Former First Minister Humza Yousaf is to stand down as an MSP at the 2026 Holyrood election. The ex-SNP leader has been a backbencher since resigning as first minister in May. In a letter to his ...
Humza Yousaf was the UK's first ethnic minority leader of a devolved government [Getty Images] Former First Minister Humza Yousaf is to stand down as an MSP at the 2026 Holyrood election.
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First Minister John Swinney has praised his predecessor Humza Yousaf as a “pioneer” after he announced his intention to step back from frontline politics. Mr Yousaf declared the “time is rig ...
Humza Yousaf has claimed he is quitting Scottish politics to take up a role “on the global stage” and to help bring peace to the world. The former first minister, whose tenure in Bute House ...
Former Scottish first minister Humza Yousaf has announced he is stepping back from frontline politics and will not run for re-election as an MSP in 2026. Mr Yousaf said the “time is right for me ...