Labour is the big beneficiary of Scottish political turmoil

People have marched in support of Scottish independence in Edinburgh.

2024-05-02  1110  困难

Mr Yousaf’s departure had been precipitated, days earlier, by his ditching of the Bute House Agreement, a power-sharing deal signed by the snp and the Scottish Greens in 2021. That deal gave the snp a slim pro-independence majority in Holyrood, the Scottish Parliament. But it also tied the party to a progressive agenda, covering matters from climate change to gender identity, that had begun to fray. By dumping the Greens, Mr Yousaf hoped to shore up his authority. Instead he revealed he didn’t have any. When it became clear he was not wanted to lead any government, minority or otherwise, he resigned.

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