's first minister, Humza Yousaf, resigned on Monday rather than face a no-confidence vote just days after he torpedoed a coalition with the Green Party by ditching a target for fightingand divisions over transgender rights, stepped down after failing to strike a deal with a breakaway nationalist party whose single seat could have given him a majority in Scotland's devolved regional parliament.
"After spending the weekend reflecting on what is best for my party, for the government and for the country I lead, I've concluded that repairing our relationship across the political divide can only be done with someone else at the helm,'' he told reporters. Scottish Green party co-leaders Lorna Slater and Patrick Harvie at Holyrood, in Edinburgh, after First Minister Humza Yousaf called an emergency meeting of the Scottish cabinet, in Edinburgh, Scotland, April 25, 2024.
On Thursday, England and Wales will hold local elections that are seen as barometer of support for the government.