THE Bute House Agreement – the governing deal between the SNP and Greens which formally combined the two pro-independence parties in the Holyrood parliament – is under threat.
Green members have demanded an extraordinary general meeting amid anger at the Scottish Government ditching its 2030 climate target and “welcoming” NHS Scotland’s decision to pause prescriptions of puberty blockers for young trans people.
On the SNP’s side, there has been sustained pressure from party stalwarts such as Joanna Cherry and Fergus Ewing, who have called for the deal to end.
However, though Green members will have a vote on continuing the deal – which may see co-leader Patrick Harvie resign his role at the head of the party – SNP members will not.
First Minister Humza Yousaf said the SNP do not want or need a vote on the agreement, pointing to the platform on which he ran to become party leader as one key piece of evidence.
But what do you think about the issue?
Should the SNP end the deal? Should the party members have a say? And who, if anyone, is benefitting most from it staying in place?
Let us know in the polls below – and in the comments.
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