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Swinney's first First Minister's Questions in the Scottish Parliament as First Minister occurred on Thursday 9 May 2024, during which Swinney's record on education during his tenure as education secretary under former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon was attacked by both Anas Sarwar (leader, Scottish Labour Party) and Douglas Ross (leader ...
He insisted that passing the budget “is the first major step to ensuring 2025 is a year of improvement and progress for Scotland”. In contrast, the First Minister claimed any failure to pass ...
Scotland's First Minister Humza Yousaf Resigns. Armani Syed. April 29, 2024 at 10:10 AM. ... “I cannot tell you what an honour it is being the first minister of the country I love, the country I ...
Humza Yousaf, who served as first minister between March 2023 and May 2024 is the second shortest–serving first minister after a period in office of 1 year and 39 days. [3] Sturgeon is the longest-serving First Minister, having surpassed Salmond on 25 May 2022. [4] Salmond in turn spent a total of 7 and a half years in the role.
On 29 April 2024, Humza Yousaf announced his intention to resign the leadership of the Scottish National Party, and as First Minister. [3] Swinney announced his candidacy for the internal leadership contest, and was elected unopposed. [4]
SNP leader has announced she will stand down as first minister of Scotland after eight years Nicola Sturgeon resigns – live: Tearful Scottish first minister says ‘politics is brutal’ as she ...
In April 2024, Humza Yousaf, first minister of Scotland and leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP), faced a confidence challenge following his termination of the Bute House Agreement between the SNP and the Scottish Greens, which meant that Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater, co-leaders of the Greens and their only government ministers, were removed from government. [2]
“The First Minister needs to command a majority in the Scottish Parliament. The Bute House Agreement was a way of achieving that.” Mr Sarwar also made clear Labour does not have confidence in ...