that followed the arrest two weeks ago of the former snp chief executive, peter murrell, who s married to nicola sturgeon. he too was released without charge, pending further investigation. trauma for the snp. .. ..and a major political challenge for the new first minister, humza yousaf. can you guarantee that the party isn t operating in a criminal way right now and since you became leader? 0h, certainly, yeah. i don t believe it is at all, no. i mean, i ve, as you know, instructed a review into transparency, transparency and good governance. of course, with the issue around financial oversight, and i want some external input into that. so there s change that is needed within the way how the party is operated. i ve made that absolutely clear. being first minister is, of course, not without its challenges, it s fair to say, but not. and then an attempt to open a new chapter, as humza yousaf put the handbrake on a series of sturgeon initiatives,
is already trending towards recession slowing. this is a scenario that is historically always challenging for the banks and so coming out through the first quarter think we re going to see those banks really try to guide earnings expectations. we re probably moving negative earnings growth for them remained of this year for them remained of this year for them remained of this year for the financial sector and probably the us economy as a whole. , . , ., ., whole. the picture you are painting whole. the picture you are painting is whole. the picture you are painting is pretty - whole. the picture you are painting is pretty grim, - whole. the picture you are painting is pretty grim, a l painting is pretty grim, a healthy banking centre is the oxygen of any strong economy, it pumps life and credit through the economy, right, so when you talk about the issues facing the banking sector, the challenges going ahead what does that mean for economic growth in these major economies, the u