Cole-Hamilton: Yousaf’s first three weeks like Carry On Camping without the laughs

Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has today compared Humza Yousaf’s first weeks of taking over as First Minister to “Carry On Camping without the laughs”, as he urged Mr Yousaf to adopt a series of Scottish Liberal Democrat measures for tackling the key issues facing Scots.      

Since Humza Yousaf became First Minister in March, SNP Chief Executive Peter Murrell was arrested and released in an investigation into the party’s finances, with the police seizing an £110,000 motor home from the house of Mr Murrell’s mother.  

While Humza Yousaf has been focused on the internal turmoil of the SNP, we have seen:

• Delayed discharges hit a record high  
• More ferry break downs
• More sewage leaks reported into Scotland’s rivers and hospitals  

Mr Cole-Hamilton said:    

“Humza Yousaf’s first days in office have been like Carry on Camping without the laughs.

“These are serious questions that need to be addressed, and there is a very real risk that this internal turmoil will undermine the credibility of the current government.    

“For too long, the SNP have led this country down a dreary and divisive political path.  It’s a path that left 1 in 7 Scots on a waiting list, households struggling with the cost-of-living crisis, and disruption to the livelihoods and healthcare needs of islanders- it also stinks of sewage.  

“Sadly, the SNP are too distracted by their own internal wranglings to focus on the issues that matter. As Yousaf swerves from crisis to crisis, Scottish Liberal Democrats want to press the reset button.    

“From preventing sewage spilling into our hospitals and onto our beaches to supporting our NHS, from our plans to make every home a warm one to calls for a public inquiry into the Ferguson ferry fiasco, Scottish Liberal Democrats are crackling with good ideas.

“My party will tackle the real issues facing Scots, and that’s why we’re part of what’s next.”