SNP leader was facing two confidence votes at Holyrood after axing of coalition with Scottish Greens
Humza Yousaf has announced that he will step down as first minister and SNP leader, little over a year since he was elected.
The Greens responded with fury, announcing hours later that they would support a motion of no confidence in Yousaf’s leadership brought by the Scottish Conservatives. Yousaf, who was Scotland’s first leader of Asian and Muslim heritage, scrapped the Bute House agreement, which was brokered by his predecessor Nicola Sturgeon in 2021 and cemented a progressive, pro-independence majority at Holyrood, after increasing internal criticism within the SNP of Green influence on policy direction.
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