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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Libby Brooks Scotland correspondent

Scottish Greens will not back down in Humza Yousaf row, co-leader says

Humza Yousaf
Humza Yousaf has insisted he will not resign as first minister and vowed to win the confidence vote. Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Humza Yousaf’s leadership hangs by a thread as he approaches a confidence vote this week, with the Scottish Greens remaining unequivocal that he no longer has their support after he axed their power-sharing agreement.

Scottish government sources have admitted they are not assuming the Greens will shift position after Yousaf precipitated a spiralling crisis in his government on Thursday morning. The first minister blindsided colleagues by ripping up the Bute House agreement, brokered by Nicola Sturgeon after the 2021 Holyrood election, which cemented a progressive pro-independence majority in the Scottish parliament.

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