After torpedoing a relationship with the Greens and alienating his party, Scotland's first minister Humza Yousaf was due to face a vote of no-confidence later this week – but instead pre-emptively quit Parliament. Someone else at the "helm" would be a better fit as first minister, he said.
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00:00After a turbulent few weeks in Parliament, Scotland's First Minister Hamza Yousaf quit
00:08on Monday.
00:09Therefore, after spending the weekend reflecting on what is best for my party, for the government
00:16and for the country I lead, I've concluded that repairing our relationship across the
00:21political divide can only be done with someone else at the helm.
00:26Yousaf was scheduled to face a vote of no confidence this week.
00:31He will remain as First Minister until his successor is elected.