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ash regan, is there only a, msp, isn't she? he's the only person from that party in there. he's the sort of eminence in the background. but he said to the scottish first minister, okay, fine. we're very willing to sort of help you as long as you promise at the next election to make sure that there are alba candidates in all the various places. obviously, very, very strong supporters of independence rather than your snp colleagues. again, you know, that's a sort of rather inviting someone to write a political suicide notice. >> no, i mean, in getting out of the coalition, the snp now finds itself in a coalition with the very people it didn't want to be in coalition with, potentially. so it's not great politics, mail on sunday's got a really interesting spread by the political editor, glen owen, on the idea of the eu aping the rwanda scheme , i mean, do you do rwanda scheme, i mean, do you do you agree with me that sunak's had a good week on this? >> i think yes, i suppose he has. he's got through. i mean, my line, which i think i've said to you and i've said in various other
ash regan, is there only a, msp, isn't she? he's the only person from that party in there. he's the sort of eminence in the background. but he said to the scottish first minister, okay, fine. we're very willing to sort of help you as long as you promise at the next election to make sure that there are alba candidates in all the various places. obviously, very, very strong supporters of independence rather than your snp colleagues. again, you know, that's a sort of rather inviting someone to...
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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, 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. 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 at the time moved four points clear at the top of the english premier in their north london derby on sunday, but with
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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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 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 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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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 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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their only msp , ash regan, hasn't confirmed msp, ash regan, hasn't confirmed if she'll support humza yousaf, but it's thought that her vote could be crucial. mr yousaf is asking leaders of rival parties to find common ground after the collapse of the snp's power sharing deal with the greens . sharing deal with the greens. and finally, more human remains have been found in two locations in greater manchester. weeks after the discovery of a torso in a salford nature reserve, the new body parts were found by officers at blackleach reservoir and a dog walker at linnyshaw colliery wood, both in salford. police say they believe the victim was a man in his 60s. two men were arrested on suspicion of murder on thursday and they remain in police custody . well, remain in police custody. well, for the latest stories, you can sign up to gb news alerts . how sign up to gb news alerts. how do you do that? scan the qr code on your screen or go to gb news. carmela, it's back now to . mark. carmela, it's back now to. mark. >> lovely job ray. we'll see you in an hour. welcome to a busy mark dolan toni
their only msp , ash regan, hasn't confirmed msp, ash regan, hasn't confirmed if she'll support humza yousaf, but it's thought that her vote could be crucial. mr yousaf is asking leaders of rival parties to find common ground after the collapse of the snp's power sharing deal with the greens . sharing deal with the greens. and finally, more human remains have been found in two locations in greater manchester. weeks after the discovery of a torso in a salford nature reserve, the new body parts...
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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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plus his former leadership rival and snp defector ash regan to vote for him to survive. so any less than that and it looks a lot like he'll be toast. so alba, the other party, one of the other parties there, insiders have said that, her demands could include the scottish government ditching their gender recognition reforms completely, which would be significant, really, for humza yousaf to do that, wouldn't it? and raise serious questions about whether or not he was only ever doing that for political gain, which is ironic given the way it's panned out. but to discuss this now, i am joined by former snp councillor austin sheridan. austin, thank you very much. great to have you on the show. now i understand that you voted for humza yousaf. i'm just going to ask, you know, when you voted for him when he was transport minister, who was fined for driving without the correct insurance when he was health minister? 1 in 7 scots on nhs waiting list. he missed the vote on gay marriage. there was the old ferry disaster , crime has old ferry disaster, crime has risen. when he was ju
plus his former leadership rival and snp defector ash regan to vote for him to survive. so any less than that and it looks a lot like he'll be toast. so alba, the other party, one of the other parties there, insiders have said that, her demands could include the scottish government ditching their gender recognition reforms completely, which would be significant, really, for humza yousaf to do that, wouldn't it? and raise serious questions about whether or not he was only ever doing that for...
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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...
