The Next First Minister
Podlitical
BBC
4.6 • 157 Ratings
🗓️ 23 February 2023
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
Who are the candidates who hope to be the next SNP leader and First Minister of Scotland? The team discuss the leadership bids of Kate Forbes, Humza Yousaf, and Ash Regan, and what we know so far about their vision for the future of Scotland, whether it's on independence, the NHS, or social issues such as trans rights. The first week since Nicola Sturgeon announced her resignation has seen Forbes criticised for her comments on the Gender Recognition Reform bill and marriage equality, and Yousaf come under fire in FMQs for his performance as Health Secretary. Is this a sign of things to come for the next few weeks of campaigning?
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds |
| 0:02.4 | You're listening to BBC Scotland |
| 0:09.7 | Hi, you're listening to Podlitical BBC Scotland's podcast |
| 0:15.7 | That brings you an inside look at the biggest stories |
| 0:17.9 | coming out of Holyrood and Westminster |
| 0:19.9 | It is 18 minutes past two |
| 0:22.1 | on Thursday the 23rd of February. I'm Lucy White, a journalist based in Glasgow. Today I'm joined by |
| 0:28.3 | I'm Phil Sim, a journalist based at the Scottish Parliament. I'm Lindsay Bues, a journalist also |
| 0:32.2 | based at the Scottish Parliament. And I'm Rod Schoep Sandhu, a journalist based in Westminster. |
| 0:37.1 | Hello, everyone. |
| 0:38.3 | Hi. |
| 0:39.3 | Hi. |
| 0:39.6 | Hello. |
| 0:40.7 | So we're one week into the S&P leadership race. |
| 0:45.0 | The last time some of us all gathered together was last Wednesday night when we just had the... |
| 0:50.7 | Well, I said the... |
| 0:50.7 | Well, I said some of us slept, basically. |
| 0:52.4 | Yeah, basically. |
| 0:53.7 | When Nicolstergeon announced her surprise, resignation. |
| 0:58.8 | And you might have thought, you know, the campaign to be the next leader would have taken a nice slow and steady start. |
| 1:04.6 | But it's been pretty full on for the past seven days. |
| 1:08.2 | Would you all agree? |
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