Brian Taylor, former political editor for BBC Scotland, on Humza Yousaf's uphill battle to "coax, cajole and persuade" Scots over the case for independence after the SNP's "incredibly bitter and divisive leadership contest."
New SNP leader Humza Yousaf has said he will ask for a Section 30 order “right away” just hours after he took over in the top job.
Mr Yousaf, who has been Scottish Health Secretary since 2021, succeeds Nicola Sturgeon in that role, and will now be formally elected by MSPs as Scotland’s sixth first minister on Tuesday.
He recorded a narrow victory over rival Kate Forbes once second preference votes were taken into account when Ash Regan was eliminated from the contest after the first round of voting.
Speaking to ITV News after his victory, Mr Yousaf said he would seek the powers to hold another referendum “right away”.
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