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John Swinney favourite to become Scotland’s first minister after Humza Yousaf quits
Former SNP leader may stand as unity candidate as Yousaf steps down after one year in job
Humza Yousaf has stepped down as Scotland’s first minister after failing to secure enough cross-party support to survive a major crisis with the Scottish Greens.
His resignation on Monday has thrown the Scottish National party into crisis, a little over a year after he took office, with the party’s former leader John Swinney quickly emerging as the favourite to become Scotland’s next first minister. Various bookmakers said they had stopped taking bets on Swinney.
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