we ll be looking at the story of the man who s made it to the top of scottish politics, and we ll be asking about the major challenges he now faces. and our other main stories also on the programme tonight: prince harry arrives unexpectedly at the high court in london in a privacy case against the daily mail and mail on sunday. mass protests and widespread strikes across israel may force the government to postpone its controversial plans to appoint judges. and people are urged to stay out of the water in poole in dorset and coming up, questions are taught hotspur after they part ways with antonio, who is next for the premier league stance? good evening from edinburgh. we re at the scottish parliament on the day a new leader was elected by the scottish national party. he s humza yousaf, he s 37 years old, and he s now set to become first minister of scotland and to be one of the most powerful and prominent politicians in the united kingdom. the leadership contest was triggered
national party leader. the margin was ti . ht, national party leader. the margin was tight. the national party leader. the margin was tight, the result national party leader. the margin was tight, the result historic, - national party leader. the margin was tight, the result historic, as l was tight, the result historic, as mr yousaf acknowledged, paying tribute to his late grandparents, who came to scotland from pakistan in the 1960s, speaking barely a word of english. he in the 1960s, speaking barely a word of enalish. ., ~ ,, of english. he worked in the singer sewin: of english. he worked in the singer sewing machine of english. he worked in the singer sewing machine factory of english. he worked in the singer sewing machine factory in - of english. he worked in the singer sewing machine factory in in - sewing machine factory in in clydebank, stand tickets on the corporation bosses, they could not have imagined, in their wildest dreams, that two generations later that thei
underlines the scale of challenge for humza yousaf. it has exposed deep cracks within the snp, and he will now have to find a way urgently to reunite his party. but for now, the scottish labour leader, who attended a glasgow private school with humza yousaf, paid tribute. i with humza yousaf, paid tribute. i think to demonstrate that someone can be elected to a position regardless of their faith and background is, of course, a significant moment, to have the first ever ethnic minority firstly there is a significant moment, but what is at issue in politics, we will get into the nitty gritty about the future of scotland, and of course i relish that, and i m sure he does too. i course i relish that, and i m sure he does toe- he does too. i personally congratulate he does too. i personally congratulate him - he does too. i personally congratulate him on - he does too. i personally - congratulate him on reaching this position congratulate him on reaching this position when in the party
dependable, that he has a can do attitude. in his new role, the buck will ultimately stop with him on delivering public services and what is supporters want, independence for scotland. lorna gordon, bbc news, glasgow. by this time tomorrow, its expected that humza yousaf will have been elected first minister by his fellow members of the scottish parliament and then be sworn in on wednesday when he takes over formally from nicola sturgeon. let s take a look at some of the challenges he ll be facing. first, the ongoing campaign for scottish independence, where party members will expect the new leader to set out his own strategy. second, he ll need to deal with the reaction to the gender recognition reform bill, a highly controversial piece of legislation which has been blocked by the uk government. third, he will be expected to deal with a health service with record waiting times and an education system that has seen little closing of the academic
deal with the scottish greens which looks set to continue. the agreement is the mechanism looks set to continue. the agreement is the mechanism by looks set to continue. the agreement is the mechanism by which looks set to continue. the agreement is the mechanism by which the - looks set to continue. the agreement| is the mechanism by which the greens joined the scottish government and it does call for two ministerial post to be for greens, so patrick harvie and i do absolutely look forward to working, continuing to work as part of government on that progressive agenda, working for climate, working for people. in sunny dundee, which bucked the national trend to vote for independence in 2014, this was the reaction to mr yousaf s victory. i’m reaction to mr yousaf s victory. i m deli . hted reaction to mr yousaf s victory. i m delighted that it was humza who was chosen, delighted that it was humza who was chosen, i ve followed him through out the chosen, i ve followed him thr