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Humza Yousaf has made his cabinet appointment as he takes the reins as First Minster of Scotland (Credit: Getty Images/NationalWorld)

Humza Yousaf announces new cabinet as he is sworn in as First Minister

Humza Yousaf has been elected as Scotland’s sixth first minister.
Humza Yousaf has been elected as Scotland’s sixth first minister.

Analysis The big challenges facing Humza Yousaf - according to John Curtice

Humza Yousaf has been officially confirmed as Scotland’s new First Minister. Credit: Kim Mogg / NationalWorld
Humza Yousaf has been officially confirmed as Scotland’s new First Minister. Credit: Kim Mogg / NationalWorld

Humza Yousaf officially appointed Scotland’s First Minister

Scotland’s Health Minister Humza Yousaf reacts as he wins the election to become the next leader of SNP. Credit: Getty Images
Scotland’s Health Minister Humza Yousaf reacts as he wins the election to become the next leader of SNP. Credit: Getty Images

‘We need an election now’: opposition reaction to Yousaf victory

Humza Yousaf was announced as the winner of the SNP leadership election. (Credit: Getty Images)
Humza Yousaf was announced as the winner of the SNP leadership election. (Credit: Getty Images)

The SNP has been wounded - time will tell if Humza Yousaf can heal it Heather Carrick

Humza Yousaf won the SNP leadership election with 52% of the vote. (Credit: Getty Images)
Humza Yousaf won the SNP leadership election with 52% of the vote. (Credit: Getty Images)

Analysis Humza Yousaf inherits an SNP party in need of change and unity

Kate Forbes is one of the three candidates running to replace Nicola Sturgeon - but her leadership bid has been shrouded in controversy. Credit: Kim Mogg / NationalWorld
Kate Forbes is one of the three candidates running to replace Nicola Sturgeon - but her leadership bid has been shrouded in controversy. Credit: Kim Mogg / NationalWorld

SNP candidate Kate Forbes in profile as she loses to Humza Yousaf

Former community safety minister Ash Regan will be on the ballot for the SNP leadership contest. (Credit: Kim Mogg/NationalWorld)
Former community safety minister Ash Regan will be on the ballot for the SNP leadership contest. (Credit: Kim Mogg/NationalWorld)

Who is Ash Regan? SNP leadership candidate in profile

Humza Yousaf has won the SNP’s bitterly contested leadership election and will replace Nicola Sturgeon as Scotland’s First Minister. Credit: Kim Mogg / NationalWorld
Humza Yousaf has won the SNP’s bitterly contested leadership election and will replace Nicola Sturgeon as Scotland’s First Minister. Credit: Kim Mogg / NationalWorld

Humza Yousaf wins SNP election to become Scotland’s new First Minister

Humza Yousaf is set to replace Nicola Sturgeon as SNP leader and First Minster of Scotland. (Credit: Mark Hall/NationalWorld)
Humza Yousaf is set to replace Nicola Sturgeon as SNP leader and First Minster of Scotland. (Credit: Mark Hall/NationalWorld)

Humza Yousaf in profile as he wins SNP leadership election

Humza Yousaf, Kate Forbes and Ash Regan will find out who has won the SNP leadership election on 27 March. (Credit: Getty Images)
Humza Yousaf, Kate Forbes and Ash Regan will find out who has won the SNP leadership election on 27 March. (Credit: Getty Images)

How to watch SNP leadership announcement this afternoon

Kate Forbes, Ash Regan and Humza Yousaf have begun trying to woo SNP members to choose them as the next First Minister of Scotland. (Credit: Getty Images)
Kate Forbes, Ash Regan and Humza Yousaf have begun trying to woo SNP members to choose them as the next First Minister of Scotland. (Credit: Getty Images)

SNP leadership election 2023: who is favourite to win?

Nicola Sturgeon has taken part in her final FMQs (Credit: Getty Images)
Nicola Sturgeon has taken part in her final FMQs (Credit: Getty Images)

Nicola Sturgeon defends record in final FMQs appearance

SNP leadership candidates Humza Yousaf and Kate Forbes (Image: PA)
SNP leadership candidates Humza Yousaf and Kate Forbes (Image: PA)

Analysis What did we learn from the final SNP leadership hustings?

