in scotland. it is not clear exactly when she will leave office, but as i say, she has been head of the scottish government for the last eight years. she has been making headlines in recent weeks because of a wider debate on teenagers rights, calling for a wider debate on teenagers rights, she defended plans to allow i6 year olds to change their legal sex. scotland s gender recognition bill that she wanted to introduce into scotland brought her into conflict and a clash with the uk government based in westminster, which blocked scotland plus two gender recognition bill. the secretary of state for scotland alisterjack used a special order known as a section 35 order to prevent that there becoming law on the grounds it would have an adverse impact on the laws. those are laws that apply across scotland, england and wales. that was a claim disputed by the scottish government, butjust to remind you, that gender recognition bill was to allow i6 year olds to change their legal sex
On bbc london their first ever chance to vote. We speak to young londoners about what issues matter to them ahead of the Mayoral Election on thursday. Good afternoon. And we start with dramatic Political Developments in edinburgh where in the last hour scotlands First Minister humza yousaf has announced that hes resigning. Hes been under growing pressure after he ripped up a Power Sharing Deal with the scottish green party. As a result, he had been facing two separate votes of no confidence this week. Well, in an emotional statement a short time ago, mr yousaf said hes not willing to trade his values and principles simply to hold on to power. Our scotland editor james cook is in edinburgh. This was a pretty emotional statement. Humza yousaf pretty close to tears at the end of that statement . To tears at the end of that statement . ,. , ~ ,. , statement . Yes, he was. As you say, emotional as statement . Yes, he was. As you say, emotional as he statement . Yes, he was. As you say, emot
Allies. A source close to him said resignation had become an option rather than letting the vote go ahead. This is a live shot of the official residence of the Scottish First minister, bute house and humza yousaf is expected to make a statement around noon. Lets talk to our Political Correspondent in edinburgh, lynsey bews. What is the latest you are hearing . We expect to hear from the First Minister around noon, we are here at bute house, the official residence of the First Minister and we expect to hear the current First Minister say he will resign following the collapse of the Power Sharing Deal with the green Party Last Week and that was when the trouble began for him and he has been under intense pressure since then. It was announced here at Bute House On Thursday last week that he would bring to an end the agreement with the green party, thejunior partners in the Scottish Government and he would continue to govern as a minority at holyrood. The scottish conservatives tabled a vo
There injust under an hour. Lets talk to our Political Correspondent in edinburgh, lynsey bews. Good to have you. What is the latest you are hearing on these Resignation Rumours . We you are hearing on these Resignation Rumours . ~. ,. , rumours . We are expecting humza yousaf to make rumours . We are expecting humza yousaf to make a rumours . We are expecting humza yousaf to make a Statement Rumours . We are expecting humza yousaf to make a statement at rumours . We are expecting humza yousaf to make a statement at 12 l yousaf to make a statement at 12 oclock to the media. The media have been gathering here throughout the morning. Humza yousaf is expected to announce he is resigning as First Minister. That comes after he held a Press Conference here last thursday to announce the end of his Power Sharing Deal with the scottish greens. They have beenjunior partners in government with the snp following the 2021 election. Humza yousaf announced that was coming to an end and that was reall
prevent that there becoming law on the grounds it would have an adverse impact on the laws. those are laws that apply across scotland, england and wales. that was a claim disputed by the scottish government, butjust to remind you, that gender recognition bill was to allow i6 year olds to change their legal sex. i should stress, we don t know whether nicola sturgeon s decision to resign after more than eight years as head of the scottish government is connected with this gender recognition bill and the decision by the uk government to block it, we will know more when she holds that news conference at bute housein holds that news conference at bute house in edinburgh in about one hour s time. we don t know when she will leave office, but as you can