Will Humza have to dance to Salmond's tune?
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Will Humza have to dance to Salmond's tune?

Daily Mail  

Humza Yousaf will have to meet a list of demands for the support of Alex Salmond’s party if he wants to save his job. Ash Regan with Alba leader Alex Salmond Humza Yousaf visiting a housing development in Dundee yesterday Ms Regan’s key demands include progressing independence, protecting women’s rights and providing a competent government. In a letter to the First Minister yesterday, Ms Regan said that ‘Scotland deserves and demands a reset’. ‘Independence for Scotland, protecting the dignity, safety and rights of women and children, and providing a competent government for our people and businesses across Scotland remain my priorities.’ Ms Regan was elected as Nationalist MSP for Edinburgh Eastern in 2016 and was appointed community safety minister two years later. In a letter to Alba members yesterday, Ms Regan said she is ‘carefully considering our position’ ahead of the no confidence vote and the party’s ‘overriding priority is the urgent pursuit of Scottish independence’.

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RECAP: Humza Yousaf resigns as First Minister after admitting he was unable to repair Scotland's political divide as John Swinney and Kate Forbes are tipped to replace him
7 months, 3 weeks ago

RECAP: Humza Yousaf resigns as First Minister after admitting he was unable to repair Scotland's political divide as John Swinney and Kate Forbes are tipped to replace him

Daily Mail  

Can I thank you all for coming. 'As First Minister, I am incredibly proud to have a fair tax system, the most progressive in the UK, where those who earn the most contribute the most and it will always be my core belief that in a country as rich as ours, wealth must be far more evenly distributed. 'And I …

SNP chief Humza Yousef 'begs' rivals to save his job in bid to avoid being ousted as First Minister ahead of no-confidence votes
7 months, 3 weeks ago

SNP chief Humza Yousef 'begs' rivals to save his job in bid to avoid being ousted as First Minister ahead of no-confidence votes

Daily Mail  

Humza Yousaf has written ­humiliating 'begging' letters to opposition leaders in a bid to avoid being ousted as First Minister. Humza Yousaf has written ­humiliating 'begging' letters to opposition leaders in a bid to avoid being ousted as First Minister Yousaf is desperate to persuade ex-SNP MSP Ash Regan, now the Alba leader at Holyrood, to back him on the …

'Karma's a TERF': JK Rowling wades into SNP row jibing that Humza Yousaf's fate now rests with Ash Regan who quit party over gender self-ID plans
7 months, 4 weeks ago

'Karma's a TERF': JK Rowling wades into SNP row jibing that Humza Yousaf's fate now rests with Ash Regan who quit party over gender self-ID plans

Daily Mail  

JK Rowling has waded into the SNP's meltdown as Humza Yousaf desperately tries to cling on as Scottish First Minister. Rowling said: 'The idea that Humza Yousaf's political fate may now lie in the hands of Ash Regan, the woman who left the SNP in disgust at its plans for gender self-ID, reminds me.' JK Rowling has waded into the …

Humza Yousaf 'cancels speech' as he desperately battles to stave off confidence vote - with JK Rowling jibing that 'Karma's a TERF' as SNP leader faces backing down on gender ID to save his skin
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Humza Yousaf 'cancels speech' as he desperately battles to stave off confidence vote - with JK Rowling jibing that 'Karma's a TERF' as SNP leader faces backing down on gender ID to save his skin

Daily Mail  

Humza Yousaf has pulled out of a keynote speech today as he fights to save his political skin. Humza Yousaf was branded a 'lame duck First Minister' after he announced a major U-turn by scrapping the Bute House Agreement despite previously being its biggest cheerleader within the SNP Alba MSP Ash Regan is yet to decide how she will vote …

Powerful Regan could be the kingmaker
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Powerful Regan could be the kingmaker

Daily Mail  

Humza Yousaf once described her as ‘no great loss’ when she left the party. But now former SNP leadership candidate Ash Regan could become kingmaker next week as Humza Yousaf faces a vote of no confidence. Ms Regan has been described as ‘powerful’ by Alba Party leader Alex Salmond, while JK Rowling said her position was ‘karma’ for the First …

Humza Yousaf targets ‘Tory-free Scotland’ despite collapse in SNP support
11 months, 1 week ago

Humza Yousaf targets ‘Tory-free Scotland’ despite collapse in SNP support

The Telegraph  

Humza Yousaf has set a target of ousting all the Tory MPs in Scotland in the general election, despite polls showing a collapse in support for the SNP. The First Minister will tell activists on Friday that his party can deliver a “Tory-free Scotland” by winning all six Scottish seats held by the Conservatives. Mr Yousaf will launch the SNP’s …

Who is Humza Yousaf, SNP favourite to replace Sturgeon?
1 year, 9 months ago

Who is Humza Yousaf, SNP favourite to replace Sturgeon?

Al Jazeera  

The 37-year-old Scot of Pakistani heritage hopes to lead the country in the wake of Sturgeon’s shock resignation. Launching his campaign in Glasgow’s Clydebank, where his paternal grandfather worked in a Singer sewing machine factory, Yousaf said: “I see my ancestral roots as being not just Pakistani but running through Clydebank, which brought me to where I am today.” He …

Humza Yousaf and Ash Regan announce SNP leadership bids
1 year, 10 months ago

Humza Yousaf and Ash Regan announce SNP leadership bids

The Independent  

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