Humza Yousaf forced to reach out to Alba Party ahead of showdown vote - but SNP leader warned his exit is now a matter of ‘when not if’
The no-confidence vote he faces at the Scottish Parliament, expected to take place on Wednesday or Thursday next week, has left his team in “panic” mode, Holyrood sources toldMr Yousaf insisted that he was not going to resign and would “fight” the votes put forward by opposition parties. “I’ve got every intention of winning that vote of no confidence,” he told reporters.
The move, backed by the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats, would automatically force Mr Yousaf to resign as First Minister and give the SNP 28 days to find a successor or face a new Holyrood election. SNP MPs and MSPs, having backed his decision to ditch the Greens, are torn on what Mr Yousaf should do next. Centre-ground traditionalists think he must reach out to Ms Regan.: “It’s sensible to talk to Alba. There’s no point in going back to the Greens. The whole point of what he did was to draw a line under the Green nonsense and get back to sensible policies.
Asked if he would work with Alba and Ms Regan, Mr Yousaf told reporters that he will be writing to all leaders, inviting them to a meeting in an attempt to “make minority government work”. Ms Regan wants Mr Yousaf to commit to a referendum on extra powers so Holyrood has the right to demand Scottish independence negotiations with the UK Government.
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