The SNP’s favourite rag The National is clearly having trouble processing the collapse of Humza Useless’ government. The First Minister has pulled out of a keynote independence speech this morning as insider sources predict he’ll jump before pushed…
The National’s Lucy Jackson has penned the piece “What Covering the End of the Green SNP Deal Was Like as a National Journalist“, which just complains that journalists “fixated on finding the next headline” were asking Yousaf about the imminent collapse of his government rather than what the death of the Green-SNP deal “actually means for people living in Scotland“. Trailblazing Jackson asked Humza what the minority government “would impact the independence movement“. A non-question that got a non-answer…
Jackson finished with more whingeing about the intrepid reporters: “it seems that most of them have already reached a conclusion about Yousaf’s future as First Minister.” About time…
Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar is laying a motion of no confidence this afternoon. Alba’s Ash Regan holds the deciding vote. Tick tock…
Scottish Labour Leader Anas Sarwar said in his speech marking the launch of the Scottish Parliament election campaign:
“The UK Labour government has many meaningful achievements which they need to shout louder about, but it is also fair to say that they haven’t got everything right. And there are many challenges they still must confront. I get it. I don’t just see it. I feel it across Scotland. I know the Prime Minister and the UK Labour Government are not popular with the public right now. So, I am not running to be Scotland’s first minister in denial of that truth. I am running to be Scotland’s first minister in defiance of it.”