This does not bode well for the SNP, although there may well be time for him to turn this around, at least for the Holyrood election in 2026 if not the Westminster election. I do expect Yousaf to see an improvement in his ratings given the events in Israel and Gaza, not just because of the circumstances of his in-laws but the way he has comported himself generally which has earned him praised from Jewish community. TSE
This move, from Graham Brady, has in my view a lot of merits. Under the British system party leaders are not presidential candidates and I think it is wrong that those who’ve just paid a few pounds a year should have this power. MPs are the ones that work most closely with the leadership and MPs are the best ones to make the assessment. It will be interesting to see if this gets some traction. Mike Smithson
The big story overnight from Israel has been the attack on the hospital and the reports of the huge toll of inmates being killed. Both sides seem to be working hard on the public relations front to get over that they were not to blame. If this carries on much longer it’s hard to see any sort of early ending and there will be many more mistaken bombings like this one. They just make it harder for any sort of…