HUMZA Yousaf has insisted he is not ruling out an early Holyrood election as he looks to survive two no-confidence votes in the Scottish…
first announced a no-confidence vote in Yousaf as First Minister on Thursday. If it passes, Yousaf would be under immense pressure but there would be no legal obligation for him to step down.. If this succeeds, Yousaf and all of his ministers would be obliged to resign under the Scotland Act 1998, which established the Holyrood parliament.Speaking to Channel 4 on Friday, Yousaf insisted he would continue as First Minister if he won the no-confidence votes, even if only by a single MSP.
But when asked if he will resign due to the pressure he is under, Yousaf told the PA news agency: “When the vote comes I fully intend to win.”We know there are thousands of National readers who want to debate, argue and go back and forth in the comments section of our stories. We’ve got the most informed readers in Scotland, asking each other the big questions about the future of our country.
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