Someone Like Yousaf

Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government

Institute for Government

News, Politics, Government

4.6 • 252 Ratings

🗓️ 1 April 2023

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Humza Yousaf is Scotland’s new first minister – but following the Nicola Sturgeon era is no easy task. The Sunday Mail’s Hannah Rodger joins the podcast team to weigh up the challenge ahead for Yousaf, and ask what the SNP’s change at the top means for the Scottish political landscape. Is Rishi Sunak really that much of a Green Day fan? As parliament rises for recess, Inside Briefing turns its attention to Westminster to issue an Easter report card for Rishi Sunak. PLUS: Panic on the streets of Paris! The Institut Montaigne’s Georgina Wright drops in to the IfG to give us the lowdown on the problems facing Emmanuel Macron. Hannah White presents. With Emma Norris and Akash Paun Produced by Neil Bowerman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to this episode of Inside Briefing, the podcast from the Institute for Government. I'm Hannah White.
0:17.1	Scotland has a new First Minister. Hamza Yusuf edged out Kate Forbes in the race to succeed Nicola Sturgeon as the SMP's leader,
0:24.6	and he's now been sworn in to follow her in leading the Scottish government.
0:28.5	So what's in Yusuf's intro?
0:30.5	How does he follow the long-serving Sturgeon?
0:33.0	And what comes next in the battle for Scottish independence?
0:36.5	We'll then switch from Hollywood to Westminster
0:38.6	and take stock of how Rishi Sunak is fairing as the Commons rises for Easter recess. He's had some
0:44.4	successes. The progress on the Windsor Framework, for example, stands out, but there's still
0:48.6	plenty of sticking points ahead, not least over pay deals or public sector workers. But things could be worse. Over in France,
0:56.5	Emmanuel Macron's attempts to raise the retirement age are not going down well. We'll speak to an
1:01.6	IFG associate who's over from Paris to tell us what's going on. I'll be joined throughout by
1:06.3	IFG Deputy Director Emma Norris. Hi Emma. Hi, Hannah. And I'm delighted that Hannah Roger,
1:11.1	the chief reporter at the Sunday Mail and former Westminster editor for The Herald, joins us too.
1:15.5	Hi, Hannah. Hi, Hannah. This is going to be confusing, I think. Yep.
1:21.2	So let's start with the events in Scotland, where Hamza Yusuf has become the new First Minister
1:25.8	and the first British Asian to hold the post.
1:28.7	Akash Pown, RFG Senior Fellow, an expert on all things devolution, joins us now.
1:33.0	Hi, Akash.
1:34.2	Hi, Hannah.
1:35.4	Hannah, can I start with you?
1:37.0	For our non-Skotland experts, can you tell us a little bit about the new First Minister?
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