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Humza Yousaf

Sue Webber MSP

Loopy Lorna adds to SNP-Green’s record of chaos - Sue Webber Sue Webber

Visitors face paying a levy on their overnight accommodation in Edinburgh once the tourist tax legislation is passed at Hoyrood. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

All you need to know about plans for a city tourist tax Ian Swanson

Questioned about the need for the deposit return scheme to include glass, Lorna Slater resorted to gobbledygook about the 'lossiness' of kerbside recycling (Picture: Steve Welsh/PA)

Slater's deposit return scheme is a 'total farce', not a cunning indy plan John McLellan

Humza Yousaf should focus on public services and the economy, not independence (Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA)

Yousaf’s right, our politics are 'toxic'. And the SNP are mostly to blame Susan Dalgety

Universities rely on foreign students to help cover the cost of educating Scottish students (Picture: Jane Barlow)

Free university tuition in Scotland may not survive growing pressures John McLellan

Keir Starmer and Labour supporters celebrate the English local election results (Picture: Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images)

Only Labour, not the SNP, can kick out the Tories – Ian Murray Ian Murray

Joanna Cherry presses ahead with legal action over Fringe venue ban Brian Ferguson

Nicola Sturgeon was interviewed by broadcaster Iain Dale at last year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Broadcaster condemns Fringe cancel culture as Humza Yousaf event is confirmed Brian Ferguson

King Charles III and Queen Camilla on the balcony of Buckingham Palace, following the coronation (Picture: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire)

Support for Royals is falling, but monarchy won't be abolished any time soon Ian Swanson

By 2035, there will be more than 1.7 million people aged 60 and over in Scotland (Picture: Joe Giddens/PA)

Yousaf's biggest challenge will be finding a way to fix the social care crisis Susan Dalgety

Scottish Conservative Lothian MSP Sue Webber

SNP approach to drugs crisis is tragically failing - Sue Webber Sue Webber

The film, Adult Human Female, was due to be shown at Edinburgh University’s Gordon Aikman lecture theatre on Wednesday evening but protesters blocked the entrance hours before the screening time

Yousaf signals support for screening of controversial film Ian Swanson

Nicola Sturgeon speaks to the media on her first visit to the Scottish Parliament since her husband Peter Murrell was arrested (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Flack from SNP's financial troubles keeps Yousaf stuck in his bunker John McLellan

Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab quit after an official inquiry found he had bullied civil servants (Picture: Leon Neal/Getty Images)

SNP's dominance of Scottish politics could be over – Ian Swanson Ian Swanson

Sue Webber MSP - Conservative

Humza puts the brakes on the SNP clown car - Sue Webber Sue Webber

Humza Yousaf is is laser-focused on tackling poverty and protecting people from harm (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Police investigation into SNP finances doesn't change the case for independence Tommy Sheppard

Conservative MP Scott Benton was stripped of the party whip after he was filmed appearing to suggest he could break parliamentary rules to help gambling lobbyists

Working-age poverty has risen by seven times as much in Scotland as in the UK Ian Murray

Investors are being put off building new homes in Scotland (PIcture: Chris Ison/PA)

How the Scottish Greens are making the housing crisis worse – John McLellan John McLellan

The Pedal on Parliament event takes place on closed roads so cyclists of all ages can take part (Picture: John Devlin)

Pedal on Parliament can galvanise support for better facilities for cyclists Angus Robertson

Colin Beattie has been released without charge

SNP Treasurer Colin Beattie released without charge Jolene Campbell

Humza Yousaf needs to focus on running the country (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Yousaf must switch off SNP soap opera and address these five real-world problems Alex Cole-Hamilton

First Minister Humza Yousaf believes failing to challenge the UK Government's veto would open the door to more laws being blocked in future (Picture: Robert Perry/PA Wire)

Yousaf has picked the wrong ground for a fight with Westminster – Ian Swanson Ian Swanson

Humza Yousaf pulls a face (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Poor Humza Yousaf even has to face one of the big boys from his old school Vladimir McTavish

Sue Webber is a Scottish Conservative MSP for the Lothians

Winchburgh deserves its promised railway station - Sue Webber Sue Webber

Eighty per cent of 16 and 17-year-old homeless people were asked to leave their family home (Picture: Carl Court/Getty Images)

Appointment of a housing minister provides fresh hope about homelessness Ewan Aitken

Humza Yousaf's decision to challenge the UK Government's block on the Gender Recognition Reform Bill flies in the face of public opinion (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

With SNP in disarray, Hapless Humza is using gender bill as 'dead cat strategy' John McLellan

Rishi Sunak reportedly wasted £56 billion when he was Chancellor (Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

SNP and Tories are so mired in crises, they're ignoring the UK's real problems Ian Murray

