First minister articles
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Humza Yousaf resigns as First Minister
Humza Yousaf today resigned as First Minister, saying he was not willing to “trade my values and principles simply for retaining power”. He will stay on in office until the SNP can elect a successor. Mr Yousaf was facing two votes of no confidence in the Scottish Parliament this week after last week’s scrapping of the SNP’s coalition with the Greens. He said a way through the votes of confidence was “absolutely possible”. But he had concuded that repairing relationships across the political...
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Scotland's First Minister To Resign: Media
Humza Yousaf is poised to resign as Scotland's first minister before he faces two confidence votes this week, British media reported on Monday.
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Swinney expected to announce first minister bid
The MSP is expected to announce his decision at a press conference in Edinburgh on Thursday morning.