Summary
The SNP secured its victory in the Holyrood election, but a constitutional clash looms as the First Minister Nicola Sturgeon tells Prime Minister Boris Johnson the question of a second independence referendum is "when, not if". What does the result of the Holyrood election mean for the next few years of Scottish politics? The team reflect on the outcome and the biggest issues facing the Scottish and UK Governments, including the constitutional question, the pandemic and recovery, as well as the state of the other parties.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds |
| 0:02.4 | You're listening to BBC Scotland |
| 0:10.3 | Hi, you're listening to Podlitical BBC Scotland's podcast |
| 0:15.7 | that brings you an inside look at the biggest stories |
| 0:18.1 | coming out of Holyroote and Westminster. |
| 0:20.6 | It is one minute past |
| 0:21.9 | 11 on Monday the 10th of May. I'm Lucy White, a journalist based in Glasgow and today I'm joined by |
| 0:28.6 | I'm Phil Sim, a reporter based in my house in North Berwick. I'm Rajs-Sundu, |
| 0:33.8 | Westminster's correspondent usually in London but currently in Glasgow for the election. |
| 0:39.0 | I'm Lindsay Bews, political correspondent based at the Scottish Parliament and at home in Edinburgh |
| 0:45.1 | just now. I'm Nick Hurley political correspondent in Edinburgh. All present and correct. Hello everybody. |
| 0:53.2 | Hello. Hi. |
| 0:54.5 | It is the Monday after the weekend before. |
| 0:57.4 | Usually we would be saying it's the morning after the night before when it comes to election, |
| 1:01.2 | but it's been a fair few days, hasn't it? |
| 1:04.8 | And finally, finally after talking about it for weeks and weeks and weeks, |
| 1:09.0 | we have a result, the SNP winning a historic |
| 1:12.9 | fourth term in government |
| 1:14.6 | after landslide victory |
| 1:16.5 | I like the way you said that |
| 1:18.2 | historic |
| 1:19.6 | just giving it some enthusiasm |
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