Humza Yousaf has claimed he will ask for a Section 30 order “right away” just hours after he took over in the top job.
The Glasgow MSP was today named as successor to Nicola Sturgeon and will be formally elected by MSPs as Scotland’s sixth first minister tomorrow.
He recorded a narrow victory over rival Kate Forbes once second preference votes were taken into account when Ash Regan was eliminated from the contest after the first round of voting.