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FromPodlitical


byePad

FromPodlitical

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Length:
24 minutes
Released:
Feb 8, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Michael Matheson resigns as Scottish Health Secretary ahead of a report on his iPad bill. Late last year, it was revealed that the then-Health Secretary Matheson had racked up a £11k roaming bill on his parliamentary iPad, subsequently admitting that his sons had used the iPad as a data hotspot so they could watch football. The team react to the news and the Scottish government cabinet reshuffle, discussing why the resignation has come now, and if it will have the stated intended effect of avoiding the bill becoming a distraction - as this week saw difficulties for both the Conservatives in relation to Rishi Sunak's poorly received trans jibe to Labour's Starmer in PMQs, and Labour facing backlash over plans to scrap it's £28bn a year green pledge.
Released:
Feb 8, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Politics chat with the latest goings on at Holyrood and Westminster through the eyes of BBC Scotland journalists.