FMQs: Follow along live as Humza Yousaf faces questioning
Follow along live.
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Key Events
- Humza Yousaf has been accused of lying to parliament over Covid WhatsApps
- Health Secretary Michael Matheson has come under fire for racking up an £11,000 roaming bill while on holiday
- The SNP is continuing to call for a ceasefire in Gaza as UK Labour remains divided on the issue
A quick recap of what’s happened this week before FMQs gets underway.
Humza Yousaf has been accused of lying to parliament over handing WhatsApp messages to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry. We’re expecting this to feature heavily in today’s FMQs: https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/humza-yousaf-accused-of-lying-to-the-scottish-parliament-over-covid-whatsapps-4403063
Health Secretary Michael Matheson has been criticised for racking up an £11,000 roaming bill while on holiday in Morocco: https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/scottish-minister-michael-matheson-racked-up-ps11k-roaming-bill-using-parliament-ipad-on-holiday-in-morocco-4403179
Pro-Palestinian protestors have scaled the roof of the Scottish Parliament and have told journalists they don’t believe the Scottish Government is doing enough to deal with the conflict: https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/pro-palestine-protesters-climb-onto-scottish-parliament-roof-in-demonstration-over-israel-hamas-war-4403490
Humza Yousaf and Net Zero Secretary Mairi McAllan are heading out to the United Arab Emirates later this month to attend the COP28 climate summit in Dubai: https://www.scotsman.com/news/environment/climate-change-scotland-why-is-first-minister-humza-yousaf-travelling-to-cop28-summit-in-dubai-4403076
The Scottish Government has been accused of causing considerable damage to the culture industry: https://www.scotsman.com/whats-on/arts-and-entertainment/scottish-government-accused-of-causing-considerable-damage-with-creative-scotland-cuts-4399976
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