Nicola Sturgeon votes with her husband Peter Murrell in December 2019
Nicola Sturgeon votes with her husband Peter Murrell in December 2019

Nicola Sturgeon says SNP chief exec was right to resign from role

In a shock announcement, Nicola Sturgeon said she would be stepping down as First Minister of Scotland and leader of the SNP after more than eight years in power. Credit: Mark Hall / NationalWorld
In a shock announcement, Nicola Sturgeon said she would be stepping down as First Minister of Scotland and leader of the SNP after more than eight years in power. Credit: Mark Hall / NationalWorld

Explainer SNP leadership election explained as voting to replace Sturgeon begins

Humza Yousaf, Kate Forbes and Ash Regan are campaigning to lead Scotland - but is the leadership contest harming the SNP? (Credit: Getty Images)
Humza Yousaf, Kate Forbes and Ash Regan are campaigning to lead Scotland - but is the leadership contest harming the SNP? (Credit: Getty Images)

Analysis Is the SNP leadership contest harming the SNP?

Anti-slavery organisations fear what Government's proposed Illegal Migration Bill could mean for trafficking victims (Photos: Getty and Adobe Stock)
Anti-slavery organisations fear what Government's proposed Illegal Migration Bill could mean for trafficking victims (Photos: Getty and Adobe Stock)

Analysis Illegal Migration Bill 'playing into hands of traffickers' - experts

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Home Secretary Suella Braverman have unveiled a controversial new bill aimed at stopping illegal migrants across the channel (Image: Kim Mogg / NationalWorld / Getty)
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Home Secretary Suella Braverman have unveiled a controversial new bill aimed at stopping illegal migrants across the channel (Image: Kim Mogg / NationalWorld / Getty)

PM slams Starmer as 'another leftie lawyer' in way of migrants bill

Deputy First Minister John Swinney is to stand down from his government role in the Scottish Parliament when a new party leader and first minister is chosen. (Credit: Getty Images)
Deputy First Minister John Swinney is to stand down from his government role in the Scottish Parliament when a new party leader and first minister is chosen. (Credit: Getty Images)

Scottish deputy FM John Swinney to leave role when Sturgeon steps back

Kate Forbes, Humza Yousaf and Ash Regan have all been confirmed for the SNP leadership contest ballot. (Credit: Getty Images)
Kate Forbes, Humza Yousaf and Ash Regan have all been confirmed for the SNP leadership contest ballot. (Credit: Getty Images)

Kate Forbes among candidates confirmed for SNP leadership contest

Health Secretary Humza Yousaf has the energy and enthusiasm to be First Minister (Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA)
Health Secretary Humza Yousaf has the energy and enthusiasm to be First Minister (Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA)

Tories take aim at SNP leader candidate over NHS performance

SNP leadership candidate Kate Forbes has said that she would have voted against same-sex marriage had she been a member of the Scottish parliament at the time. (Credit: Getty Images)
SNP leadership candidate Kate Forbes has said that she would have voted against same-sex marriage had she been a member of the Scottish parliament at the time. (Credit: Getty Images)

SNP’s Kate Forbes says she would have voted against same-sex marriage

Ash Regan, Kate Forbes and Humza Yousaf have announced they are standing to replace Nicola Sturgeon. Credit: PA / Getty Images
Ash Regan, Kate Forbes and Humza Yousaf have announced they are standing to replace Nicola Sturgeon. Credit: PA / Getty Images

Explainer First candidates announce bids to become SNP leader

Long read: inside rejuvenated Scottish Labour’s party conference

Clockwise from top left: Kate Forbes, Angus Robertson, John Swinney, Keith Brown, and Humza Yousaf (Photos: Getty Images)
Clockwise from top left: Kate Forbes, Angus Robertson, John Swinney, Keith Brown, and Humza Yousaf (Photos: Getty Images)

Frontrunners to succeed Nicola Sturgeon as First Minister of Scotland

A new leader to replace the outgoing Nicola Sturgeon will be chosen by 27 March. (Credit: Getty Images)
A new leader to replace the outgoing Nicola Sturgeon will be chosen by 27 March. (Credit: Getty Images)

SNP confirms its new leader will be chosen by late March

Nicola Sturgeon has resigned as First Minister and SNP leader. Credit: Kim Mogg
Nicola Sturgeon has resigned as First Minister and SNP leader. Credit: Kim Mogg

Analysis What led to Nicola Sturgeon’s shock resignation?

