SNP rallies round Swinney as Forbes considers bid for leadership
John Swinney has said that he is giving "very active consideration" to running for the SNP leadership.
John Swinney has said that he is giving "very active consideration" to running for the SNP leadership.
The next leader of the SNP will need to be a far “more charismatic politician" than Humza Yousaf, Professor Sir John Curtice, has said.
While the situation looked bleak over the weekend, it was only on Monday morning when Humza Yousaf made up his mind to go.
John Swinney has said that he is giving "very active consideration" to running for the SNP leadership.
Humza Yousaf’s time as First Minister is “finished” the opposition has said, with the SNP leader unlikely to win the support of enough MSPs to survive this week’s confidence votes.
The SNP will today attempt to force UK Government ministers to legislate in a devolved area, as the row over quashing the wrongful convictions of subpostmasters continues.
Humza Yousaf is set to resign as Scotland's First Minister.
Humza Yousaf’s position as First Minister looks increasingly untenable with SNP politicians and activists livid at the prospect of a deal with Alex Salmond.
Ian Blackford has again denied seeking a seat in the House of Lords after both Conservative and Labour sources claimed he approached them looking for a peerage.
Rishi Sunak has refused to rule out a July general election, insisting only that the vote would come in the second half of the year.
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