SNP scraps its government relationship with the Greens

Scotland's SNP has scrapped its government relationship with the Greens, Sky News understands.
Humza Yousaf's administration will now run a minority government.
Sky's Connor Gillies reports on this developing story.
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[@stewartferguson4676]

Useless should resign now.

[@ScottishRoss27]

Election that Independence can be asked?

[@airs1234]

The downfall of the SNP is astonishing.

[@ScottishRoss27]

What downfall? still in government.

[@williampotato1221]

The downfall of Scotland, whilst under the SNP government should be more alarming...

[@ScottishRoss27]

@@williampotato1221 Scottish business confidence at its highest level in two years, Export growth surged 4,4% in the first quarter of 2024, higher than all other UK Nations. Scotland's Private Sector has surpassed the UK with a 3rd consecutive month of growth. 2023 Value of International Trade in Goods Exports Imports Balance of Trade 33,3 Billion 29,9 Billion Surplus of 3,4 Billion Thousands more taxpayers moved to Scotland from the rest of the UK in each year since powers over tax rates were devolved, research from HMRC found. Scotland's recent Unemployment Rate has fell to 4%, Lower than the UK's 4,2%. World’s biggest floating offshore wind farm of Peterhead given planning permission by Scottish Government. New offshore wind turbine tech manufacturing base set for Scotland after deal has been signed with investor South Korea's Hyundai. New Offshore Wind Manufacturing Facility set for the Highlands after deal signed with Japan's Sumitomo Electric. New Sub-sea cable manufacturing facility set for Irvine. New Glasgow Investment Zone has attracted 2 Billion of bid applications. Bids must be in key growth sectors, Advanced Manufacturing, Precision Engineering, Life Sciences and Digital Technologies. New JPMorgan 270,000 sq ft 14 storey Glasgow office building opened. New £49m Stornoway deep water shipping terminal project completed yesterday. New Stirling film and television production hub is to open on a former MOD base. New Shetland spaceport has received range license for satellite lunches. Scottish Visitor Attraction Numbers Up 17% To 49 million visitors in 2023. Publicly Owned Inverness Airport recently awarded Best Airport in Europe in under 2 million passengers category. Publicly Owned Prestwick Airport recently reported its 4th consecutive year of profit for the public purse. Number of New Crofters in Scotland at their Highest for Five Years. New vast herring spawning ground of Scotland were spotted from Space. National Council Tax Freeze secured by the SNP Government this financial year. Social Care Workers got a 10% pay rise at start of April. Scotland is the only nation in the Union that has had No strikes in its NHS. Record number of Junior Doctors in Scotland took up posts last year. HMP Kilmarnock brought back into public ownership recently.

[@therespectedlex9794]

The Asian rise was a tad ironic.

[@ScottishRoss27]

@@williampotato1221 Not true.

[@dominicmckevitt4278]

Now get humza ( snp) out.

[@Bungle-UK]

They ended their relationship with the real world some time ago.

[@keithmcardle1775]

Alec Salmon cared about Scotland. Useless cares more about his Muslim friends in foreign countries.

[@ScottishRoss27]

Easily proven wrong.

[@rinkadink66]

Alec Salmon cares about Alec Salmon..

[@frankcouper9377]

The SNP will never secure independence with clown Humza in charge.

[@wonjubhoy]

Harvie and Slater are awful and it is great to see them out of government.

[@ajohnson2381]

The pair have cost the country millions with their pet projects.

[@onedegreewest9303]

Humza next!

[@gjames7798]

He’s already being fact checked on X on his posts!

[@supremepc6298]

Whats the hate with him?

[@thedangler1754]

Harvie and Slater are both unemployed now, and the SNP are now a minority government...all looking a lot better 😂😂 The Greens can now be recycled into garden mulch, good for the gardens this time of year !

[@jamesb821]

The beginning of the end hopefully

[@ScottishRoss27]

Nah due to Scotland having the best social contract of any party in the UK.

[@songscoops4205]

Recycling the greens

[@EarthlyEden1]

Hmmm that would imply they had a use prior to and post recycling.

[@songscoops4205]

@@EarthlyEden1 they did.....more damage to the SNP ....as for their DRS ...🤣🤣🤣👍

[@properposh]

Great news. I would like to have a look in the two greens leaders homes to see how they live without anything they complain about.

[@xander5411]

Humza Useless next!

[@onedegreewest9303]

The only sensible thing the SNP has done lately!

