EDINBURGH: Humza Yousaf announced his resignation as Scotland's First Minister on Monday (Apr 29), before he was due to face two confidence votes this week sparked by his ditching of junior
Humza Yousaf leaves Bute House after holding a news conference where he announced his resignation as First Minister in Edinburgh, Scotland, on Apr 29, 2024.
His government had earlier abandoned ambitious targets for the transition to net-zero carbon emissions, angering the Greens. "I have concluded that repairing our relationships across the political divide can only be done with someone else at the helm," Yousaf said.Yousaf only became Scotland's leader 13 months ago, after Nicola Sturgeon announced her surprise resignation, citing tiredness after eight years in charge.
He has come under pressure over controversial new laws which made it an offence to stir up hatred against a number of groups, including transgender people. "He mismanaged the break-up and failed to plan how he would govern without the Greens," James Mitchell, a politics professor at Edinburgh University, told AFP.
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