Humza Yousaf quits as SNP leader and Scotland's First Minister

Humza Yousaf dramatically quit today capping an extraordinary meltdown triggered by sacking his Green coalition partners. The Scottish First Minister tearfully announced he is resigning after failing to drum up enough support to survive a confidence vote. Watched by his wife Nadia in Edinburgh, Mr Yousaf conceded he had 'underestimated' the backlash from ditching the Bute House deal. He added: 'I'm not willing to trade my values... simply for retaining power.' He said the government needed to be led by someone who could bring MSPs together, although he would stay on as interim leader to ensure continuity. Choking up as he paid tribute to his family's support, Mr Yousaf said: 'I am in absolute debt to my wonderful wife, my beautiful children and my wider family for putting up with me over the years. I'm afraid you will be seeing a lot more of me from now. 'You are truly everything to me.' Mr Yousaf spent the weekend frantically wooing MSPs, but concluded there was no way of clinging on. Allies insisted the SNP leader had not been willing to 'do a deal with the devil' by agreeing terms with Alex Salmond. Ash Regan, the sole MSP for his Alba Party, and who potentially held the balance at Holyrood, said it was 'bizarre' he would not compromise. Defeat would have risked sparking a snap election in Scotland, with the separatists fearing big losses to Labour.
It is a shocking fall from grace for Mr Yousaf, who took over from Nicola Sturgeon barely a year ago.
After he summarily ditched the Greens from the Bute House coalition deal - and publicly humiliated them by making them do a walk of shame in view of cameras - they pledged to back a no confidence motion tabled by the Tories. It was expected go to a vote later this week. Attention now turns to who will succeed Mr Yousaf, with signs former deputy First Minister John Swinney could take over as a caretaker. He admitted earlier it would be a 'difficult' day. Ex-leadership contender Kate Forbes and minister Jenny Gilruth have also been touted. #humzayousaf #snp #scotland
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Humza Yousaf quits as SNP leader and Scotland's First Minister
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[@Lionking65816]

Scotland belong to Scotish people😊❤

[@7reuben]

Get that radical clown out!

[@madkoplak6170]

Yup.

[@dianecameron137]

he is Scottish try getting a better education on the nationality you are where you are born

[@7reuben]

@@dianecameron137he Scottish by birth but his ideology is not Scottish! Just know the difference before he destroys Scotland like France

[@Abram_Israel_4235]

​@@dianecameron137I have never seen him in a kilt 😂

[@JamesFAFOCreel]

You’ve done enough damage… go away now!

[@Lionking65816]

☪️ancer left

[@kitcat4512]

The white thing to do?

[@redwatch1100]

Two Whites and a Wong. Two Wongs don't make a White.

[@Mat-threw]

WHITE! WHITE! WHITE!

[@victoriajones8747]

Scotland needs a thorough bred Scot a Christian with moral direction!!!

[@KaushikAdhikari]

A calvinist?

[@madkoplak6170]

Yes, that's right.

[@7reuben]

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[@victoriajones8747]

@@KaushikAdhikari no

[@Abram_Israel_4235]

​@@KaushikAdhikarinot Indian, exactly

[@zingo2664]

farting out his mouth right to the end...pathetic, all he did was blame westminster for failures , he did do an excellent job trashing snp reputation though.

[@baronmilhaven11]

Awesome. Out you go. With all the family controversies and abysmal governance.

[@arthurdrake3274]

No more woke.

[@benjaminfranklin5843]

Who is this Islamic guy ?

[@divinenation22]

Hes a no mark consigned to the urinal of history.

[@Abram_Israel_4235]

Your new neighbour 🤣🤣🤣

[@benjaminfranklin5843]

@@Abram_Israel_4235 why ?

[@Abram_Israel_4235]

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[@benjaminfranklin5843]

@@Abram_Israel_4235 they are not tolerate, just weak

[@Andy-nn4ji]

British people to run Britain. We value ourselves more than you think.

[@Abram_Israel_4235]

New Scottish citizen 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@nancydrew1102]

So will he get the PM pension in retirement?? Like Britains Truss was brief !

[@alexandra-zaza-burns]

Unfortunately he will.

[@thraciangrapes]

Scotland in in temporary remission of ☪️ ancer, for now.

[@Abram_Israel_4235]

Temporary? I have bad news for you, bro

[@umrdes5411]

@@Abram_Israel_4235British people aren’t on your side either lol

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[@musahashmi2635]

Hectic Hamza

[@boondoggle6]

No doubt Jo Swinson will pop up to Scotland to take over 😅

[@TennesseeHomesteadUSA]

Buh byeee.

[@csharpe5787]

What a shame he was the only party leader who seem to have any humanity in him at all.

[@divinenation22]

Hes a globalist prostitute

[@OldSchoolBoxing1]

Yeah lets just forget his racist comments smh 🤦

[@divinenation22]

Globalist shill.

[@ray_01_]

we need someone white, conservative and christian.

[@KaushikAdhikari]

A calvinist heretic, right?

[@madkoplak6170]

Yup.

[@Abram_Israel_4235]

​@@KaushikAdhikarinot Buddha at all

[@umrdes5411]

Doesn’t work in practice, not high on the iq scale