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EDINBURGH (AFP) – Humza Yousaf announced his resignation as Scotland’s first minister on Monday, before he was due to face two confidence votes this week sparked by his ditching of junior coalition partners in a row over climate policy. The 39-year-old quit following a turbulent year as head of the devolved administration in Edinburgh, during […]

LONDON - Scotland's leader and first minister, Hamza Yousaf, abruptly resigned on Monday, shaking up Scottish politics ahead of a general election

<strong>Editorial:</strong> A failed act of brinkmanship has led to more self-inflicted drama for the SNP, as it struggles to emerge from a tumultuous period

EDINBURGH: Humza Yousaf always faced an uphill battle to revive his beleaguered Scottish National Party's fortunes and its quest for independence but few thought he would last little more than a year as Scotl

Scotland's First Minister Humza Yousaf resigned rather than face a no-confidence vote just days after he torpedoed a coalition with the Green Party.

Analysts say the Scottish National Party is in crisis mode after the 39-year-old politician steps down.

From Operation Branchform and his in-laws’ torrid experience in Gaza, his unlucky premiership was buffeted by events largely outside his control

Scotland’s first minister, Humza Yousaf, has resigned rather than face a no-confidence vote just days after he torpedoed a coalition with the Green Party by ditching a target for fighting climate change.

Andrew Milligan/Getty ImagesScotland’s First Minister Humza Yousaf announced his resignation Monday in the latest setback for his Scottish National Party (SNP) and its goal of achieving Scottish independence from the rest of the United Kingdom.Yousaf, who became the country’s leader following Nicola Sturgeon’s resignation last year, stepped down ahead of votes of no confidence expected to play out later in the week. His downfall came directly as a result of his own decision ...

Scotland’s leader is facing a week of high-stakes talks to save his job and reenergize the country’s independence movement after he torpedoed a coalition with the Green Party by ditching a target for fighting climate change. First Minister Humza Yousaf, whose Scottish National Party has been weakened by a campaign finance scandal and divisions over transgender rights, may have to offer concessions to a breakaway nationalist party with just one seat in the Scottish parliament if he...