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How 'continuity candidate' Humza Yousaf clinched Scotland's top job

After a short but bitter leadership contest, Humza Yousaf was elected the new leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) on Monday and will soon take over from the formidable Nicola Sturgeon as Scotland's first minister. FRANCE 24 takes a closer look at how Yousaf successfully won over party members…

France 24

Scottish independence ‘dead’ after Humza Yousaf SNP win, claim Labour and Tories

Nicola Sturgeon’s successor to demand referendum ‘straight away’ and vows to lead Scotland back into EU

The Independent UK

Humza Yousaf: the ‘Irn-Bru-swigging’ new SNP leader

Humza Yousaf is the first Scottish politician from an ethnic minority to become first minister after winning the race to replace Nicola Sturgeon as SNP leader.

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Humza Yousaf: The establishment pick for the top job

Humza Yousaf defeated Kate Forbes and Ash Regan in the race for SNP leadership on Monday.

The Independent UK

Who is Ash Regan? The SNP gender rebel aiming to unite independence parties

MSP quit her role as community safety minister in 2022

The Independent UK

New SNP leader and Scottish First Minister to be named later today

The new SNP leader and next First Minister of Scotland will be named later today after a five-week contest. Health Secretary Humza Yousaf, Finance Secretary Kate Forbes, and former community safety minister Ash Regan are all vying for the position.

Glasgow Live

Next SNP leader to be named following five-week contest

Ash Regan, Humza Yousaf and Kate Forbes will find out their fate as the results of the SNP leadership contest is revealed.

The Independent UK

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Alister Jack: Holyrood ministers 'sought conflict' to further independence goals

ALISTER Jack has claimed that Scottish Government ministers have actively “sought conflict with Westminster, simply to further their goal of…

The National (Scotland)

Alister Jack urges Scotland’s next FM to choose collaboration, not confrontation

The Scottish Secretary spoke out ahead of the new SNP leader being announced on Monday.

The Independent UK

MSPs brace for new era in Holyrood as leadership contest comes to an end

MSPs are braced for a changing of the guard as Nicola Sturgeon’s defining era as Scotland’s first female First Minister draws to a close.

The National (Scotland)

Greens clear that progressive values must be ‘necessity’ for next first minister

Scottish Green Party co-leaders Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater spoke at the party’s spring conference.

The Independent UK

SNP braces for leadership result after contest opens up divisions

Fears of resignations among 72,000-strong membership as party seeks path forward from Sturgeon era

The Guardian - UK

Multi-million pound upgrade of Dumfries Academy in doubt due to sky-rocketing construction costs

Council officials have admitted the revised costs put forward by the main contractor are “beyond the affordability cap in place for the project”

Daily Record

Money paid to historic child abuse victims in Scotland surpasses £20million, John Swinney confirms

A letter from Mr Swinney to a Holyrood committee said a total of 404 victims had received payouts, valued at £20.1million, as of February 28.

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The Independent UK

Gender reform row may have increased SNP support, suggests Yousaf

Humza Yousaf spoke out after figures released last week showed the party’s membership had plummeted over the past year.

The Guardian - UK

Nicola Sturgeon: ‘fractious’ leadership battle is good for the SNP

In final speech as leader, Scottish first minister says contest ‘is an unusual process for the SNP but it’s essential and it’s healthy’

Daily Record

Scottish Parliament 'strongly advises' MSPs and staff to delete TikTok

In an email to all parliamentary staff and MSPs, a senior IT official at Holyrood urged them to remove the app.

The Independent UK

Parliament warns MSPs to remove TikTok over security fears

Concerns have been raised about the security of the app.

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Daily Record

MSP highlights "inaccessible" public transport and says she felt "intimidated" while waiting on bus

Pam Duncan-Glancy says rules surrounding wheelchair travel on buses mean passengers are having to travel alone

Daily Record

Family and friends unite in celebration of Dumfries man David Hill

Teams from the Scottish and Irish parliaments faced each other in the first annual David Hill Memorial Quaich at Peffermill in Edinburgh

Edinburgh Live

West Lothian calls for reset of Holyrood partnership with councils

Budget cuts forced through by ring fenced funding shows need for change argues Labour. The SNP group says it protects spending on the most vulnerable.

Insider UK

Budget 2023: Scottish businesses react

FSB says firms 'short changed' while tourism sector reaction is mixed

The National (Scotland)

Tories 'pit food production against climate' as MSPs debate future of farming

ON Wednesday afternoon, MSPs debated the proposed Vision for Agriculture in Scotland – a document which sets out the government’s ambitions for…

The National (Scotland)

Mass walkouts on Budget Day as up to half a million workers strike

HUNDREDS of picket lines have mounted outside government offices, schools, hospitals, universities and stations on Wednesday, as the biggest…

The Independent UK

Third teaching union in Scotland votes to accept improved pay deal

Holyrood Education Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville said the threat of further strike action in schools had been lifted after the NASUWT ballot.

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