The First Minister is facing a confidence vote in his leadership after he moved to end the Bute House Agreement amid a row with the junior party over environmental and trans policies.
By Michael Blackley, political editor, Scottish Daily Mail Published: 6:23 p.m. EDT, April 25, 2024 | Updated: 9:26 p.m. EDT, April 25, 2024 The co-leaders of the Scottish Greens are set to receive a taxpayer-funded windfall of £17,000 for their exclusion from government.First Minister Humza Yousaf's decision to sack Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater from his government will result in both receiving lucrative...
John Swinney was today confirmed as the new leader of the Scottish National Party following the resignation of Humza Yousaf. Mr Swinney – who also led the party from 2000 until 2004 and served as Nicola Sturgeon’s Deputy First Minister – is expected to be formally installed as First Minister later this week. The SNP’s nomination process closed at noon today and Mr Swinney was the sole nominee. Mr Swinney, 60, was born in Edinburgh and went to Forrester High School, before attending Edinburgh...
The former finance secretary told BBC Scotland News she had a "groundswell of support amongst the members".
The leader of the pro-independence Scottish National Party on Thursday ended a coalition deal with the Greens, leaving him facing fresh pressure as the head of a minority government in Edinburgh. The announcement by First Minister Humza Yousaf came a week after the devolved government abandoned an ambitious climate pledge,
Scotland’s governing coalition has fallen apart — and a stalled drive to cut carbon emissions played a major role.
The powersharing deal between the SNP and Scottish Greens at Holyrood has been brought to an end, it is understood.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) is happy to keep them guessing. The Georgia hard-liner introduced her motion to oust Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) in March, framing it as a warning to GOP leaders ahead of explosive debates on government spying and aid to Ukraine. Yet more than a month later, Greene has declined to force
The new party leader is expected to be nominated by MSPs as first minister as early as Tuesday.
Graeme McCormick said he had the support to run but is backing former Scottish deputy first minister, who is sole official candidateA Scottish National party activist has pulled out of the race to become its new leader and has endorsed John Swinney as Scotland’s next first minister.Graeme McCormick, who stood to become SNP president in 2023, earlier claimed he could gather the 100 signatures needed from 20 different party branches to mount a challenge for the leadership. Continue reading
It comes as he faces two votes of no confidence.
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