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SNP leader has announced she will stand down as first minister of Scotland after eight years Nicola Sturgeon resigns – live: Tearful Scottish first minister says ‘politics is brutal’ as she ...
As Scotland's first minister Nicola Sturgeon announces her resignation from the role, we take a look at what her decision means for the Scottish National Party, the government and the country. Ms ...
Yousaf became the leader of the SNP and first minister of Scotland in March 2023 after former leader Nicola Sturgeon stepped down, citing the toll more than eight years in office had taken on her. Sturgeon’s resignation came during a police investigation into allegations that the party had misused money donated to fund a second independence ...
The 39-year-old leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) was facing votes of no confidence after ending the SNP’s power sharing agreement with the Scottish Greens last Thursday.
On 15 February 2023, Nicola Sturgeon resigned as Leader of the Scottish National Party and First Minister of Scotland, which triggered a leadership election within the SNP to elect her successor. [ 62 ] [ 63 ] [ 64 ] On 18 February, Yousaf declared his candidacy for leader in an interview with the Sunday Mail .
Members of the Scottish Greens also expressed concern over Forbes' views and suggested that their party might leave their co-operation agreement with the SNP if she became leader. [35] Forbes said that she would not end the co-operation agreement but would not change her economic plans to accommodate the Greens.
Humza Yousaf's term as first minister of Scotland began on 29 March 2023 when he was formally sworn into office at the Court of Session, and ended on 7 May 2024, when he resigned amid two votes of no confidence in him and his government.
Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf has resigned barely a year into the role after the collapse of his coalition government, a humbling and chaotic departure that throws Scotland’s ruling pro ...