DEPUTY First Minister Shona Robison has said not having the power-sharing agreement with the Greens would leave the SNP “at the mercy of the…
Speaking to the Sunday National to mark the second anniversary of the Bute House Agreement , the SNP MSP acknowledged some of the “bold policies” around net zero ambitions have been controversial and it has “not all been plain sailing”.targets and accused Unionist parties of “hypocrisy” over failing to back policies trying to achieve this.The BHA, which came into effect on August 31, 2021, brought Green ministers into government for the first time in the UK.
However, she said: “Doing nothing is not an option – we have a cross-party climate change committee that talks about and demands that government delivers and meets its targets, statutory targets. She added: “We need to call it out for what it is – hypocrisy, political opportunism and opposition for opposition’s sake.”Polling expert Professor John Curtice has said the recent fall in support for the SNP has not been driven by the BHA, suggesting the leadership contest and police investigation into the party’s finances has had more impact.
“It is as simple as that and they will use every opportunity to attack the deal and to attack Green ministers in particular – it is so transparent, it is so obvious.” Robison said: “I guess the question to them is, well, would you rather be reliant on Unionist parties to get anything done and get any of our Programme for Government progressed?”
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