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HUMZA Yousaf has said he will ask for a Section 30 order “right away” just hours after he took over in the top job.

Anas Sarwar questioned whether Humza Yousaf would prioritise the cost-of-living crisis ahead of pushing for Scottish independence.

Mr Yousaf wants the SNP to hold a series of meetings where party members will debate the way forward.

The party council unanimously voted to support Humza Yousaf in becoming First Minister and to continue with the Bute House Agreement.

Scottish nationalists picked Humza Yousaf to be the country's next leader on Monday after a bitterly fought contest that exposed deep divisions in his party over policy and a stalled independence campaign. The 37-year-old practicing Muslim succeeds Nicola Sturgeon as leader of the governing Scottish National Party (SNP) and will…

The 37-year-old will be the youngest ever first minister and the first person from an ethnic minority background to hold the role.

Taking the stage like a rock star to cheering fans, Nicola Sturgeon did what she’d done for almost a decade as leader of Scotland’s independence campaign. She rallied her troops for the next fight.

Humza Yousaf is to be the first minister of Scotland after narrowly winning the election for leader of the Scottish National Party. In his victory speech, he said he was “determined to deliver” independence for Scotland. But Yousaf only narrowly won the contest, which is a significant hindrance to this…

Humza Yousaf narrowly succeeds over conservative Christian Kate Forbes to win the contest for leader of the SNP, pledging to continue the fights for gender self-identification and Scottish independence championed by Nicola Sturgeon.