A leadership contest will now take place to find a new SNP leader and Scottish First Minister.
Humza Yousaf admitted “politics can be a brutal business” as he announced his resignation as Scotland’s first minister just four days after tearing up the powersharing agreement the SNP had with the Scottish Greens.
A leadership contest could now take place to find a new SNP leader, who would also become the country’s seventh first minister.Monday’s announcement came after Mr Yousaf had spent the weekend contemplating if there was any way he could remain as the head of the Scottish Government. Instead, he appealed to opposition leaders at Holyrood to “collaborate” with the SNP as they seek to run a minority administration under a new leader.
Announcing his resignation, Mr Yousaf stressed: “I bear no ill will, and certainly bear no grudge against anyone. He became emotional as he paid tribute to his “wonderful wife” and “beautiful children”, telling his family: “You are truly everything to me.”
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