previously them. suggestions that labour are starting to make inroads and that labour could gain as many as perhaps 15 seats back in scotland from a low of one mp at the moment. so the snp are in a tricky political position, they are trying to reset, they are trying to inject some dynamism into their policies, jettison some of the more unpopular ones or at least pack them for a while, things like the deposit return scheme. but of course, all of this, these attempts by humza yousaf to press the reset button are overshadowed by this ongoing investigation, these arrests of senior figures investigation, these arrests of seniorfigures in investigation, these arrests of senior figures in the investigation, these arrests of seniorfigures in the party investigation, these arrests of senior figures in the party and today the arrest of the former first minister, his predecessor, nicola sturgeon. i’m minister, his predecessor, nicola sturueon. , ., minister, his predecessor, nicola sturueon.
at the polling, it would suggest that labour, for instance, might get as many as 15 seats at the next general election, which could come within 12 or 15 months. so, labour are eyeing scotland, looking at what is happening here very closely in terms of the possible shifting sands politically. they are under pressure with some of their policies that were brought in under the nicola sturgeon era. they have delayed what is known as the deposit return scheme. they are fighting in court the gender recognition reform bill. it is very hard for humza yousaf to put a reset on these policies. use the new first minister here in scotland. he is nicola sturgeon s successor. very hard for him to start with a clean slate, and say this is a fresh government, when all of the time, this investigation is ongoing and senior members of his party are being by police. he has, he said, in an interview that went out this morning, spoken to nicola
fact that there has not been any wrong doing found at this point? it is right that the police followed the rigorous process that i know that the the rigorous process that i know that th - , the rigorous process that i know that th - . , , , the rigorous process that i know thatth , ,, ., that the will be. it is pretty clear that the will be. it is pretty clear that nicola that the will be. it is pretty clear that nicola sturgeon that the will be. it is pretty clear that nicola sturgeon should - that the will be. it is pretty clear that nicola sturgeon should be l that nicola sturgeon should be suspended as alex salmond was suspended as alex salmond was suspended and various other politicians at the times i think thatis politicians at the times i think that is a step that the snp should take. but there are of course political consequences by think a lot about this is about a government thatis lot about this is about a government that is so distracted and cannot get on with a job
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