SNP’s John Swinney to Stand for Leadership After Yousaf’s Departure
- Former minister Forbes has yet to declare whether she’ll run
- Leadership race triggered by Humza Yousaf’s decision to quit
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John Swinney said he plans to stand in the race to succeed Humza Yousaf as leader of Scotland’s governing Scottish National Party, after the first minister said he was stepping down.
“There’s going to have to be change: we just cannot go on as we are today,” Swinney told reporters in Edinburgh on Thursday. “That’s the reason I’m standing because if we go on the way we’re going on today, I think we’ll face tough times. But I’m stepping up to the plate to sort that.”