>The first minister replies to Sarwar by saying that not content with “stealing Tory policies”, Sarwar is now “nicking Tory lines”.
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>Yousaf says Sarwar once described lifting the cap on bankers’ bonuses as “morally repugnant” but “of course when Keir Starmer does it, Anas Sarwar like a good boy falls into line”.
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>He said: “Isn’t it the case that the only principles Anas Sarwar has are the principals Keir Starmer tells him he’s allowed to have?”
The Greens could do the funniest thing here.
Hopefully we get Marihi Black next, Yousaf seems to be trying to channel her.
There is a very very real chance Humza loses this if the Greens back it. I could see them abstaining however. But this isn’t just a political point score. There is a genuine chance this government collapses by next week.
Seems like a silly move. VONCs tend to rally people rather than succeed – remember the ones the UK government won during Brexit talks?
Interesting.
I’m leaning towards the Greens abstaining from such a vote. But there has been a bit of fighting talk from Slater this morning.
Anyone in the green party have a view on their likely position?
Best news all year.
Seems fairly reasonable, no?
Obviously the Tories are opportunistic scumbags, and I imagine the prevailing view on here will likely be this is further evidence (as if it were needed) of that.
That said, no matter where you stand on any party, or which side of the constitutional debate you’re on, can anyone honestly say their party wouldn’t do the same in the same scenario?
If the roles were reversed, I’m sure we’d see this sub loaded with posts and comments praising it as a great move.
He narrowly won leadership contest with the BHA at the forefront of his campaign, even praising it and reminding us all he was fully behind it as recently as Tuesday.
With all the other issues faced by the party recently, and the horrendous GE polling numbers, folk smell blood in the water. It makes perfect sense to use that to your advantage as an opposition party. Anyone would do the same, including the SNP.
* The Tories, Labour and Lib Dems will all vote in favour.
* Ash Regan has written a personal list of demands to the FM, and will vote according to his response
* The Green MSPs will meet this afternoon to decide how they vote.
If (unlikely as it seems) the Greens come out against Yousaf, he might have to resign. It’s far better for the SNP that he jumps before he’s pushed, rather than become the first FM to be removed by parliament and risk triggering an election. Bringing in a caretaker like Swinney or Neil Gray would be necessary to prevent a collapse in confidence.
Banter years.
Interesting – does Douglas Ross just not care anymore that the Tories would very likely be pushed back into third place by Scottish Labour at an election?
Maybe he’s just gone kamikaze and thought “Fuck it, worth it to get him out”
Lol
Yousless is toast.
Haha imagine Dougie calling you a ‘lame duck’
Humza will claim a whitewash?
Humza will resign before he loses a VONC I reckon.
Now would be the time to divulge the details about his lockdown breaking shagging rampage.
there are scottish tories?!
What other completely irrelevant things are there in Scotland?
God, this is gonna be so fun
The SNP appeared bulletproof just a couple of years ago, what a turnaround
Scottish government showing off how it plans to operate as a fully independent nation.
I’d still vote for for Scotland to become independent. Fuck the tories. Never trust a Tory
Douglas Dross? The man is a joke.
Scots have ‘no confidence’ of 14 years of tory rule.
I never voted for the twat so we should vote him out!
The total irony of tories trying to push a vonc through to get an election whilst the tories have dodged an election for how many years? After how many leaders?
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Dross will be treating himself to an extra large glass of warm milk tonight, as if this somehow makes the Tories any more popular 😂.
SNP are fucking hopeless nowadays
I had to laugh at [this](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cz5dy15grjnt?post=asset%3A088b1ae7-a60d-409b-b349-0a9d10928c0d#post) from the bbc on the same topic…The exact same applies to every unionist politician in Scotland of course.
>The first minister replies to Sarwar by saying that not content with “stealing Tory policies”, Sarwar is now “nicking Tory lines”.
>
>Yousaf says Sarwar once described lifting the cap on bankers’ bonuses as “morally repugnant” but “of course when Keir Starmer does it, Anas Sarwar like a good boy falls into line”.
>
>He said: “Isn’t it the case that the only principles Anas Sarwar has are the principals Keir Starmer tells him he’s allowed to have?”
The Greens could do the funniest thing here.
Hopefully we get Marihi Black next, Yousaf seems to be trying to channel her.
There is a very very real chance Humza loses this if the Greens back it. I could see them abstaining however. But this isn’t just a political point score. There is a genuine chance this government collapses by next week.
Seems like a silly move. VONCs tend to rally people rather than succeed – remember the ones the UK government won during Brexit talks?
Interesting.
I’m leaning towards the Greens abstaining from such a vote. But there has been a bit of fighting talk from Slater this morning.
Anyone in the green party have a view on their likely position?
Best news all year.
Seems fairly reasonable, no?
Obviously the Tories are opportunistic scumbags, and I imagine the prevailing view on here will likely be this is further evidence (as if it were needed) of that.
That said, no matter where you stand on any party, or which side of the constitutional debate you’re on, can anyone honestly say their party wouldn’t do the same in the same scenario?
If the roles were reversed, I’m sure we’d see this sub loaded with posts and comments praising it as a great move.
He narrowly won leadership contest with the BHA at the forefront of his campaign, even praising it and reminding us all he was fully behind it as recently as Tuesday.
With all the other issues faced by the party recently, and the horrendous GE polling numbers, folk smell blood in the water. It makes perfect sense to use that to your advantage as an opposition party. Anyone would do the same, including the SNP.
[Per the Scotsman](https://twitter.com/alistairkgrant/status/1783466191337525534):
* The Tories, Labour and Lib Dems will all vote in favour.
* Ash Regan has written a personal list of demands to the FM, and will vote according to his response
* The Green MSPs will meet this afternoon to decide how they vote.
If (unlikely as it seems) the Greens come out against Yousaf, he might have to resign. It’s far better for the SNP that he jumps before he’s pushed, rather than become the first FM to be removed by parliament and risk triggering an election. Bringing in a caretaker like Swinney or Neil Gray would be necessary to prevent a collapse in confidence.
Banter years.
Interesting – does Douglas Ross just not care anymore that the Tories would very likely be pushed back into third place by Scottish Labour at an election?
Maybe he’s just gone kamikaze and thought “Fuck it, worth it to get him out”
Lol
Yousless is toast.
Haha imagine Dougie calling you a ‘lame duck’
Humza will claim a whitewash?
Humza will resign before he loses a VONC I reckon.
Now would be the time to divulge the details about his lockdown breaking shagging rampage.
there are scottish tories?!
What other completely irrelevant things are there in Scotland?
God, this is gonna be so fun
The SNP appeared bulletproof just a couple of years ago, what a turnaround
Scottish government showing off how it plans to operate as a fully independent nation.
I’d still vote for for Scotland to become independent. Fuck the tories. Never trust a Tory
Douglas Dross? The man is a joke.
Scots have ‘no confidence’ of 14 years of tory rule.
https://preview.redd.it/edbheccx0nwc1.jpeg?width=696&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=888073a6c02c0ee82e80df433dd383d9652d3bc6
No sympathy Yousaf has brought this on himself
lmao scottish tories
I never voted for the twat so we should vote him out!
The total irony of tories trying to push a vonc through to get an election whilst the tories have dodged an election for how many years? After how many leaders?
Just a wee bit ironic ..