Succession In Scotland
Newscast
03/27/23
•30m
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Humza Yousaf has been elected to follow Nicola Sturgeon as the next SNP leader and will soon become Scotland’s first minister.
BBC Scotland editor James Cook, BBC special correspondent James Naughtie, and Newsnight presenter Kirsty Wark talk about what it means for the future of Scotland and the rest of the UK.
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Today’s Newscast was made by Chris Flynn with Rufus Gray, Miranda Slade, and Cordelia Hemming. The technical producer was Mike Regaard. The assistant editor was Alison Gee. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.
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