[@rklammer]

I always laugh at how stupid it is for a a person to go around a hospital shaking hands with everyone, even if they are all anti bacted to the nth degree.

[@BabylonWanderer]

They will ALL be unemployed come election day 😂

[@fishheadbreakroom]

sounds like a hate crime to me as i'm very offended

[@runtothehills8992]

Like Rose West and Fred West getting divorced, but with a higher body count.

[@glowmentor]

TOP comment!

[@ChrisMurray-iw9ij]

All the grass GREEN, all the tallest trees, GREEEEN, the colour of envy the Scottish people have for people not ruled by the SNP GREEEENNN

[@bobdidit55]

They’re doooooomed! Good bye Greens Good bye SNP HELLO LABOUR 🎉🎉

[@ScottishRoss27]

Nah, Labour have nothing to offer.

[@glowmentor]

Labour no better. Hate law is their baby, too.

[@michaeljust1193]

Grass- GREEN green party -GREEN geass -GREEN trees - GREEN Come on humsa this is another hate crime .

[@scottholmesfootball2785]

Surely if he loses the vote of no confidence he will need to call an early Scottish election or resign!

[@AnyKeyLady]

Minority government?

[@jamesmason8944]

On your bike Patrick.

[@markmagee8755]

It was not Yousafs idea to scrap the Bute House agreement! It was an ultimatum from Steven Flynn during the video conference meet that left Yousaf with no option but kick the greens out, & rightly so! 👍

[@R800NAS]

Now he needs to call Mathieson in and tell him the game is over as well!

[@iLoveBeingDelusional4U]

Who going to employ Dumza after he gets the boot?

[@micscottjr]

Harvie and Slater. WHITE

[@johntthomson7538]

Not before time

[@glowmentor]

Time for a stiffening election, or is the honourable member going to limp on?

[@richardmarsden5610]

Looks like the UK HMG shall have to suspend devolution, at least temporally to next GE.

[@ScottishRoss27]

That would set a precedent for Scotland terminating the Union due to the UK not providing Scotland adequate access to democracy.

[@richardmarsden5610]

@@ScottishRoss27 Well we all know that the GE for the country and it's four nations (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) is coming in under 12 months time. So, I disagree.

[@ScottishRoss27]

@@richardmarsden5610 Of which Scotland's vote doesn't matter, never do and never will.

[@jamesmason8944]

A lot of heavy leaning from the SNP in Westminster.

[@UKsoldier45]

More like 2 corpses being shackled to each other.

[@kenkennedy5516]

Great news…….

[@kenw5104]

oh my god. Why now Humza? 😅

[@pinkpanther7030]

How controversial politics this PM is on the making. I suspect that he is hardly tolerated. 🧟

[@franckcolomb5579]

Green party! White! 😂😂😂

[@stephenball-qo7ug]

Beer o'clock already. Pimm's are on me. Always 12pm somewhere. I'll buy the first round. Free Beer tasting day today.

[@lw1zfog]

‘too soon ?’ 😂🤣😂🤦🏽‍♂️🥴🤡

[@bigdaveo397]

Tyrants generally don't like sharing

[@timrobinson9192]

Dear Rishi .. pardon me I meant Dear Sadiq ... oh pardon me again I really mean Humza. Keep your creepy hands away from our UK island. And to think I almost said "Brown, brown,brown". Shame on me for suggesting such a thing!

[@jamiehulings4909]

Maybe they can borrow Sturgeons camper van 🥳

[@ellismeah8110]

Both failing parties

[@leecoping8114]

Making way for the labour government

[@ScottishRoss27]

Only the 2 Labour Westminster MP in Scotland.

[@antispindr8613]

A true Labour Party, not Starmer's New(ish) Labour. (Should they not take the WHOLE railway system under public control?)

[@ScottishRoss27]

@@antispindr8613 SNP Scottish Government has already done that for Scotland's.

[@yvonneevie9301]

I sure as hell won't be voting labour, conservative or SNP, all a total waste of time and we will be in a worse situation than now if any of them get in next time

[@ScottishRoss27]

@@yvonneevie9301 SNP offer the best social contract of any party.

[@scottmcdougall1607]

Yeah just like Hitler and mussolini fell out towards the end of ww2.

[@zingo2664]

bye bye snp

[@Dic-yy1rj]

Good! I voted SNP in 2021 and definitely NOT the Greens

[@antispindr8613]

Seems like a case of greed over green

[@GregorMcIntosh]

Very disappointed