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one of them is to try to secure the support of ash regan, the alba party msp. he only needed the vote of one member of the opposition to get him over the line in the confidence vote in his leadership but i was told repeatedly by sources close to the first minister that there was no question of their doing a deal with alex salmond, a man with whom they had fallen out spectacularly in recent years. nor was it apparently a possibility for them to get a deal with the scottish greens. he injected them from government he had just over, less than a week ago. they were very, very upset by the way they were chucked out of the government and by the way he ended their power—sharing deal and they made it clear they were not prepared to come back, which pretty much spelt the end of the road for him as lorna gordon can now tell us. under pressure _ gordon can now tell us. under pressure and out _ gordon can now tell us. under pressure and out of _ gordon can now tell us. under pressure and out of time. - gordon can now tell us. under i pressure and out of time. humza yousa
one of them is to try to secure the support of ash regan, the alba party msp. he only needed the vote of one member of the opposition to get him over the line in the confidence vote in his leadership but i was told repeatedly by sources close to the first minister that there was no question of their doing a deal with alex salmond, a man with whom they had fallen out spectacularly in recent years. nor was it apparently a possibility for them to get a deal with the scottish greens. he injected...
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i think perhaps the greens, ash regan from the alba party, may not side with the labour motion to bring the government down, and force things along given that the focus was humza yousaf and he has announced his intention to resign. has announced his intention to resin. ., has announced his intention to resi.n_ ., ., has announced his intention to resiun. ., ., , , ., has announced his intention to resiun. ., , , ., ., resign. labour are pushing for an election, that _ resign. labour are pushing for an election, that is _ resign. labour are pushing for an election, that is what _ resign. labour are pushing for an election, that is what they i resign. labour are pushing for an election, that is what they want. | election, that is what they want. that is what they say they want, but i am a bit sceptical that any political party would want to have two elections within a matter of months given the resource implications of all of that's they may go ahead and perhaps make a political statement with a genuine intention of bringing the government down, but once again that doesn't necessarily mea
i think perhaps the greens, ash regan from the alba party, may not side with the labour motion to bring the government down, and force things along given that the focus was humza yousaf and he has announced his intention to resign. has announced his intention to resin. ., has announced his intention to resi.n_ ., ., has announced his intention to resiun. ., ., , , ., has announced his intention to resiun. ., , , ., ., resign. labour are pushing for an election, that _ resign. labour are pushing...
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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. 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. tt is confidence lodged by his political o- onents. , ., confidence lodged by his political ouonents. , ., , ., opponents. it is not 'ust about him, we do not have — opponents. it is notjust about him, we do not have confidence - opponents. it is notjust about him, we do not have confidence in - opponents. it is notjust about him, we do not have confidence in this i 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. country, no
ash regan left the snp just months after losing out in the fight to lead the party. 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. tt is...
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regan, one of the people whom humza yousaf defeated for the leader of the snp. she is now a member of alex salmond's alba party. alex salmond described her as the most powerful politician in the parliament. i spoke to her and she said she hadn't made up her mind yet. but a lot more draw mra to come.— the former hollywood film producer harvey weinstein has had one of his convictions for rape overturned by new york's highest court on the basis that he did not receive a fair trial. it's ordered a new hearing. weinstein will remain in prison for a separate conviction for rape. emma vardy has the story. when one of the most powerful men in hollywood was charged with rape, it led to an outpouring over a culture of sexual assault and misogyny experienced by women around the world. a number of actresses came forward, accusing harvey weinstein of forcing them into sex, saying they'd been afraid to speak out, because of his ability to make or break careers. but now the rape conviction against harvey weinstein that sparked the so—called me too movement has been overtur
regan, one of the people whom humza yousaf defeated for the leader of the snp. she is now a member of alex salmond's alba party. alex salmond described her as the most powerful politician in the parliament. i spoke to her and she said she hadn't made up her mind yet. but a lot more draw mra to come.— the former hollywood film producer harvey weinstein has had one of his convictions for rape overturned by new york's highest court on the basis that he did not receive a fair trial. it's ordered...
