Scottish government to declare national housing emergency
Ms Somerville is expected to blame UK Government austerity and Brexit for the decision.
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His Majesty's Government is the central executive authority of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The government is led by the prime minister who selects all the other ministers. The country has had a Conservative-led government since 2010, with successive prime ministers being the then-leader of the Conservative Party. The prime minister and their most senior ministers belong to the supreme decision-making committee, known as the Cabinet.
Ms Somerville is expected to blame UK Government austerity and Brexit for the decision.