Nicola Sturgeon has resigned as First Minister of Scotland.
Nicola Sturgeon has resigned as First Minister of Scotland.

Analysis ‘They’re all unknowns’: John Curtice on how the SNP follow Sturgeon

Nicola Sturgeon and Peter Murrell in 2019
Nicola Sturgeon and Peter Murrell in 2019

Nicola Sturgeon husband: who is Peter Murrell, how did they meet?

Nicola Sturgeon speaking during a press conference at Bute House in Edinburgh where she announced she will stand down as First Minister of Scotland on February 15, 2023 in Edinburgh, United Kingdom (Photo by Jane Barlow - Pool/Getty Images)
Nicola Sturgeon speaking during a press conference at Bute House in Edinburgh where she announced she will stand down as First Minister of Scotland on February 15, 2023 in Edinburgh, United Kingdom (Photo by Jane Barlow - Pool/Getty Images)

Nicola Sturgeon announces resignation as Scottish First Minister

Nicola Sturgeon published her UK tax return on Monday 6 February (image: Getty Images/Adobe)
Nicola Sturgeon published her UK tax return on Monday 6 February (image: Getty Images/Adobe)

Explainer Nicola Sturgeon publishes tax returns - what it means for UK politics

Sir Keir Starmer
Sir Keir Starmer

Explainer Starmer speaks of ‘concern’ over new Scotland gender law

Rishi Sunak and Nicola Sturgeon met for talks during Sunak’s first official trip to Scotland since taking power in October 2022. (Credit: Getty Images
Rishi Sunak and Nicola Sturgeon met for talks during Sunak’s first official trip to Scotland since taking power in October 2022. (Credit: Getty Images

Explainer Sunak and Sturgeon hold ‘constructive and cordial’ talks in Scotland

Gender pay gap lower in Scotland than UK as a whole, figures show

Nicola Sturgeon and UK government Cabinet minister Kemi Badenoch are set to clash over the Gender Recognition Reform Bill. Credit: Kim Mogg
Nicola Sturgeon and UK government Cabinet minister Kemi Badenoch are set to clash over the Gender Recognition Reform Bill. Credit: Kim Mogg

UK government hopes to block Scotland’s Gender Recognition Reform Bill

The issue of the GRA reforms in Scotland has become a controversial topic over the past few years. (Credit: Getty images)
The issue of the GRA reforms in Scotland has become a controversial topic over the past few years. (Credit: Getty images)

Controversial Gender Recognition Reform Bill passed in Scotland

Natalie McGarry leaving Glasgow Sheriff Court where she has been found guilty of embezzling almost £25,000 from two pro-independence groups (Photo: PA)
Natalie McGarry leaving Glasgow Sheriff Court where she has been found guilty of embezzling almost £25,000 from two pro-independence groups (Photo: PA)

Ex-SNP MP Natalie McGarry to appeal embezzlement conviction

Scottish independence supporters gather at an IndyRef2 rally in George Square in Glasgow,Scotland. Credit: Getty Images
Scottish independence supporters gather at an IndyRef2 rally in George Square in Glasgow,Scotland. Credit: Getty Images

SNP announces plans for new bill on Scottish independence vote

Stephen Flynn’s appointment as SNP Westminster leader is a move away from staunch Sturgeon ally Ian Blackford. (Credit: PA
Stephen Flynn’s appointment as SNP Westminster leader is a move away from staunch Sturgeon ally Ian Blackford. (Credit: PA

Analysis Will Stephen Flynn be able to unify the SNP in Westminster?

