First Minister Humza Yousaf

Podlitical

BBC

Government, News

4.6 • 157 Ratings

🗓️ 30 March 2023

⏱️ 29 minutes

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The team discuss Humza Yousaf's first days as SNP leader and First Minister of Scotland. After being elected First Minister in Scottish Parliament on Wednesday, Yousaf has revealed his cabinet, and tackled a tricky FMQs disrupted by climate protesters. What do his picks for cabinet tell us about his plans for Scotland, how did he perform in his first days in the top job in Scottish politics, and why might the potential Commons suspension of former SNP MP Margaret Ferrier lead to his first electoral test?

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds
0:02.0	You're listening to BBC Scotland
0:09.6	Hi, you're listening to Podlitical BBC Scotland's podcast
0:16.0	that brings you an inside look at the biggest stories coming out of Hollywood and Westminster.
0:20.9	It's eight minutes past two on Thursday the 30th of March.
0:25.0	I'm Lucy White, a journalist based in Glasgow.
0:27.4	Today I'm joined by.
0:28.8	I'm Kirsten Campbell.
0:29.8	I'm a political correspondent based at Hollywood.
0:32.2	I'm Phil Sim, also a political correspondent, also based at Holyrood.
0:36.1	And in the same room together, Kirsten and Phil.
0:38.7	Yes, very exciting.
0:39.9	I can wave to him across the monitor.
0:42.1	Nice for our audio audience.
0:43.6	I think we're probably about roughly about a minute in now.
0:46.8	So going, by the way, things were going in the chamber at first much's question.
0:50.6	Which is an interruption.
0:51.5	Yep.
0:51.8	Time for a, time for a little pause.
0:54.0	Endoill instruction.
0:56.6	That was, yeah, we're coming off the back of a, of, what a session.
1:00.3	Humsu Yusuf's first FMQs, which was full of interruptions, Kirsten.
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