Humza Yousaf quits as Scotland’s First Minister – news conference
Humza Yousaf quits as Scotland’s First Minister
News Conference due at Midday to be held by Humza Yousef.
Live scene at Bute House in Edinburgh as Humza Yousaf is quitting as First Minister of Scotland.
Scottish National Party leader Humza Yousaf is set to resign, BBC News understands.
The first minister will make a statement at Bute House in Edinburgh at 12.00 BST.
He has been under pressure since he ended a power-sharing deal with the Scottish Green Party last week.
Opposition parties in the Scottish Parliament have tabled two confidence votes – one in the first minister and another in the SNP government.
If Mr Yousaf resigns as first minister then members of the Scottish Parliament will have to back a replacement in the post within 28 days.
Douglas Ross, the leader of the Scottish Conservatives, is claiming Humza Yousaf’s resignation as a major victory for his party – before the first minister has even announced it.
It was Ross’s party that tabled the first confidence vote last week. This a move designed to pressure Yousaf following the collapse of the power-sharing deal underpinning his government.
Ross: “We saw off Nicola Sturgeon and now Humza Yousaf.
“Now we work to remove this entire rotten SNP government from office.”
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