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Humza Yousaf quits as Scotland’s first minister – as it happened

Scotland’s first minister resigns after failing to muster enough votes to survive a no confidence vote this weekHumza Yousaf steps down as Scotland’s first ministerWho is in the running to replace Humza Yousaf as SNP...

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Humza Yousaf quits as Scotland’s first minister; John Swinney ‘actively’ considering standing for SNP leader – UK politics live

Scotland’s first minister resigns after failing to muster enough votes to survive a no confidence vote this weekHumza Yousaf steps down as Scotland’s first ministerWho is in the running to replace Humza Yousaf as SNP...

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Scottish Labour says it’s ‘when, not if’ Yousaf resigns as it tables no confidence motion in Scottish government – UK politics live

Scottish Labour’s no confidence motion could require first minister and all other ministers to resign if it passesAt Holyrood Scottish Labour has now tabled its own no confidence motion. And it is significantly different...

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Humza Yousaf cancels planned speech as leadership crisis continues – UK politics live

First minister cancels event as Strathclyde University as he faces no confidence voteStephen Flynn, the SNP’s leader at Westminster, defended Humza Yousaf in an interview on the Today programme this morning and said that...

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Humza Yousaf ‘needs to give assurances’ on rights of women and ‘competent governance’ to win confidence vote – UK politics live

Ash Regan, former SNP MSP, writes to Yousaf with items needed to secure her vote and says SNP has ‘lost its focus’ over the yearsGood morning. A week today many of the results from the local elections will be in, the...

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Matt Hancock ‘was not told about eat out to help out scheme until day it was announced’ – live

Health secretary at start of pandemic tells Covid inquiry he was not included in conversations about Rishi Sunak’s schemeHancock is now deploying the defence previewed in the Observer on Sunday. (See 9.58am.)He says from...

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Hundreds gather at Holyrood after Scottish government loses independence referendum case – UK politics live

Rallies in Edinburgh and across country after ruling says Scottish parliament cannot hold independence referendum without Westminster approvalReed says the Scotland Act gives the Scottish parliament limited powers. It cannot...

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Keir Starmer braces for challenging weekend as polls close across UK

Labour leader thanks activists for calling 1.7 million voters before UK’s first major election held during pandemic 2021 elections: results for the local, Scottish and Welsh pollsKeir Starmer thanked Labour activists for...

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Parties in last-minute drive to secure votes across the UK

Boris Johnson urges public to polls as Keir Starmer acknowledges key electoral test for LabourElections 2021: voters head to polls across Scotland, Wales and England – live!Boris Johnson cast his vote in Westminster on...

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Westminster would not block IndyRef2 if Holyrood in favour, says Sturgeon

SNP leader says government accepts it cannot stop referendum if there is majority for independence in Scottish electionsThe UK government accepts that if there is a majority for independence in May’s Holyrood elections it...

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