Stephen Flynn, Mhairi Black, Alison Thewliss and Alyn Smith are all possible candidates to replace Ian Blackford as SNP Westminster leader. (Credit: Parliament)
Stephen Flynn, Mhairi Black, Alison Thewliss and Alyn Smith are all possible candidates to replace Ian Blackford as SNP Westminster leader. (Credit: Parliament)

The MPs who could replace Ian Blackford as SNP Westminster leader

John Nicolson has served as an SNP MP twice since 2015 (image: PA)
John Nicolson has served as an SNP MP twice since 2015 (image: PA)

John Nicolson: why SNP MP faces probe over Nadine Dorries row

Nicola Sturgeon has addressed supporters at a pro-independence rally outside the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh after the Supreme Court ruling. (Credit: Getty Images)
Nicola Sturgeon has addressed supporters at a pro-independence rally outside the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh after the Supreme Court ruling. (Credit: Getty Images)

Nicola Sturgeon addresses pro-independence rally after court ruling

Nicola Sturgeon has described the Supreme Court ruling that Scotland does not have the power to hold a new referendum on independence as “disappointing”. (Credit: Getty Images)
Nicola Sturgeon has described the Supreme Court ruling that Scotland does not have the power to hold a new referendum on independence as “disappointing”. (Credit: Getty Images)

Sturgeon ‘disappointed’ at Supreme Court’s referendum ruling

A Supreme Court case will judge whether Scotland can hold a legal referendum next year. (Credit: Getty Images)
A Supreme Court case will judge whether Scotland can hold a legal referendum next year. (Credit: Getty Images)

Scottish Indyref2: what is Supreme Court case about?

Nicola Sturgeon gave her keynote speech at The Event Complex in Aberdeen. (Credit: PA)
Nicola Sturgeon gave her keynote speech at The Event Complex in Aberdeen. (Credit: PA)

Analysis: what Nicola Sturgeon said in her speech - and what she meant

Nicola Sturgeon has given an update on the SNP’s plans for the proposed 2023 independence referendum. (Credit: PA)
Nicola Sturgeon has given an update on the SNP’s plans for the proposed 2023 independence referendum. (Credit: PA)

‘Westminster has no respect’: Sturgeon updates on referendum plans

Nicola Sturgeon delivers her keynote speech during the SNP conference
Nicola Sturgeon delivers her keynote speech during the SNP conference

Nicola Sturgeon speech at SNP conference - as it happened

The UK Government has said that the Scottish Government does not have the ‘legislative competence’ to hold a second referendum on independence. (Credit: Getty Images)
The UK Government has said that the Scottish Government does not have the ‘legislative competence’ to hold a second referendum on independence. (Credit: Getty Images)

UK Government makes case against second Scottish independence vote

Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has insisted that independence is “essential” as the Tory leadership contest gets underway. (Credit: Getty Images)
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has insisted that independence is “essential” as the Tory leadership contest gets underway. (Credit: Getty Images)

Why Nicola Sturgeon thinks independence is ‘essential’ for Scotland

Natalie McGarry has been jailed for two years for embezzling almost £25,000 (Photo: PA)
Natalie McGarry has been jailed for two years for embezzling almost £25,000 (Photo: PA)

Former SNP MP Natalie McGarry jailed for embezzling £25,000

Polling since 2014 has shown changes to support for Scottish independence. (Credit: Getty Images)
Polling since 2014 has shown changes to support for Scottish independence. (Credit: Getty Images)

How support for Scottish Independence has changed since 2014

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has set out the roadmap to a new Scottish Independence vote. (Credit: Getty Images)
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has set out the roadmap to a new Scottish Independence vote. (Credit: Getty Images)

Nicola Sturgeon launches roadmap to Scottish Independence vote

Nicola Sturgeon has launched the campaign to hold the second Scottish Independence referendum. (Credit: Getty Images)
Nicola Sturgeon has launched the campaign to hold the second Scottish Independence referendum. (Credit: Getty Images)

SNP launch campaign for second independence referendum

SNP MP Patrick Grady pictured in the Commons (Photo: PA)
SNP MP Patrick Grady pictured in the Commons (Photo: PA)

SNP MP faces two-day ban from Commons over ‘unwanted sexual advance’

SNP MSP John Mason has faced criticism for his comments about abortion clinics
SNP MSP John Mason has faced criticism for his comments about abortion clinics

SNP MSP John Mason criticised for comments about abortion clinics