{"id":35945,"date":"2024-04-26T08:25:30","date_gmt":"2024-04-26T08:25:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/26\/scotlands-first-minister-humza-yousaf-to-cancel-event-as-he-fights-for-his-political-future\/"},"modified":"2024-04-26T08:25:30","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T08:25:30","slug":"scotlands-first-minister-humza-yousaf-to-cancel-event-as-he-fights-for-his-political-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/26\/scotlands-first-minister-humza-yousaf-to-cancel-event-as-he-fights-for-his-political-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Scotland&#8217;s First Minister  Humza Yousaf to cancel event as he fights for his political future"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/e3.365dm.com\/24\/02\/1920x1080\/skynews-breaking-news-breaking_6449241.jpg?20240209070741&amp;resize=1920,1080&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Scotland&#8217;s First Minister  Humza Yousaf to cancel event as he fights for his political future\" title=\"Scotland&#8217;s First Minister  Humza Yousaf to cancel event as he fights for his political future\" \/><\/div>\n<div data-component-name=\"sdc-article-body\" data-highlight-intro=\"true\">\n<p>Scotland&#8217;s First Minister Humza Yousaf is to cancel a speech he was due to deliver on independence in Glasgow this lunchtime, Sky News understands. <\/p>\n<p>Sources had said Mr Yousaf would &#8220;come out fighting&#8221; after his former allies the Scottish Greens said they would join the other opposition in a vote of no confidence next week.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/politics-latest-scotlands-first-minister-battling-to-save-job-and-why-have-politicians-lost-peoples-trust-12593360\">Scotland&#8217;s first minister battling to save job &#8211; follow live<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The crisis was triggered after Mr Yousaf dramatically <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/snp-and-scottish-greens-power-sharing-deal-ends-following-climate-target-row-13122512\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">brought the powersharing deal with the Greens to an end<\/a> <\/strong>on Thursday, following a bitter row over the SNP&#8217;s climbdown on climate targets.<\/p>\n<p>And soon after, the Scottish Conservatives announced it would lodge a vote of no-confidence in him, claiming the first minister had &#8220;failed&#8221; in his role and had &#8220;focused on the wrong priorities for Scotland&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Both Labour and the Liberal Democrats agreed to back the motion, with its success hanging on whether Green Party MSPs joined the attack to give SNP critics a majority in Holyrood.<\/p>\n<p><em>This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Please refresh the page for the fullest version.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>You can receive breaking news alerts on a smartphone or tablet via the <a href=\"https:\/\/qrcode.skynews.com\/skynews\/appdownload\"><strong>Sky News app<\/strong><\/a>. 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