Politics Show: Controversy engulfs Q Manivannan

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Scottish Green MSP Q Manivannan (pictured) apologised this week for the hurt caused by comments they made about rape on a podcast in 2025. David and Lynsey hear from Justin Bowie from The Stooshie podcast about how the controversy has unfolded in politics. They discuss the UK and Scottish governments’ disagreement over Chinese firm Ming Yang’s plan to build a wind turbine factory in the Highlands, and the latest from the Scottish Labour leadership hustings. Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode of the Politics Show is hosted by David Wallace Lockhart and Lynsey Bews.