The Scottish National Party has ended its three-year power-sharing agreement with the much smaller Greens after tensions grew between the two pro-independence parties over climate change policies
The Scottish National Party brought an end to its three-year power-sharing agreement with the much smaller Greens on Thursday after tensions grew between the two pro-independence parties over climate change policies. Humza Yousaf, Scotland's first minister, informed the Greens he was terminating 2001's Bute House Agreement, which was signed by his predecessor Nicola Sturgeon, with immediate effect.
Relations between the SNP and the Greens have soured recently, particularly in the last week after Yousaf abandoned a key climate change target, specifically the goal of reducing emissions by 75% by 2030, arguing that it was “beyond what we are able to achieve.” Many members of the Greens were furious at the decision and a vote was planned on whether it would continue to participate in the government. Yousaf denied he was ending the agreement to pre-empt a vote to end the coalition.
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