As we've been reporting the SNP has scrapped the Bute House agreement, external which was its power sharing deal with the Greens.

The Scottish government and the Scottish Green Party had agreed to work together "to build a green economic recovery from COVID, respond to the climate emergency and create a fairer country".

This was called the Bute House Agreement, named after the first minister's official residence in Edinburgh and it was signed in August 2021.

It focused on areas of mutual interest and was intended to create a "stable platform to meet the challenges Scotland faces".

It pledged collaboration on the climate emergency, economic recovery, child poverty, the natural environment, energy and the constitution.

Lorna Slater and Patrick Harvie, the Scottish Green co-leaders and Scottish government ministers, arrived and left before the emergency Cabinet meeting was scheduled to take place.

We are expecting a press conference at Bute House within the next hour or so to confirm whether or not the power-sharing agreement has been brought to an end.

We understand there had been some pressure on First Minister Humza Yousaf from members of his own party to pull out of that agreement with the Greens and that would leave the SNP running a minority government in Holyrood.

It will certainly be a lot harder for the SNP to push forward with their agenda in government without the Greens in that formal cooperation agreement.

The power-sharing deal between the SNP and the Greens has ended, BBC Scotland understands.

Ministers were called to an unscheduled cabinet meeting at Bute House this morning.

The Greens’ membership has been due to vote on whether to continue to support the SNP in government.

The First Minister previously said he valued the agreement and hoped it would continue.

Scotland's first minister Humza Yousaf has called an emergency meeting of his cabinet.

The agenda for the meeting is not known, but it comes amid speculation about the future of the SNP's power-sharing deal with the Scottish Greens.

Ministers usually meet on a Tuesday but were called to Bute House for the second time this week.

The BBC understands that the SNP would form a minority government if its agreement with the Greens ends.

Last week the Scottish Greens confirmed members would vote on whether the party should remain in power with the SNP.

Co-leaders Lorna Slater and Patrick Harvie were seeing leaving Bute House before 08:30.

Earlier this week Patrick Harvie said he would quit as co-leader if the Greens vote to end the coalition with the SNP.

The first minister had previously said he valued the power-sharing deal - known as the Bute House agreement - and did not expect it to be scrapped.

But he indicated that his party members would not be getting another vote on the issue, despite calls from senior SNP figures such as Kate Forbes.

The cabinet is the main decision-making body of the Scottish Government. It is made up of the first minister and all cabinet secretaries.

Scottish Green co-leader Lorna Slater and Patrick Harvie have walked out of an emergency cabinet meeting at Bute House in Edinburgh

Last week the Scottish Greens confirmed that members would vote on whether their party should remain in power with the SNP.

It follows criticism of the Scottish government's decision to scrap its 2030 climate target and the way it responded to a review of gender services.

The SNP's Energy Secretary Mairi McAllan announced the net-zero target was out of reach.

Scotland's NHS also said it was pausing prescribing puberty blockers to under-18s referred by the country's only specialist clinic following a report by Dr Hilary Cass.

Greens Co-leader Patrick Harvie said issues had "come to a head" with party members calling for a debate on how to move forward.

Lorna Slater and Patrick Harvie, the co-leaders of the Scottish Greens and ministers in the coalition government, attended the meeting, but have now left.

Welcome to our live coverage of Scotland's first minister Humza Yousaf's emergency meeting of his cabinet.

It comes amid speculation about the future of the SNP's power-sharing deal with the Scottish Green Party.

Ministers usually meet on a Tuesday but have been called to Bute House for the second time this week.

It follows criticism of the Scottish government's decision to scrap its 2030 climate target and the way it responded to a review of gender services.