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Humza Yousaf becomes Scotland's first Muslim leader.

Viewed as the continuity candidate, Mr Yousaf has been revealed as the winner of the SNP leadership race following a bitter five-week contest marked by acrimonious clashes between the candidates.

Here’s what Humza Yousaf, Kate Forbes and Ash Regan have all said on burning questions from independence to trans reform

Humza Yousaf has won the race to become the next leader of the Scottish National party. Yousaf defeated his rival Kate Forbes by 52 per cent to 48 per cent after Ash Regan was eliminated in the first round of voting. Yousaf has been the SNP establishment’s preferred candidate from the outset; he received the

Humza Yousaf, seen as the continuity candidate, emerged victorious and is now set to take over from Nicola Sturgeon as First Minister tomorrow.

Humza Yousaf, Kate Forbes and Ash Regan battled it out to become leader of the Scottish National Party.

The announcement was made at BT Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh.

Humza Yousaf has been selected as leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) after an acrimonious race to succeed Nicola Sturgeon as first minister.

The new leader faces an uphill struggle: a party with poor record of delivery, a shallow pool of talent, and an ongoing police investigation

Taking the stage like a rock star to cheering fans, Nicola Sturgeon did what she’d done for almost a decade as leader of Scotland’s independence campaign. She rallied her troops