arrested as part of this operation that the police have been conducting into the finances of the snp. let s go now tojamie, into the finances of the snp. let s go now to jamie, bbc news scotland s political correspondence. thank you for staying on the line for us. for those who have justjoined for staying on the line for us. for those who havejustjoined us, i think it is worth recapping, what has led us to this moment, where a former first minister has been arrestedmike this former first minister has been arrestedmik , , ., ., ., arrestedmike this investigation into snp finances arrestedmike this investigation into snp finances which arrestedmike this investigation into snp finances which has arrestedmike this investigation into snp finances which has been - arrestedmike this investigation into snp finances which has been going| arrestedmike this investigation into i snp finances which has been going on for two years now, and how money is spent and money is raised for t
government on the planet to declare a climate emergency. but climate experts say that the emergency response never came. for the greens, cutting emissions is one of their main objectives. it is a key policy area. so this is seen as a huge failure for them. today, the co leader of the scottish greens accuse the snp of selling out future generations. she also said that humza yousaf can no longer be trusted. so it appears that it had become impossible for the two parties to continue working together. so what happens next? the snp leader will now form a minority government until the next scottish parliament elections in 2026. live to glasgow and let s talk to political comentator brian taylor, who was the bbc s former political editor at bbc scotland. thank you forjoining us. i wondered if i could get your reaction, having covered the scottish politics for many decades, due today s events. fix, many decades, due today s events. remarkable set of events. i think humza yousaf was
Headache for core and is a massive headache for humza yousaf, the new first minister, who replaced nicola sturgeon only a couple of months ago. it sturgeon only a couple of months ao, a a, , , sturgeon only a couple of months auo. , a, , , a, sturgeon only a couple of months auo. , a, ,, ,, ago. it certainly is a surprising development ago. it certainly is a surprising development there. ago. it certainly is a surprising development there. thank - ago. it certainly is a surprising| development there. thank you ago. it certainly is a surprising - development there. thank you for talking through that with us. the scottish political editor from the times. if you are just scottish political editor from the times. if you arejustjoining us here on bbc news, this is the story that we are covering of breaking news just happening now. that we are covering of breaking newsjust happening now. police in scotland had arrested nicola sturgeon as a suspect in connection with the ongoing investiga
Political correspondent rob watson. number one. you could see what the argument is going to be for the next couple of years. the uk government is it democracy. what critics of the smp would say. the politics of grievance. interestingly she is sticking to the idea she mentioned before if the ruling once again serve. that effectively, the next general election sometime between now and january 2025. she wants to make that a de facto referendum on scottish independence. if you re committed to the cause as nicola sturgeon is. nothing was standing in her way. sturgeon is. nothing was standing in herway. i sturgeon is. nothing was standing in her way. i said sturgeon is. nothing was standing in her way. isaid it sturgeon is. nothing was standing in her way. i said it by myself with a ruling that this helps their case. because i m not sure they really want to have a referendum next 0ctober want to have a referendum next october when the referendum is type. this helps to keep those issues goi