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she could get alba's vote from ash regan, but that would still only leave her 60 for one short of an overall majority. and that, then, i suppose, takes us to john swinney. john swinney has been with the scottish national party really, since almost the waves were breaking on the shores of devolution. he actually ran as leader of the party back in 2003. in the election , and he ended up losing election, and he ended up losing eight seats that year, going down from 35 to 27, but yet he could offer a nice stopgap for the snp . in fact, the other the snp. in fact, the other pro—independence parties could see him as a way of keeping the nationalist kind of agenda going, keeping the pro—independence parties at the top of the food chain. here in scottish politics, alba and greens have both said that they would get behind him. but but tony, the question you've got to ask about john swinney is he he was the future once, but is he the future now ? the future now? >> i mean, he wants to win the election in 2026. does he want to serve another five years after that as first minister? well, i t
she could get alba's vote from ash regan, but that would still only leave her 60 for one short of an overall majority. and that, then, i suppose, takes us to john swinney. john swinney has been with the scottish national party really, since almost the waves were breaking on the shores of devolution. he actually ran as leader of the party back in 2003. in the election , and he ended up losing election, and he ended up losing eight seats that year, going down from 35 to 27, but yet he could offer...
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they're only mspy ash regan hasn't confirmed if she'll support humza yousaf, but it's thought that her vote could be crucial . mr yousaf thought that her vote could be crucial. mr yousaf is asking leaders of rival parties to find common ground ahead of that vote. well, for the latest stories, you can sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen right now, or go to gb news common alerts. now let's get straight back to . now let's get straight back to. neil oliver. >> the war mongers have their tails up . that much is obvious. tails up. that much is obvious. a person must wonder what gods it is. they worship gods that demand blood sacrifice on such a scale, ukraine is not quite sacrificing its children yet. but given the youthful faces of some of those en route to the fighting front, it's a close run thing. the death toll in ukraine is already estimated by western intelligence agencies at half a million souls, a scale of loss of human life in conflict not seen in europe since world war two. and still the warmongers have not yet drunk their fill in the united states co
they're only mspy ash regan hasn't confirmed if she'll support humza yousaf, but it's thought that her vote could be crucial . mr yousaf thought that her vote could be crucial. mr yousaf is asking leaders of rival parties to find common ground ahead of that vote. well, for the latest stories, you can sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen right now, or go to gb news common alerts. now let's get straight back to . now let's get straight back to. neil oliver. >>...
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>> well, i think i think the issue is if they had if they got kate forbes in, then ash regan, who is this swing vote would probably vote for her. so i might save it. yeah. so it could save the government. >> interesting. all right. well, as you can see, i am joined yet again by my wonderful prospects. leading telegraph columnist allison pearson, political commentator, founder of global britain and the former labour party adviser matthew lars at right now. okay, trigger warning time people . i have to say this. time people. i have to say this. i can't believe i have to say this, but i do have to say this. consider yourself prepared to be triggered. all right. you couldn't make this up. five nudie nets have been censored by angry locals in shepton mallet . angry locals in shepton mallet. well, the idea. get ready. that's the bit. well, trigger. trigger anyway. all right, we need to go that close up on it anyway. anyway. anyway, the idea was to raise money for charity and have a laugh whilst doing so. but no. apparently the cafe that they live in is too close to a school and has thus be
>> well, i think i think the issue is if they had if they got kate forbes in, then ash regan, who is this swing vote would probably vote for her. so i might save it. yeah. so it could save the government. >> interesting. all right. well, as you can see, i am joined yet again by my wonderful prospects. leading telegraph columnist allison pearson, political commentator, founder of global britain and the former labour party adviser matthew lars at right now. okay, trigger warning time...
