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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Chuckling Charles dresses in kilt and sporran as he and Camilla attend Scottish Parliament's 25th anniversary

The King has travelled up to Edinburgh to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Scottish Parliament in true Celtic style. The King and The Queen were met at the Scottish Parliament by presiding officer Alison Johnstone King Charles III chuckles during the anniversary celebrations in the Holyrood Chamber. From left to right: John Swinney, Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay, Scottish …

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5 months, 1 week ago

Humza Yousaf faces review over £250k Gaza funding

The Telegraph

Former first minister Humza Yousaf faces a review into a series of donations the Scottish government made to a Gaza aid agency while members of his family were trapped in the warzone. Earlier this year, The Telegraph revealed that Mr Yousaf overrode officials to give £250,000 to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency. He stepped in after officials recommended …

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7 months, 1 week ago

Why did Scotland’s government under Humza Yousaf fall apart Explained

The Hindu

The story so far: Scottish National Party leader John Swinney was sworn in as the First Minister of Scotland at a brief ceremony in capital Edinburgh on Wednesday. Earlier, Mr. Yousaf ended SNP’s Bute House power-sharing agreement with the Scottish Greens party, following his party’s decision to scrap climate targets. The SNP and Scottish Greens were committed to “working together …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

Nationalism's greatest trick? Making people believe in its empty promises

Daily Mail

The energising skirl of the bagpipes echoed across the Firth of Clyde on the rainy morning of November 21, 2017. One might make the argument for Kate Forbes, the former Finance Secretary who, rather than standing against Mr Swinney has accepted his offer to join his new Cabinet in a senior role, as a politician of some substance but beyond …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

As men in grey kilts try to anoint John Swinney as leader for a second time… Return of the veteran loser

Daily Mail

When John Swinney learned that the axe had fallen on Humza Yousaf’s political career, he took to social media with typical restraint. Comeback: Supporters believe John Swinney can ease party infighting For all his long years as the great survivor of the Nationalist cause, marking 25 years as an MSP this year, Mr Swinney knows only too well what it …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Humza Yousaf resigns as Scottish First Minister following days of political drama

The Hindu

Scotland’s First Minister, Hamza Yousaf, said he will resign as First Minister and from the leadership of the Scottish National Party following days of political drama that unfolded after he ended the ‘Bute House’ power-sharing agreement with the Scottish Greens. On Monday, Mr Yousaf said that while it was “absolutely possible” to have faced this week’s motions, he did not …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Humza Yousaf is gone – and Labour can’t believe its luck

The Independent

For Keir Starmer, the road to Downing Street has always run through Scotland. Under the first-past-the-post system, Labour officials calculate, every one percentage point on top of a 30 per cent share of the vote nets three extra seats, but hitting 40 per cent allows a party to sweep the board – as the SNP did following the 2014 independence …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Goodbye to Scotland's answer to Liz Truss: How Sturgeon's short-serving, scooter-crashing, gaffe-prone heir has quit as SNP leader after fewer than 400 dismal days in power - brought down by blind pus

Daily Mail

Humza Yousaf bowed out as SNP leader today after fewer than 400 crisis and gaffe-filled days in charge of the country. Humza Yousaf bowed out as First Minister of Scotland today after fewer than 400 crisis and gaffe-filled days in charge of the country. Mr Yousaf's campaign, however, was not without challenge, with the early part taken up by questions …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Tearful Humza Yousaf QUITS admitting he cannot survive Holyrood confidence vote and 'underestimated' backlash from axing coalition with Greens - as SNP plunges deeper into chaos

Daily Mail

Humza Yousaf dramatically quit today capping an extraordinary meltdown triggered by sacking his Green coalition partners. Humza Yousaf announced he is resigning after failing to drum up enough support to survive a confidence vote Watched by his wife Nadia in Edinburgh, Mr Yousaf conceded he had 'underestimated' the backlash from ditching the Bute House deal Mr Yousaf walked off after …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

How the 'Gaffe Machine' hit the wall: Humza Yousaf's botched axing of Greens sealed his doom within four days - despite begging that he 'hadn't intended to make them angry'

Daily Mail

Humza Yousaf's doom was sealed by the botched axing of the SNP coalition with the Greens - although it was far from his first bungle. Mr Yousaf's only other hope was that Alba MSP Ash Regan - a rival from the leadership contest last March who he decried as 'no great loss' when she defected - might save his skin. …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

High noon for Humza Yousaf: SNP leader tees up statement at midday 'to quit after conceding he cannot win confidence vote' - capping extraordinary meltdown triggered by sacking Green coalition partner

Daily Mail

Humza Yousaf is on the brink of quitting today amid the extraordinary meltdown triggered by sacking his Green coalition partners. Humza Yousaf arriving at Bute House this morning, having decided over the weekend that there is no way for him to survive as SNP leader Alba defector Ash Regan holds the key vote needed to save Mr Yousaf's job Former …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Humza Yousaf: Scotland's first minister quits ahead of vote

Associated Press

LONDON — Scotland’s first minister, Humza Yousaf, resigned on Monday, triggering a leadership contest as the governing Scottish National Party seeks to heal internal divisions and strengthen its position ahead of U.K.-wide parliamentary elections expected later this year. The SNP has been the dominant party in Scottish politics for almost two decades and currently holds 43 of Scotland’s 59 seats …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Why is Scotland First Minister Humza Yousaf resigning?

