Anas Sarwar MSP Leader of the Labour Party in Scotland said: 

“It’s a matter now of when – not if – Humza Yousaf will step down as First Minister.

“It would be untenable for the SNP to assume it can impose another unelected First Minister on Scotland.

“Scottish Labour has no confidence in Humza Yousaf or this SNP Government – that is why we are laying a motion today to this effect to say that the parliament has no confidence in the Scottish Government.

“People across the parliament should support our motion because it is for the people of Scotland to decide who is First Minister, not just a group of SNP members.”

Motion S6M-13005 “That the Parliament has no confidence in the Scottish Government.”

Anas Sarwar continued:

“Removing Humza Yousaf alone will not deliver the change we need – we need to get rid of the entire SNP government which has left almost 1 in 6 Scots on an NHS waiting list, public finances in chaos and public services at breaking point. 

“The people of Scotland deserve a fresh start – this can only come with a Scottish election.”

The motion of no confidence comes after the ending of the SNP/Scottish Greens deal, The Bute House Agreement, which saw the Greens gain two Ministerial posts in the minority Scottish Government. The Greens have already said that they would support a vote of no confidence in the Scottish Government they were once part of.

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