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Sarwar: There ‘must be’ Holyrood election following Yousaf resignation

Source: PA Wire

The Scottish Labour leader has said there must be a Scottish election following Humza Yousaf’s resignation as First Minister, while the Scottish Greens called for “stability”.

Scottish Labour have tabled a vote of no confidence in the Scottish Government as a whole, which is expected to take place this week.

Party leader Anas Sarwar said: “Scotland faces the biggest challenges since devolution but it now has a dysfunctional, chaotic and divided SNP Government.

“All this at a time when our country needs strong leadership to get us

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