Greens Not Eco-Zealots (with Stephen Flynn MP)

The Scottish government has reached a deal with Scottish Greens to bring them into government, providing two ministerial posts in return for support on a number of issues - the first time Greens have participated in government in the U.K.Stephen Flynn, SNP MP for Aberdeen South, tells Bloomberg Westminster's Caroline Hepker and Roger Hearing that claims his party have sold out to "eco-zealot Marxists" are nonsense and the agreement opens the way to moving forward on the environmental agenda in Scotland.Tim Bale, professor of politics at Queen Mary University of London, joins to discuss "Boris's bad summer" and the challenges for the prime minister as the loyalty of his cabinet and backbenchers is challenged by events.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.