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regan with anidea the weekend with ash regan with an idea for independence. now, it wouldn't matter how good an idea the independence, even if they're offering independence tomorrow, the allergic reaction would be they would go and become unionists, probably, which is a sad indictment of the way things have become, for some in scotland, they have lost their focus on independence and humza could have focused on independence. he's wasted 13 months of his premiership to achieve precisely nothing . on achieve precisely nothing. on independence. he took off for nicola sturgeon, left off after the supreme court in a pretty clueless position. we can only hope that the next first minister is there to harness what is inevitable, the inevitable support within the scottish voters for independence. yeah, let's hope that happens. >> let me come in on that , >> let me come in on that, angus, just a final one with you. and it is on independence . you. and it is on independence. i appreciate that. you obviously are, you know, want to continue to fight the good fight as far a
regan with anidea the weekend with ash regan with an idea for independence. now, it wouldn't matter how good an idea the independence, even if they're offering independence tomorrow, the allergic reaction would be they would go and become unionists, probably, which is a sad indictment of the way things have become, for some in scotland, they have lost their focus on independence and humza could have focused on independence. he's wasted 13 months of his premiership to achieve precisely nothing ....
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and that one msp is ash regan, former snp minister herself. she stepped down during the gender recognition reform debate and now she was essentially going to be the kingmaker in this scenario. so a lot happening here, and hopefully just came in under time. >> yeah, honestly couldn't , make >> yeah, honestly couldn't, make some of this stuff up, could you? but no, you're very good. your timing was spot on. that's tony mcguire. i'll leave you to go. enjoy the last rays of the sunshine. i mean, i thought it was quite interesting there where he said, humza yousaf was very surprised when he heard about this. no confidence vote. i don't know who he talks to, but i talk to people on a daily bafis but i talk to people on a daily basis and i absolutely was not surprised when i heard that. i was actually quite surprised that it hadn't happened sooner. and that whole kind of diet, the whole kind of, dynamic about who actually wanted to break up with who . what do you think's been who. what do you think's been going on here? well, look , in my going on h
and that one msp is ash regan, former snp minister herself. she stepped down during the gender recognition reform debate and now she was essentially going to be the kingmaker in this scenario. so a lot happening here, and hopefully just came in under time. >> yeah, honestly couldn't , make >> yeah, honestly couldn't, make some of this stuff up, could you? but no, you're very good. your timing was spot on. that's tony mcguire. i'll leave you to go. enjoy the last rays of the...
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isn't he saying that, ash? regan? what did he say she was? it was not such a big deal to remember when she essentially went. he was certainly regretting that, wasn't he? but do you think as well. i'll let you ponder this one. do you think that's put a kind of nail in the aspiration, then, of an independent scotland as it set that cause back? and would you care, actually if scotland did decide to be independent, your thoughts on that. you could ponder it overnight. lots of you're still getting in touch about assisted dying. i'm telling you, massive disagreement among, viewers at term that debates will continue, i'm sure, for another day. but for now, joe and alex, that's all i've got time for. thank you.thank all i've got time for. thank you. thank you to you at home. don't go anywhere, though. farage is up next night. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar , sponsors of weather on . solar, sponsors of weather on. gb news. >> time for your latest weather update from the met office here on gb news. good evening to you tomorrow more wet weather t
isn't he saying that, ash? regan? what did he say she was? it was not such a big deal to remember when she essentially went. he was certainly regretting that, wasn't he? but do you think as well. i'll let you ponder this one. do you think that's put a kind of nail in the aspiration, then, of an independent scotland as it set that cause back? and would you care, actually if scotland did decide to be independent, your thoughts on that. you could ponder it overnight. lots of you're still getting...
