{"id":38120,"date":"2024-04-29T11:09:32","date_gmt":"2024-04-29T11:09:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/29\/humza-yousaf-resigns-as-scotlands-first-minister-before-facing-confidence-votes\/"},"modified":"2024-04-29T11:09:32","modified_gmt":"2024-04-29T11:09:32","slug":"humza-yousaf-resigns-as-scotlands-first-minister-before-facing-confidence-votes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/29\/humza-yousaf-resigns-as-scotlands-first-minister-before-facing-confidence-votes\/","title":{"rendered":"Humza Yousaf resigns as Scotland’s first minister before facing confidence votes"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Humza Yousaf has resigned as Scotland’s first minister after cutting ties with his government’s power-sharing partners.<\/p>\n

The leader of the SNP, who only took on the role in March last year, has been at the centre of a chaotic few days in Holyrood after he made the surprise announcement to end his power-sharing deal with the Scottish Green Party<\/a><\/strong> on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Mr Yousaf said the decision – following a bitter row over the SNP’s climbdown on climate targets – showed “leadership” as the agreement between the parties had “served its purpose”.<\/p>\n

But as a result, his former Green allies teamed up with the Conservatives, Labour and Liberal Democrats to get behind two no-confidence motio<\/a>ns<\/a><\/strong>, one in himself as leader of Scotland and another regarding the entire Scottish government.<\/p>\n

Ahead of any of those votes taking place, Mr Yousaf has now stepped down as Scotland’s first minister.<\/p>\n

Over the weekend, Mr Yousaf insisted he would not resign but by Monday morning his tune had changed and Sky News was told he was considering resigning.<\/p>\n

This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly.<\/em><\/p>\n

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