The Scottish Greens have been told by the SNP that they are risking Holyrood’s pro-independence majority by threatening to bring down the budget.

Both parties support Scotland leaving the UK and Patrick Harvie, the Greens co-convener, has urged Nicola Sturgeon to push for a second ballot in the near future to capitalise on the Brexit deadlock at Westminster.

However, as revealed by The Times on Saturday, talks between the two parties are at breaking point over the SNP’s spending plans. Mr Harvie does not believe that enough money is being spent on funding for local government, and a senior source in the party has confirmed that its six MSPs will vote against the budget when it comes to Holyrood on Thursday. The minority SNP