“Scotland needs national leadership focused on tackling the big challenges – the global cost-of-living crisis, an NHS on its knees thanks to the First Minister and a sluggish economy. He also refused to answer questions about when his party would be repaying its substantial loan to Peter Murrell as the Scottish Tories claimed he was "merely tinkering with Nicola Sturgeon's failing policy agenda and continuing to be led by the extremist Greens."ĭeputy leader Meghan Gallacher added: "“It will dismay the majority of the Scottish public that campaigning for independence is the top priority for Humza Yousaf.
However, he was accused of being a "lame duck" First Minister by Scottish Labour, and of presiding over a "government in total paralysis" due to the police probe hanging over his head.Īnd his speech was described as having "so many u-turns that the SNP won’t know which way they’re facing." Some of his announcement was also greeted with derisory laughter from the opposition. He announced a seven-month delay for the deposit return scheme, revealed that the hated alcohol marketing proposals would be halted and re-done, and confirmed that the National Care Service bill would be paused.Īll three were flagship policies from Sturgeon's SNP but have now been put on the back-burner as Mr Yousaf promised a "fresh start for Scotland."įirst Minister Nicola Sturgeon and Health Secretary Humza Yousaf attend the government meeting (Image: Getty) READ MORE: SNP politicians hold crunch meeting as party crumbles amid police finance probe In total, the new First Minister put the brakes on three flagship policies, and announced a u-turn on a previous decision by Ms Sturgeon to drag Scotland out of international education comparator studies. Humza Yousaf has tore up a number of key Nicola Sturgeon policies as he fought back at accusations he was trying to "distance" himself from the former First Minister and his "continuity" candidate tag.Īnd it was bad news for the Scottish Greens as two of the initiatives which were paused/delayed were ones that they have backed furiously over their time in government.
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