SNP leadership race: John Swinney announces bid to replace Humza Yousaf
John Swinney has formally announced his bid to be the next leader of the SNP.
Will Kate Forbes foil the SNP’s succession plan?
The below content first appeared in Politics.co.uk’s Politics@Lunch newsletter, subscribe here and never miss this daily briefing. Humza Yousaf resigned at noon yesterday in the face of two confidence votes, after he dramatically brought the SNP’s power-sharing deal with the Scottish Greens to an end last week. It was a disorderly demise. But so quickly did […]
The tragic reality of political careers ending too early
“All political careers end in failure”, as Enoch Powell memorably observed. It still holds true, but these days they’re also ending earlier and earlier — and it seems to be a peculiarly British phenomenon. Humza Yousaf has resigned as Scotland’s first minister aged just 39, meaning his political career is effectively over before his fourth […]
Humza Yousaf’s resignation could be ‘good news’ for the SNP, says polling expert
A leading polling expert has suggested that opposition parties at Holyrood may have actually aided the SNP by helping to precipitate the resignation of Humza Yousaf as leader.
SNP leadership race: Senior party figures swing behind John Swinney
Scottish first minister Humza Yousaf announced he would be resigning as SNP leader in a press conference on Monday afternoon, paving the way for a contest to succeed him. Yousaf’s announcement came after days of wrangling over a vote of no confidence in the first minister at Holyrood, which was due to be put before […]
Why ‘Humza the Brief’ resigned
The below content first appeared in Politics.co.uk’s Politics@Lunch newsletter, subscribe here and never miss this daily briefing. As Humza Yousaf floundered in the wake of his decision to ditch the Scottish Greens from his government last week, former FM and Alba Party leader Alex Salmond warned his successor risked becoming known as “Humza the Brief”. And […]
Week-in-Review: Humza Yousaf’s political doom loop mirrors that of Rishi Sunak
British politics boasts a curious surplus of beleaguered premiers leading tailspinning governments. The Westminster case is well-rehearsed: rolling stories of sleaze, factional conquests and electoral comeuppance have trapped Rishi Sunak within a cycle of steady political disintegration. Conservative parliamentarians — Sunak acolyte and antagonist alike — view the upcoming election with a strengthening sense of […]
