Yousaf Resigns! What Next For Scotland?

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Politics, News

4.4 • 6.4K Ratings

🗓️ 29 April 2024

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Today, we look Humza Yousaf stepping down as Scotland’s first minister. In an emotional resignation speech, Yousaf said he had “clearly underestimated" the hurt he'd caused the Scottish Greens by ending the SNP's power-sharing deal with them in the way he did. As a result, the SNP leader was facing two votes of no confidence later this week. Yousaf says he will stay on as first minister until the Scottish National Party chooses his replacement.

Who will become the new first minister? What does this mean for Scottish independence? Adam is joined by Chris and BBC Scotland Editor James Cook. You can join our Newscast online community here: https://tinyurl.com/newscastcommunityhere Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Jack Maclaren with Natasha Mayo and Sam McLaren. The technical producer was Hannah Montgomery. The editor is Sam Bonham.

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, music radio podcasts.
0:04.6	And although of course, as you can tell, I am sad that my time is first minister is
0:10.9	ending, but I am so grateful and so blessed for having the opportunity that
0:18.0	afforded to so few to lead my country and who could ask for a better country to lead than Scotland.
0:27.0	Thank you very much.
0:30.0	That was Hamza Ysif resigning as the first minister of Scotland and leader of the Scottish
0:38.0	National Party, having concluded that he may have survived a vote of no confidence that was being tabled in him for Thursday,
0:47.0	but that he probably wouldn't be able to govern even if he had survived. So that's what we're going to discuss on this episode of newscast once Chris Mason and James Cook get their
0:56.3	get the logistical arrangement sorted.
0:58.3	Should we just do it here? I think we just do it here. Do you want us to see?
1:01.3	No, no I'm seat? You sure?
1:03.0	No, no, it's fine.
1:05.0	This is right.
1:06.0	This is the most comfortable newscaster range when I've ever had.
1:08.0	Well, I'm going to sit down because what's the point of being in a chair?
1:10.0	You sit in your chair and I'll sit on the nerves down. And bear in mind this is all triggered by the fact that last week
1:17.2	Hamza Youssef ripped up the Bute House Agreement which was the power sharing
1:21.9	deal that his predecessor, Nicholas Sturgeon,
1:24.2	had done with the Scottish Greens, which enraged the Scottish Greens.
1:28.3	He had a plan to carry on as a minority government, and then it all unraveled.
1:31.9	Very, very,ed very very quickly.
1:35.0	Hang on, that's almost like I'm previewing what this episode of newscast might be like.
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