LONDON: Pakistani-origin Scottish National Party (SNP) leader Hamza Yousaf, who leads the devolved government in Scotland, announced his resignation on Monday after days of political turmoil that have thrown the regional SNP-led administration into doubt. Have put it in.
Youssef, 39, took over as Scotland's first Muslim and the region's youngest first minister in March last year.
Last week, he ended a power-sharing deal with the Scottish Green Party over growing policy differences, putting his leadership of the minority government in jeopardy. His former Green Party colleagues then joined with the opposition Conservative, Labor and Liberal Democrat parties to support two no-confidence motions – one in relation to Joseph's leadership of Scotland and the other in relation to the Scottish Government as a whole.
Yusuf said, "While it was entirely possible to find a way through this week's no-confidence motion, I am not willing to trade my values and principles or make a deal with anyone just to retain power.,
He said, "Therefore, after spending the weekend considering what is best for my party, the government and the country I lead, I have concluded that repairing our relations across the political divide can only happen under someone else's leadership." "Can be done only in."
In her speech at Edinburgh's Bute House, she said in an emotional note: "I am sad that my time as First Minister is coming to an end, but I am very grateful that I have been so fortunate as to have had so few opportunities. “People get to leave their country and who could ask for a better country to lead than Scotland.”
Yousuf, of Pakistani and Kenyan origin, paid tribute to Britain's diversity and also referred to Rishi Sunak as Britain's first Hindu Prime Minister in his resignation speech.
He added: “When I was young, people who looked like me were not in positions of political influence, let alone leading governments. We now live in a Britain where there is a British Hindu Prime Minister (Sunak), a Muslim Mayor of London (Sadiq Khan), a black Welsh First Minister (Vaughan Gething), and for the time being this country has had a Scottish Asian First Minister. .,
“So to those who decry that multiculturalism has failed across Britain, I would suggest that the evidence is quite the contrary and that is something everyone should celebrate.”
He will hold his post until his replacement as First Minister is selected in the Scottish Parliament, Holyrood. It's a time of turmoil for the pro-independence SNP, although the outgoing leader claimed Scotty independence "feels disappointingly close".
Youssef said, "The last few miles of a marathon are always the hardest and we have run this race as a team and now we will prepare to hand over the reins to a successor who I am confident will lead us to the finish line." Will go.”
Opposition parties welcomed his resignation, with the Scottish Tories saying Joseph had avoided a "humiliating defeat" in a no-confidence vote this weekend and the Labor Party calling for a "fresh start" across the country soon. -Demand for nationwide general elections.,
Meanwhile, the race to replace Joseph has begun, with party stalwart Joe Swinney – a former deputy to former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon – leading the race. Swinney said he has been "overwhelmed" by messages from colleagues asking him to run and he will have to consider it before making any announcement in the coming days.
Stephen Flynn, who represents the SNP as a member of parliament in the House of Commons in London, and Kate Forbes, who previously lost to Joseph, are among the other contenders. Forbes, who spent some of his formative years in Indy, where his parents worked as Christian missionaries, was Joseph's close rival in last year's SNP leadership election.
Youssef, 39, took over as Scotland's first Muslim and the region's youngest first minister in March last year.
Last week, he ended a power-sharing deal with the Scottish Green Party over growing policy differences, putting his leadership of the minority government in jeopardy. His former Green Party colleagues then joined with the opposition Conservative, Labor and Liberal Democrat parties to support two no-confidence motions – one in relation to Joseph's leadership of Scotland and the other in relation to the Scottish Government as a whole.
Yusuf said, "While it was entirely possible to find a way through this week's no-confidence motion, I am not willing to trade my values and principles or make a deal with anyone just to retain power.,
He said, "Therefore, after spending the weekend considering what is best for my party, the government and the country I lead, I have concluded that repairing our relations across the political divide can only happen under someone else's leadership." "Can be done only in."
In her speech at Edinburgh's Bute House, she said in an emotional note: "I am sad that my time as First Minister is coming to an end, but I am very grateful that I have been so fortunate as to have had so few opportunities. “People get to leave their country and who could ask for a better country to lead than Scotland.”
Yousuf, of Pakistani and Kenyan origin, paid tribute to Britain's diversity and also referred to Rishi Sunak as Britain's first Hindu Prime Minister in his resignation speech.
He added: “When I was young, people who looked like me were not in positions of political influence, let alone leading governments. We now live in a Britain where there is a British Hindu Prime Minister (Sunak), a Muslim Mayor of London (Sadiq Khan), a black Welsh First Minister (Vaughan Gething), and for the time being this country has had a Scottish Asian First Minister. .,
“So to those who decry that multiculturalism has failed across Britain, I would suggest that the evidence is quite the contrary and that is something everyone should celebrate.”
He will hold his post until his replacement as First Minister is selected in the Scottish Parliament, Holyrood. It's a time of turmoil for the pro-independence SNP, although the outgoing leader claimed Scotty independence "feels disappointingly close".
Youssef said, "The last few miles of a marathon are always the hardest and we have run this race as a team and now we will prepare to hand over the reins to a successor who I am confident will lead us to the finish line." Will go.”
Opposition parties welcomed his resignation, with the Scottish Tories saying Joseph had avoided a "humiliating defeat" in a no-confidence vote this weekend and the Labor Party calling for a "fresh start" across the country soon. -Demand for nationwide general elections.,
Meanwhile, the race to replace Joseph has begun, with party stalwart Joe Swinney – a former deputy to former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon – leading the race. Swinney said he has been "overwhelmed" by messages from colleagues asking him to run and he will have to consider it before making any announcement in the coming days.
Stephen Flynn, who represents the SNP as a member of parliament in the House of Commons in London, and Kate Forbes, who previously lost to Joseph, are among the other contenders. Forbes, who spent some of his formative years in Indy, where his parents worked as Christian missionaries, was Joseph's close rival in last year's SNP leadership election.