Hindustan Times

Scotland First Minister Humza Yousaf is set to resign on Monday after he decided he wouldn’t survive a confidence vote, The Sunday Times reported. Scotland's First Minister Humza Yousaf Humza Yousaf came under the radar of opposition Conservatives after he decided to end his party’s power-sharing deal with the Greens last Thursday. As Humza Yousaf intended to continue to run …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Humza Yousaf: Scotland’s leader resigns after a year in power, putting his pro-independence party in peril

CNN

CNN — 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-independence party into chaos. Yousaf’s coalition government fell apart unexpectedly last week when he tore up a coalition agreement with Green Party lawmakers following a spat over climate policy, …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Humza Yousaf 'set to resign' as Scotland's first minister after coming to the conclusion 'there is no way for him to survive this week's vote of no confidence'

Daily Mail

Humza Yousaf is set to resign as Scotland's first minister after coming to the conclusion 'there is no way for him to survive this week's vote of no confidence', according to a report. Former SNP leader and long-time Nicola Sturgeon ally John Swinney has been approached by senior party figures to become an interim first minister if Mr Yousaf is …

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7 months, 3 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 …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Humza Yousaf vows to continue as Scotland First Minister, face no confidence vote

The Hindu

Scotland’s First MinisterHumza Yousaf, on April 26, said he would not resign following the end of a power-sharing agreement with the Scottish Greens that led to the Opposition backing a no confidence motion against him. Mr. Yousuf had ended a power sharing agreement with the Scottish Greens on April 25 as cracks appeared in an already fragile agreement, following the …

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7 months, 4 weeks ago

EUAN McCOLM: As he teeters on the brink, how hapless Humza Yousaf's string of failures means he should start booking a removal van...

Daily Mail

You have to admire the man’s brass neck. Announcing his decision to end the power-sharing agreement between the SNP and the Scottish Greens yesterday, First Minister Humza Yousaf was as close to the model of reason as he could manage. Scottish Greens Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater give a press conference after the First Minister's bombshell that they were no …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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7 months, 4 weeks ago

SNP sparks chaos in Scotland by killing off coalition with Greens to avoid being 'dumped' in row over environment and trans policies as Humza Yousaf is accused of 'political cowardice' by former ally

Daily Mail

Humza Yousaf sparked political chaos in Scotland today as he ditched the SNP's coalition with the Greens to avoid the embarrassment of being ditched. The First Minister is facing a confidence vote in his leadership after he moved to end the Bute House Agreement amid a row with the junior party over environmental and trans policies. The Bute House Agreement, …

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7 months, 4 weeks ago

Climate targets, tax and trans rights: Why Humza Yousaf tore up the SNP-Greens deal

The Telegraph

Nicola Sturgeon claimed in August 2021 that her party’s “groundbreaking” deal with the Scottish Greens would usher in a new era of cooperation in Scottish politics. When he stood to succeed Ms Sturgeon as SNP leader and First Minister, Mr Yousaf vowed to protect the deal and insisted it was “worth its weight in gold”. Council tax When Humza Yousaf …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

JK Rowling vows to defend 'lower-profile women' if they're pursued by police for 'simply calling a man a man' - after cops refused to arrest author for her trans tweets amid backlash at Scotland's new

Daily Mail

JK Rowling says she hopes all women will be treated equally by Scotland's new controversial hate crime laws – after police decided not to take any action against her over tweets she made about transgender people. She is not facing action from Police Scotland over tweets she shared about trans women Rowling said the assessment by Police Scotland should 'reassure' …

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Chuckling Charles dresses in kilt and sporran as he and Camilla attend Scottish Parliament's 25th anniversary

Humza Yousaf faces review over £250k Gaza funding

Why did Scotland’s government under Humza Yousaf fall apart Explained

Nationalism's greatest trick? Making people believe in its empty promises

As men in grey kilts try to anoint John Swinney as leader for a second time… Return of the veteran loser

Humza Yousaf resigns as Scottish First Minister following days of political drama

Humza Yousaf is gone – and Labour can’t believe its luck

Goodbye to Scotland's answer to Liz Truss: How Sturgeon's short-serving, scooter-crashing, gaffe-prone heir has quit as SNP leader after fewer than 400 dismal days in power - brought down by blind pus

Tearful Humza Yousaf QUITS admitting he cannot survive Holyrood confidence vote and 'underestimated' backlash from axing coalition with Greens - as SNP plunges deeper into chaos

How the 'Gaffe Machine' hit the wall: Humza Yousaf's botched axing of Greens sealed his doom within four days - despite begging that he 'hadn't intended to make them angry'

High noon for Humza Yousaf: SNP leader tees up statement at midday 'to quit after conceding he cannot win confidence vote' - capping extraordinary meltdown triggered by sacking Green coalition partner

Humza Yousaf: Scotland's first minister quits ahead of vote

Why is Scotland First Minister Humza Yousaf resigning?

Humza Yousaf: Scotland’s leader resigns after a year in power, putting his pro-independence party in peril

Humza Yousaf 'set to resign' as Scotland's first minister after coming to the conclusion 'there is no way for him to survive this week's vote of no confidence'

Will Humza have to dance to Salmond's tune?

Humza Yousaf vows to continue as Scotland First Minister, face no confidence vote

EUAN McCOLM: As he teeters on the brink, how hapless Humza Yousaf's string of failures means he should start booking a removal van...

'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

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

Powerful Regan could be the kingmaker

SNP sparks chaos in Scotland by killing off coalition with Greens to avoid being 'dumped' in row over environment and trans policies as Humza Yousaf is accused of 'political cowardice' by former ally

Climate targets, tax and trans rights: Why Humza Yousaf tore up the SNP-Greens deal

JK Rowling vows to defend 'lower-profile women' if they're pursued by police for 'simply calling a man a man' - after cops refused to arrest author for her trans tweets amid backlash at Scotland's new