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and of course, ash regan, we know that due to this vote of no confidence, she could be the kingmaker or king breaker, depending on what way you look at it. she has written to the first minister this morning with her list of wants demands, if you like, if he wants to engage in discussions with her. and of course, they include things like putting independence firmly back at the top of the agenda and also protecting the rights of women. after, of course, she was essentially ostracised from the scottish national party for her views on that gender recognition reform bill, which , it turned reform bill, which, it turned out, a lot of people agreed with her on. now certainly this is again another extraordinary day, and we only thought we would perhaps be analysing yesterday . perhaps be analysing yesterday. but it feels like today has a lot more secrets to unfold as the day continues. >> well stay with it. tony mcguire in glasgow for us. thanks very much . thanks very much. >> okay, we're going to kick off the next story with this, really quite staggering gb news poll finding that support f
and of course, ash regan, we know that due to this vote of no confidence, she could be the kingmaker or king breaker, depending on what way you look at it. she has written to the first minister this morning with her list of wants demands, if you like, if he wants to engage in discussions with her. and of course, they include things like putting independence firmly back at the top of the agenda and also protecting the rights of women. after, of course, she was essentially ostracised from the...
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really because he's sort of reliant on the likes of ash regan, who, for those that don't know, is an msp who defected from the scottish national party to alba, which is alex salmond's other independent si king political party and she says she won't back humza yousaf unless he gets rid of self—identification trans laws. so he ain't going to do that, is he? so he's somewhat snookered and my understanding is that those two haven't actually spoken since humza yousaf prevailed in that leadership election last year, so he's in a very tricky spot. >> there's no doubt about it. he's being defiant, but both for the scottish parliament, for the snp's representation in the scottish parliament and for their leadership of scotland, and also for the wider political landscape across the uk. this is chaos for the scots nats. we shouldn't forget that, although they've been running scotland now for some time, there is no majority in scotland for their raison d'etre for their flagship policy, which is, of course, as the name suggests , scottish the name suggests, scottish independence. what i would s
really because he's sort of reliant on the likes of ash regan, who, for those that don't know, is an msp who defected from the scottish national party to alba, which is alex salmond's other independent si king political party and she says she won't back humza yousaf unless he gets rid of self—identification trans laws. so he ain't going to do that, is he? so he's somewhat snookered and my understanding is that those two haven't actually spoken since humza yousaf prevailed in that leadership...
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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 to decide what follows this power—sharing deal. david henderson, bbc news, holyrood. several actors have expressed their anger afterjudges in new york overturned a rape conviction against the former hollywood producer harvey weinstein. the court said he'd been treated unfairly, and ordered a new trial. weinstein will remain in prison as he was also f
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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dumped, and ash regan, who he said there was no great loss when she quit the snp . but loss when she quit the snp. but i will say this. i wonder what matthew thinks of this. and lizzie, he is a desperate man in a position of weakness who also happens to be useless at politics. so i think there's a good chance he will make huge, very appealing concessions to get the support he needs. but evenif get the support he needs. but even if, you know, even if he survives this no confidence vote, it's still not looking really good for the snp, especially if he's in place before the election. it's been scandal after disaster after these are disasters . and he's a disaster. >> lee harris, thank you so much. really good to talk to you.thank much. really good to talk to you. thank you. that is our great british voice, lee harris, always so succinct but still to come in today's difficult conversation, we'll hear the story of a remarkable man who's defying physical disability, mental illness and suicidal thoughts to climb mount snowdon. but next, angela levin will be here to give us
dumped, and ash regan, who he said there was no great loss when she quit the snp . but loss when she quit the snp. but i will say this. i wonder what matthew thinks of this. and lizzie, he is a desperate man in a position of weakness who also happens to be useless at politics. so i think there's a good chance he will make huge, very appealing concessions to get the support he needs. but evenif get the support he needs. but even if, you know, even if he survives this no confidence vote, it's...
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regan. of course, she was former snp herself, but now with the alba party , she gave her alba party, she gave her conditional list for conditional support for this vote and indeed, humza yousaf has decided to, not accept that. now, that is probably because you know that whether he looked for support from the greens or from alba, huge chunks of his party would have found issue with that. and then that then leads him into just a similarly awkward situation . so this awkward situation. so this morning, as i said, it's widely believed he is going to hand his resignation in. and much like the situation that got him into this place on thursday morning last week , it very much looks, last week, it very much looks, at least at this point, that he's going to jump before he's pushed . pushed. >> okay. thank you very much, tony. well, joining us now is michelle ballantyne, former msp for south scotland region and former labour mp ivor caplin . former labour mp ivor caplin. they are there now both of th
regan. of course, she was former snp herself, but now with the alba party , she gave her alba party, she gave her conditional list for conditional support for this vote and indeed, humza yousaf has decided to, not accept that. now, that is probably because you know that whether he looked for support from the greens or from alba, huge chunks of his party would have found issue with that. and then that then leads him into just a similarly awkward situation . so this awkward situation. so this...
