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Yousaf becomes Scotland’s youngest first minister and first from minority ethnic backgroundPolitics live – latest updatesThe SNP leader, Humza Yousaf, has been voted in by MSPs as Scotland’s youngest first minister and the first from a minority ethnic …
This live blog has now closed, you can read more of our UK political coverage hereNadia Whittome, the leftwing Labour MP, has said this morning that she hopes the party’s national executive committee throws out the motion that would ban Jeremy Corbyn f…
In today’s newsletter: The former health minister inherits a party, country and movement in flux from predecessor Nicola SturgeonSign up here for our daily newsletter, First EditionGood morning. After a brutal and destabilising SNP leadership contest, …
New leader needs to convince Scotland that he can take the SNP in a fresh directionThe first act of Humza Yousaf’s leadership of the SNP was to fire off a letter to Rishi Sunak demanding a section 30 order which, if granted, would trigger the mechanism…
Greens confirm they will back Yousaf as first minister but former health secretary faces battle to unite SNPHumza Yousaf: continuity candidate taking over as Scottish first ministerPolitics live – latest updatesHumza Yousaf has been elected the first m…
Part of the SNP government for over a decade, the 37-year-old is now Holyrood’s first minority ethnic leader after a bitter contestHumza Yousaf, who has become the first minority ethnic leader of the Scottish government, has had the advantage and the c…
Votes come as Labour says people will continue to risk lives to cross Channel under new billAs Alex Wickham from Politico points out, the questions Rishi Sunak is getting this morning suggest this audience is not happy with the government’s record on c…
Humza Yousaf, Kate Forbes and Ash Regan in running to replace Nicola SturgeonThe Scottish National party is preparing to announce later on Monday which candidate has won the bitterly contested battle to be Scotland’s next first minister.With voting now…
The winner out of Humza Yousaf, Kate Forbes or Ash Regan will face immediate and longer-term challengesOn Monday afternoon, the Scottish National party will unveil its new leader and Scotland’s first minister-elect, after the most bruising and tumultuo…
Fears of resignations among 72,000-strong membership as party seeks path forward from Sturgeon eraPolitics live – latest updatesThe Scottish National party is braced for the outcome of a tumultuous leadership contest during which profound policy divisi…