SNP MSP's most shocking leaked WhatsApp messages that leave Humza Yousaf with another headache

dailyrecord.co.uk:

Drugs Minister Elena Whitam’s leaked messages are another headache for low polling First Minister Humza Yousaf. His first 100 days in office were a car crash which have left him looking like a First Minister in office but not really in power.The arrests of senior SNP figures, including Nicola Sturgeon, as part of a police probe into party finances hovered like a black cloud.

SNP tensions at Westminster continued to play out in public and Yousaf had to waste political capital by ditching unpopular policies bequeathed by his predecessor.The party looked like it was turning in on itself amid infighting and open attacks.

The Whitham WhatsApp leaks reveal there is rancour and discord even among party loyalists. Anyone who has met Constitution Secretary Angus Robertson will not be surprised to learn he has an “ego”, but for her to put it in writing showed a lack of discipline.Describing Finance Secretary Shona Robison as a “cold fish” is harsh – not every politician wears a permanent smile – but it further emphasises gripes within the Holyrood team.

It will also be interesting to learn of Robison’s response the next time Whitham asks her for extra funding.Whitham is the minister with the key responsibility of turning round Scotland’s appalling drug death crisis – an issue the Daily Record has placed firmly in the public eye due to our campaigning on the issue.