The former first minister and Alba leader said 'if Humza Yousaf was a horse I wouldn't be backing him'.
Alex Salmond has warned the First Minister he could be remembered as "Humza the brief" and is in danger of losing his job to Kate Forbes.
Alba's solitary MSP, Ash Regan, could have the critical vote as the Tories, Greens, Labour and Lib Dems have all indicated they will vote against Yousaf. When asked if he was prepared to take down an SNP Government and put the Tories in power, he said: "Don't be silly. The two things are not necessarily the same... If the First Minister loses a vote of no confidence there are 28 days to get another First Minister.
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