Brexit constitutional crisis could be 'good for Scotland'

Not how you feeling that breaks it means brexit this week we've had David Davis saying Britain might continue to pay into the E. U. we had suggestions Britain might stay in the customs union and tomorrow the Supreme Court will consider case that Mike through another cat among the pigeons although Boris Johnson told Andrew Marr Elliot this morning there was no history of parliament frustrating the government over the European Union before we went on air I spoke to the S. and P. S. foreign affairs spokesperson and former first minister Alex Salmond.

Brexit constitutional crisis could be 'good for Scotland'

From a sunny but cold Aberdeenshire. Well let's start with the Supreme Court case from tomorrow onwards out examined them. If the government loses on that 6. Widely expected in a may well lose. What happens. Well I suppose that depends on the extent to which the government loose I mean that the government could lose because the Supreme Court says you have to have a Commons motion the Supreme Court should they could indicate the house to be legislation in the Commons a Supreme Court of cruise. Could indicate the alleged with of consent motion at was required in the Scottish parliament the very persuasive arguments off then the law to advocate that we've seen as so there's a whole range of ways that that the government could lose in each of these I I'd say a particular difficulties to the the government's possession of the odd looking like a a government which is being increasingly boxed in by a number of factors in one of these is the Supreme Court.

If there is a legislative consent motion the Scottish parliament and should. As this goes government had suggested the SMP voted diving. Some people are saying that because a constitutional crisis to do you agree with that. Well let's put it this way if it was that the Supreme Court decided that those to be alleged consent motion in the Scottish parliament. Then I I think that we could assume that Filippov and would be tough I rode back to Edinburgh and adopt an altogether different tone than the one he adopted this week it would put the Scottish parliament and then put the clinical study in an extremely powerful position.

Yes but I I'm just curious is on you take in this because some people say should the Scottish parliament vote. Against the ledges of consent motion. It would be a constitutional crisis up all those a safe but it doesn't matter it's only advisory the government London could just. Ignoring I'm I'm just curious as to what you think the implications would be of the hopping. Well it would certainly be a constitutional crisis that would have to be resolved it is true that the house of Commons could try to invoke an overt right close but of course you could remember that at NASA Kalman's Zampese on more or less lightened up a in favor of blacks that because of the results of the referendum and but that's an altogether different thing if you stop saying we're going to overtime allege the for consent motion or for that matter how about a guillotine then there and because use the legislation so you know the votes change given the question that's been asked and secondly it would result in a a constitutional way crisis tonight crisis might get extremely good thing for Scotland because of it put us in an extremely powerful position and towns of fat securing the interests of Scotland in the negotiations. But why I mean what we say constitutional crisis on on what puzzles me is what what that what that means and if the government just says well.



We hear what you're saying but sorry there's been a referendum votes it to leave the you and we're going to go ahead with that and. What what what what does that how does that crisis manifested itself. Well it would manifest itself and that the government would have to overrule its own legislation and it's the the basis of that the Scotland doctor and issues which affect devolve competencies in this sadly does the house to be alleged of consent motion of the government sweeps out wins as well were not what we're not gonna invoke on will get out of asset via a motion in the house of Commons then that makes the have to copy that motion against the clearly expressed will of the of the Scottish parliament so that you get 2 parliaments in direct opposition to each other and sometimes in politics so many come to take on as so many at forces at one time I'm in the come in that the government's lined up against the the rest of your up against the the Supreme Court and I I against the elements within the Conservative Party the business community as a questionable that want to add to that the the Scottish people I'm lots of members of the house of Commons.

Boris Johnson a phone sex or he's just been on undermines program and what when he was asked about the Supreme Court business he said there's no history in any U. negotiation or E. U. treaty of the house of Commons doing anything to factor the discretion of the government. Is that a statement you would sympathize with agree with. Well it sounds just plain wrong women bonus Johnson was not I wonder during last that come in for my sentence I was in there and the 19 nineties. So was David Davis since then he was the government chief whip forcing through the that the Maastricht treaty few hundreds of votes in the house of Commons some of which of course the the government lost. And I think but a structure should better brush up is history books as well as his eye is up to for all of diplomacy and of course this brings us to a very important point. Because if this motto ends up as legislation in the house of Commons. That is not just subject regardless of how shot debilis. It's not just subject to to one amendment as Jeremy Corbyn was suggesting this weekend and it could be subject to the 10 amendments are 50 amendments or 100 amendments.

Because of at least 100 mottos and probably a lot more but shop I brought up in the in the whole question of the L. off the optical 50 exit from the European Union basically you think Boris Johnsons just wrong and what. Well I I think. But it's just the has a. As a hobbit so for for. Venable in that to to deny you seem stuff committee into another one that costs that the pill bonds of depression because I needed the papers aside a conspiracy against the monthly at the present moment most about conspiracy emanate from the concept the pop instantly.

You have been upon the exploring possibilities for Scotland to begin. The end to a nafta even if it's still in the United Kingdom the United Kingdom isn't an after. I'm on the face of it this Scottish government diplomatic initiative is. Is not really getting anywhere did. Did you get anywhere when you had talks about this. Well I isa so you make a point to feel Heslop last week god not a man of course Sir subsequently Nicholas dungeon messiah I called it rock star status in there and the Republic of Ireland where fast members of every political party expressing a great support forum for Scotland's a first thought was ambition so it does seem that the diplomatic initiative led by the. The Scottish government it is getting some fruit but if you want my general feeling on us and I don't think that. Special status for Scotland and towns of being closer to Europe if through the European economic area on a variety of other things is going to blow much opposition anywhere in Europe indeed up the country I think it's gonna be greeted with. His grief immigration through Seattle at the question we've got to do is to. The full stop position online the government that's going to be the trick is how do you get the political leverage.

To make that popped of the UK negotiating position if it becomes part of UK negotiating position at than that the rest of thing the continent is going to be plain sailing. Yes and as you know only too well. Being a coded rock star status doesn't necessarily mean you get what you want in the end of the day. Well yeah but I was a bit more not was not a man that ever a political party in the Republic of Ireland expressed support for lack. And the aims and ambitions of phat nickel stops in for our European inclination for a sensitivity to the issue of fire of non violence was a bit more than they are a bit more to it than selfless wasn't on it was a that was a lot of fun your us out I I see a big if. If you don't say right bought on the other side of that aids for example on nafta the trade minister of Norway. Has said Luke Scotland couldn't join not add F. to if the UK didn't join it is it's not a country with of the Spanish government saying that we don't want any set.

Scotland we would veto that we've had the first missile whales saying that. So being being being affected by the by the applies the Irish parliament is is is may well be fantastic it's not government saying loot Scotland the Scottish government's gonna point here and we will buy them it's not locked. A I think you just said I was right so we got that not less via a foster many into it was I think happens I'm using I'm saying I'm saying. Well I'll I'll let you off the state but sadly bit make sure that's on the lack of full but I sense a happens on seals of offense than to the Norwegian European minister at Tomorrowland the I can say I've seen the foreign ministers of European ministers of many countries night and tells of what's on that on the record.

A big dive a hook a giver host stopped the European negotiators on the back of the saying that is Scott say European citizens shouldn't be jeopardized by a by line the government the spirits faces a sport from there the green group across Europe from the old the group from the last group from individual members of the socialist some conservative groups that is a so. I'm sure well of enthusiasm for Scotland's European ambitions. Because clearly other Europeans are quite favorable to the idea that the people of Scotland want to maintain a close an important...