Humza Yousaf's government will challenge the UK Government's block of gender reform in Scotland (Photo: Andrew Milligan, PA)

Legal challenge to UK veto of gender law Ian Swanson

New Health Secretary Michael Matheson has a big job on his hands (Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA)

New Health Secretary should rip up Yousaf's NHS recovery plan and start again Susan Dalgety

Ash Regan resigned her ministerial post over the Gender Recognition Reform Bill and says the court challenge will result in a 'humiliating defeat'

Gender court battle will be ‘humiliating defeat’ says Regan Ian Swanson

Humza Yousaf celebrated the fact that many of his Cabinet are under 40 (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Christine Grahame: Humza Yousaf's remark about youthful Cabinet was ageist Christine Grahame

Protesters pictured outside the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow earlier this year

Abortion clinic buffer zones should be a high priority for Yousaf Alex Cole-Hamilton

New First Minister Humza Yousaf acknowledged during the leadership contest the need to build a 'sustainable majority' for independence (Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire)

What now for independence under Humza Yousaf? – Ian Swanson Ian Swanson

Liz McAreavey, CEO at Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce

Festival shows our businesses are committed - Liz McAreavey Liz McAreavey

Sue Webber is a Scottish Conservative MSP for the Lothians

Health minister Matheson has much catching up to do - Sue Webber Sue Webber

The full Cabinet assemble on the steps of Bute House, the First Minister's official residence, in Charlotte Square. First Minister Humza Yousaf is in the front and centre, with (left to right) on the back row: Angela Constance, Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs, Mairi McAllan, Secretary for Net Zero and Just Transition, Angus Robertson, Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture, Shirley-Anne Sommerville, Secretary for Social Justice, and Mairi Geougeon, Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands, and on the front row: Jenny Gilruth, Secretary for Education and Skills, Neil Gray, Secretary for Wellbeing, Economy, Fair Work and Energy, Shona Robinson, Deputy First Minister and Secretary for Finance and Michael Matheson, Secretary for NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care.

Scotland's new Cabinet: Meet Humza Yousaf's top team Ian Swanson

Humza Yousaf's driving metaphor about independence suggests he may need to resit his test (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Humza's driving skills appear to be as bad as his ministerial record John McLellan

Nicola Sturgeon signs her official letter of resignation as First Minister to King Charles III (Picture: Jane Barlow/PA)

Why I stood to become Scotland's next First Minster – Alex Cole-Hamilton Alex Cole-Hamilton

Humza Yousaf: The Scottish Parliament is preparing to swear in the new First Minister today - here's everything you need to know

Scottish Parliament to vote on First Minister today Rachel Mackie

Lorna Slater is the minister for green skills, circular economy and biodiversity

The new FM’s election is a historic moment - Lorna Slater Lorna Slater

Humza Yousaf gets a high-five from his daughter Amal after it was announced he had won the election to be SNP leader (Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA)

Yousaf’s ground-breaking win speaks volumes about Scotland – Angus Robertson Angus Robertson

Health Secretary Humza Yousaf says the hospital will go ahead despite the delays and cost increase. Picture Jane Barlow/PA Wire.

Humza Yousaf renews commitment to new eye hospital Ian Swanson

SNP leadership candidate Humza Yousaf says if he wins he wants an early meeting with council leaders to work out a 'new deal' for local government. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire.

Humza Yousaf wants 'new deal' with Scotand's councils Ian Swanson

Humza Yousaf congratulates Nicola Sturgeon following the local government elections last year (Picture: Lesley Martin/PA)

If Yousaf is anything to go by, Sturgeon needn't worry about being overshadowed John McLellan

Humza Yousaf says he wants to harness the power of football to benefit communities across Scotland.

Yousaf pledges free football club membership for poorer children Ian Swanson

SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon will step down once a successor is elected next week. Husband Peter Murrell resigned as the SNP's chief executive with immediate effect at the weekend (Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire)

Is this the beginning of the end for SNP rule? – Ian Swanson Ian Swanson

SNP leadership candidates Ash Regan, left, Humza Yousaf and Kate Forbes (Picture: Paul Campbell/PA)

I've total confidence in integrity of SNP leadership election – Angus Robertson Angus Robertson

SNP leadership candidate Kate Forbes is the preferred choice among the public, according to polls (Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire)

Will SNP reject candidate who makes best case for independence? Ian Swanson

Humza Yousaf speaks during the SNP leadership debate in Aberdeen on Sunday (Picture: Craig Brough/PA)

Humza Yousaf can inspire Scotland to win its independence – Angus Robertson Angus Robertson

Kate Forbes, left, Ash Regan, and Humza Yousaf are standing to become leader of the SNP (Picture: Andy Buchanan/pool via Getty Images)

Humza Yousaf laughed at my jokes, I'm not so sure Kate Forbes would Vladimir McTavish