The Scottish Greens are revolting

[ArabellaScott]

https://news.stv.tv/politics/furious-lgbt-scottish-greens-say-party-could-leave-government-over-nhs-puberty-blockers-pause

At least, the Rainbow Greens are!

There's a petition for the Greens to leave Government, if anyone finds it please post the link or how to find it!

A safer pair of political hands you couldn’t find.

May the gods have mercy on our souls.

He needs to go, the concern is what follows, there don't appear to be many SNP MSPs who could provide effective leadership. I think a general election for the Scottish Parliament might be needed.

I think an election is inevitable.

Shona for about five minutes. Everyone hopes not Jenny Gilruth. Possibly Neil Gray, by name and nature.

But I think an election will deliver a Labour gov in Scotland. Anas Sarwar.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-scotland-68918348

Discussion just now with Nick Robinson interviewing Patrick Harvie and calling gender policies 'undeliverable' and 'unpopular' and pressing him on it.

What time is he going 🤣🤣🍸

Well he’s got to pack up the scooter, the glitzy tartan outfit he wore to the coronation and all his failed policies, but once he’s done that he’ll come out to tell us what a great leader he is and how he is demonstrating strong leadership by resigning. Before 12 noon I think, that way he can catch the last bit of This Morning.

Do we need a FWR sweep? I'm going for 1.30

Discussion just now with Nick Robinson interviewing Patrick Harvie and calling gender policies 'undeliverable' and 'unpopular' and pressing him on it.

Ooh, not ditching green targets but gender policies, eh? And in the mainstream media.

More please.

Brilliant, yes more of that

I am going for 9.30.

On Today, but not uploaded yet .

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/live:bbc_radio_fourfm

Thank you

Though I was using "More please" in the spirit of the BBC's Points Of View. More of that kind of thing would be wonderful.

He’s on his way. The calamity cavalcade is on the road.

bbc news:

Humza Yousaf travelling from his home in Dundee to Edinburgh

Lynsey Bews
BBC Scotland political correspondent
The media presence is now growing outside Bute House in Edinburgh, the first minister’s official residence.
Two of Humza Yousaf’s senior advisers have arrived in the past half hour.
The first minister is understood to be travelling to Edinburgh from his home in Dundee. His resignation is now widely expected later today.

Light traffic on the M90. He'll be in Edinburgh by 11.

So, whoever called 11.30 is probably about right!

He could have just texted, tbh. We don't really need a speech.

BBC explainer:

'If the first minister resigns, the Scottish Parliament has 28 days to choose a new one.
It will be up to the members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) to nominate a candidate to replace Humza Yousaf.
By convention, this will be the leader of the party with the most representation in parliament, which is currently the Scottish National Party (SNP).
Nominees are given the opportunity to argue their case and then MSPs cast their vote for a preferred candidate.
When a party has a majority in parliament, this process is a formality - but that is not the case at the moment.
If MSPs can decide on a new first minister, they are then recommended to the monarch for appointment, who rubberstamps the process.
The new first minister then picks their new ministers and leads the government.
However, if the MSPs can't decide on a new first minister, parliament must be dissolved and a new election called.'

The London bbc politics man was speaking from London city airport on his way. Better hurry

They always time these things around the news bulletins so to give the BBC/ITV time to do their reports for the 1pm/1.30pm news it will be done and dusted by 12.30.

Yeah think you are right

Going today means Tuesday and Wednesday to be reminded how awful the Tories are before the local elections, and this be less of a distraction.

37,000 watching on the bbc live feed

It’s 12 I heard on Twitter

😂

Harrumph. On the strength of this I've been sitting on the sofa instead of getting dressed and getting on with my long list of jobs for the day. The BBC is currently reporting on a possible resignation - but it's the Spanish PM's. Sorry Spaniards, I'm not interested today.

Anyway, I blame Arabella for not having got anything done today yet.