he calls himself a progressive politician rather proudly, and he is, of course, pro european. he wants scotland to rejoin the european union. on that sort of big question, i know it s what you want the answer on, miriam, independence. of course. mr yousaf, like most members of the snp, he wishes independence was yesterday. right. but i think from what he s been saying, you can see he accepts that it s going to be a gradual process. he talks about really the half of scotland or nearly half of scotland that wants independence, having to convince the other half sort of in doorstep conversations that independence is right. now exactly how that conversation is going to work, exactly what the vision is, of course, at this point, we don t know. given that independence has been front and centre but the snp had been all about over the last few years, certainly under nicola sturgeon, how big a task is he facing? sturgeon, how big a task is he facin: ? , , ., sturgeon, how big a task is he faci
to leaving the country that we all call home. this is a journey over generations that reminds us that we should be celebrating and always celebrate the migrants, that contributes so much to our country. so let s take a look at what mr yousaf s has been promising over the course of his campaign. he s pledged to appoint a senior figure to devise a strategy for rejoining the eu. he s said he would be prepared to challenge westminster s decision to block a scottish bill on gender recognition though he did add that it would depend on legal advice. and he said he would seek to build a consistent majority in favour of independence. so what are some of the challenges that lie ahead for him? this is former bbc scotland political editor brian taylor. it will make you may be disdained in disowned by the conservative party of westminster but he does not need to court favour there, he needs to court favour with the scottish people refused when further votes for the s&p
uphill task because opinion polling suggests that more scots than not think the snp are not doing a good job of governing scotland and there is some doubts about his competence as a minister and administrator the polling suggests that he is not presently as popular as his predecessor. staying in the uk prime minister rishi sunak today revealed a new plan to crackdown on anti social behaviour . so what will the new plan focus on? people who vandalise public spaces will have to repair the damage they cause within 48 hours of being given an order. communities will also be given more say on how offenders are punished. but the cornerstone of the plan is the banning of nitrous oxide, or so called laughing gas. here is the prime minister announcing that its possession will be made a criminal offence. we have a 0 tolerance approach i think that is why it is important
candidate then but we will actually have is administration mark two. have is a sturgeon administration mark two. which was distinguished by its failure in the whole range of policies from building to education, to the national health service. nicola sturgeon resigned just over a month ago here s a reminder of what she said at the time. in my head and in my heart, i know the time is now. that it is right for me, for my party and the country. so, today, iam announcing my intention as first minister to step down as leader of my party. individual polls come and go but i m from the of the view that there is now majority support for independence in scotland. you heard nicola sturgeon mention independence in her resignation speech it s the cause she s most associated with. it s why she entered politics.