion . now, this is all in extortion. now, this is all in relation to a case in dundee where a man fell from a window and later died in hospital. and we know that he's the fourth person to...
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. >> well, i feel very protected in humza yousaf scotland. well to be fair, the scottish government say they want to bnng government say they want to bring forward a separate piece. >> just what we need legislations, more legislation for all in good time. i'm sure that we'll deal with women. why? they can just add it to the list. i'm not so sure. they can just add it to the list. i'm not so sure . but it's list. i'm not so sure. but it's important note that are important to note that there are big opponents to this legislation . people as jk legislation. people such as jk rowling, peter rowling, elon musk, even peter tatchell have publicly criticised these new laws , criticised these new laws, saying they could be used to stifle free speech or even be weaponised to settle scores . weaponised to settle scores. >> well, it's crossed to our scotland reporter tony mcguire, who's in edinburgh , where there who's in edinburgh, where there is a protest take place is a protest due to take place at believe tony. at about 1:00, i believe tony. >> yes,
. >> well, i feel very protected in humza yousaf scotland. well to be fair, the scottish government say they want to bnng government say they want to bring forward a separate piece. >> just what we need legislations, more legislation for all in good time. i'm sure that we'll deal with women. why? they can just add it to the list. i'm not so sure. they can just add it to the list. i'm not so sure . but it's list. i'm not so sure. but it's important note that are important to note...