[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

[LeatherTrumpet]

[arista]

[Alba MSP Ash Regan is yet to
decide how she will vote this week]



[Alex Salmond, a former First Minister,
has called for a deal with the SNP that
would see one pro-independence candidate
stand in each Scottish constituency]


https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...onfidence.html

[arista]

[Humza Yousaf is considering quitting
as Scotland's first minister rather
than face two confidence votes,
BBC News understands.

A source close to Mr Yousaf said that
resignation was now an option but
a final decision had not yet been taken.
"The clock has been ticking ever downwards,"
the source told the BBC on Sunday night.

Mr Yousaf has faced a fight for survival
as first minister after abruptly ending
the SNP's power-sharing deal with the
Scottish Greens last Thursday.

He is understood to have ruled out
a deal with Alex Salmond's Alba party, and
his prospect of surviving a vote
of no confidence in his leadership
is now dependent on the Scottish Greens.

He needs the support of at least one member
of the opposition at Holyrood to
survive the vote, which could take place
as early as Wednesday.

The parliamentary bureau, made up of the
presiding officer and MSPs from the
main parties, will decide this week
when the vote takes place and normally
gives two days notice.
Lorna Slater and Patrick Harvie]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c72p91kznz8o

[bitontheslide]

he is going to resign today

[LeatherTrumpet]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

he is going to resign today

it looks likely - the begging letters did not exactly go to plan

[LeatherTrumpet]

Humza Yousaf is to resign as Scotland's first minister as early as today, the BBC understands.

The SNP leader is expected to stand down following the collapse of the Bute
House Agreement - his party's power-sharing deal with the Scottish Greens - on Thursday.

[MTVN]

Lol what a disaster

Pretty much his only legacy will be the ridiculous hate speech law

[joeysteele]

Worrying times indeed for the SNP now.
Is a new leader going to help however.

Plus if he resigns, would the no confidence motion in the SNP government still go ahead?
Because one no confidence motion was as to him.
The other though, was as to the whole SNP as the government.

[bitontheslide]

he will pretty much be compelled to hold a scottish election as his last act. This is the end of SNP domination

[arista]

Yes Mid Day
he tells us.

[LeatherTrumpet]

Press conf now set at Bute house for 12 midday today...

[bitontheslide]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

Press conf now set at Bute house for 12 midday today...

will this be where he calls MSP's a bunch of see you next tuesdays?

[LeatherTrumpet]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

will this be where he calls MSP's a bunch of see you next tuesdays?

[arista]

Live in Edinburgh

All News Media now

[arista]

28 Days to find another leader


He is live now

[LeatherTrumpet]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-scotland-68918348

[arista]

Good he is standing down

28 days to get a new leader

[LeatherTrumpet]

get out useless you have been an abomination

[bitontheslide]

god he talks so much bollocks

[arista]

He left with his wife,

Refused any questions.

[arista]

Last Summer

[LeatherTrumpet]

[Soldier Boy]

Originally Posted by arista

Last Summer

This has simply ever been true, I don't know anyone SNP voter or otherwise who has ever considered Yousaf to be the "legitimate" First Minister of Scotland.

The same is true of the endless shower in England currently. I'm no Boris fan but I can at least say he had legitimacy - Truss and (especially) Sunak have presented themselves with an air of authority that they simply do not realistically have. IMO it's all actually part of why both he Tories and SNP have fallen so far recently. The public is quite clear on not wanting this. Technically we elect a party and the party votes for the head of the party. Technically. "The People" do not see it that way and have made this abundantly clear; the public wants figurehead leaders that were in place when they ticked the box.

[bitontheslide]

yeah, equally, they voted to keep Corbyn out, that was always about the leader of the party. The same is true of Miliband