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POLITICO runs through the intimidating set of policy and party political challenges facing the incoming Scottish first minister.

This week marked a new era, with Humza Yousaf in charge at Holyrood as Rishi Sunak leads at Westminster.

Unifying his fractious party will mean exacerbating the rifts within Scotland | Britain

The winner of the race to replace the longest-serving first minister in Scotland’s history was declared on Monday.

The winner of the race to replace the longest-serving first minister in Scotland’s history was declared on Monday.

The winner of the race to replace the longest-serving first minister in Scotland’s history was declared on Monday.

Mr Yousaf beat Ash Regan and Kate Forbes in the contest to replace Nicola Sturgeon as SNP leader - and become the first Muslim to lead a major UK party. He will now face a vote at the Scottish parliament before being formally confirmed as the countrys sixth first minister.

THE SNP has split down the middle after its bitter six-week leadership contest, with Humza Yousaf winning just 52 per cent of the vote.

SCOTLAND is a social democratic sovereign nation, trapped in a Tory far right Anglo/British state – a so-called "Union of Equals”.Although…

Scottish Labour has today launched a new campaign as it seeks to capitalise on divisions inside the SNP which were exposed during the leadership…