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ash regan she was another of the leadership candidates . she left leadership candidates. she left the scottish national party. she went over to the alba party. so the days of the snp ruling the roost in scotland effectively for a long time pretty much operating as a one party state, i think are well and truly over. and of course, the westminster elections coming up at the end of the year, labour are expecting to take a lot of seats from the snp and that could really, really help labour to a majority back in westminster. >> it's really interesting to look at how the snp has managed in minority before, because when they were first elected in two thousand and seven, they were a minority government. but i suppose the question of independence was far less visceral, far less real, not the biggest dividing line in scottish politics. they could rely on unionist parties, issue by issue to pass votes. perhaps it now, given the question of, of separation, of partition of independence is so very real. i find it very hard to imagine that any lib dem, any labour or conservative msp wou
ash regan she was another of the leadership candidates . she left leadership candidates. she left the scottish national party. she went over to the alba party. so the days of the snp ruling the roost in scotland effectively for a long time pretty much operating as a one party state, i think are well and truly over. and of course, the westminster elections coming up at the end of the year, labour are expecting to take a lot of seats from the snp and that could really, really help labour to a...
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greens , get support from the greens, which he had just ditched, as well as alba's singular msp and ash regan and we learned there was going to be factions within the scottish national party that didn't appeal to those parties. now, it seemed to be that he he took the decision to leave, and that then sets his into motion for another snp leadership race, just about 14 months after the previous one, when nicola sturgeon left her role after several years. now interestingly, there have been a couple of names already put out in the running. it is way too early to say any of these with definite, but nicola sturgeon's former deputy first minister, john swinney, he's the one name that's been bandied around something awful. and certainly in gb news. he spoke to us a little earlier on today and he said that he was considering his opfions said that he was considering his options very carefully. now he didn't want to go for that role the last time . and because he the last time. and because he thought that the snp needed that fresh perspective . but then this fresh perspective. but then this time
greens , get support from the greens, which he had just ditched, as well as alba's singular msp and ash regan and we learned there was going to be factions within the scottish national party that didn't appeal to those parties. now, it seemed to be that he he took the decision to leave, and that then sets his into motion for another snp leadership race, just about 14 months after the previous one, when nicola sturgeon left her role after several years. now interestingly, there have been a...
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his only other potential lifeline to the alba party's msp ash regan who left the snp, now she's open to talks. if he makes concessions to her, could it rock the boat elsewhere? if he loses the vote to himself, he is not legally bound to resign but you can imagine the political pressure that he is under. humza yousaf is trying to reclaim the narrative. we also expect a raft of policy announcements this week. yesterday, he made an announcement on affordable housing and we are expecting other announcements on things such as plans to create jobs, tackle climate change and improve public services. as he tries to shore up his support ahead of those votes are expected this week. catriona, thank you very much. four vietnamese nationals have been arrested as part of an operation by british and french authorities against people—smuggling. it's alleged they were part of a group which advertised small boat crossings on facebook. another 12 people said to be linked to the same network were arrested in paris. president biden has agreed to take part in televised debates with donald trump ahead of
his only other potential lifeline to the alba party's msp ash regan who left the snp, now she's open to talks. if he makes concessions to her, could it rock the boat elsewhere? if he loses the vote to himself, he is not legally bound to resign but you can imagine the political pressure that he is under. humza yousaf is trying to reclaim the narrative. we also expect a raft of policy announcements this week. yesterday, he made an announcement on affordable housing and we are expecting other...