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Humza Yousaf fought back tears as he announced his resignation as Scottish first minister on Monday (29 April).Mr Yousaf announced he was stepping down during a press conference at Bute house in Edinburgh, just days before a vote on his leadership was expected.The 39-year-old said: “After spending the weekend reflecting on what is best for my party, for the government and for the country I lead I have concluded that repairing our relationship across the political divide can only be done with someone else at the helm.”Mr Yousef then became emotional when speaking about his family, saying: “It takes its toll on your physical and mental health; your family suffers alongside you.” More

Rishi Sunak poured himself a “£900 cup of coffee” in a bizarre attempt at a TikTok trend to highlight the National Insurance cut about to kick in.The trend sees social media users write hidden messages on a clear mug, pouring milk into the drink to reveal the text.Mr Sunak’s £900 written on the cup appeared to refer to the government’s claim that the cut will save the average worker earning £35,400 more than £900 a year when combined with a cut in the autumn statement.According to fact-checking charity Full Fact, the IFS calculates that an employee on an average wage of £35,000 will lose more than £500 due to personal tax threshold freezes since 2021. More

Scottish Greens co-leader Lorna Slater has welcomed calls for Humza Yousaf to resign, describing how he tore up a relationship “based on trust and mutual respect” in ending the powersharing deal last week.The first minister is reportedly considering stepping down, sources close to Mr Yousaf cited by the BBC and The Times have indicated.Speaking on Monday, 29 April, the MSP for the Lothian region said: “I think [resigning is] the right thing for him to do.“We’d worked together really well… in a relationship based on trust and mutual respect and to tear that up suddenly was, was a poor decision.” More

Count Binface has vowed to rename London Bridge after Phoebe Waller-Bridge if he wins May’s mayoral election.His other flagship policies for the capital include price-capping croissants at £1.10 and granting grade-one listed status to Claudia Winkleman’s fringe.The self-described intergalactic space warrior running in London’s election, who says he is 5,072 years old in Earth years, has also pledged to make Thames Water bosses “take a dip” in the river.The Count, who previously ran to be mayor in 2021, has hinted that he may stand in Rishi Sunak’s seat in North Yorkshire in the general election. More

Tory minister Chris Philp appeared to confuse two African countries on BBC Question Time on Thursday, 25 April.The MP for Croydon South seemed to ask whether “Rwanda is a different country to Congo” in response to a question from an audience member who said he came from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.As the audience member asked if family members had come from Goma on a crossing would they then be sent back to the country they are supposedly warring – Rwanda – Mr Philp replied: “No, I think there’s an exclusion on people from Rwanda being sent to Rwanda.”After objections, Mr Philp appeared to ask: “Rwanda is a different country to Congo isn’t it? More

First minister Humza Yousaf’s political future hangs by a thread after the Scottish Greens said they would vote against him in a motion of no confidence.The SNP leader dramatically brought the powersharing deal to an end on Thursday morning (25 April), angering the smaller pro-independence party’s leaders who accused him of “political cowardice”.At a short press conference, co-leaders Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater confirmed the decision to vote against Mr Yousaf.The Bute House Agreement gave the SNP-led government a majority at Holyrood but it came under strain in recent days after the Greens said they would put the future of the deal to a vote by their members. More

Humza Yousaf and Douglas Ross were embroiled in a heated clash in the Scottish Parliament after the first minister ended the so-called Bute House Agreement underpinning the Scottish government coalition with immediate effect on Thursday, 25 April.The leader of the Scottish Conservative Party later said he would table a motion of no confidence Mr Yousaf, with Mr Ross describing him as “weak” and a “failed first minister”.Mr Yousaf removed Greens co-leaders Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater from the government, and the SNP is set to act as a minority government going forward.It comes after the Greens were angered when the Scottish government announced it was to ditch a key climate change target. More

Humza Yousaf joked about a “breakup” with the Greens after he ended the so-called Bute House Agreement underpinning the Scottish government coalition on Thursday, 25 April.The first minister denied ending the pact because he did not want the Greens to end it first.As a reporter asked him if his decision was “because it is better to do the breaking up yourself than be dumped,” Mr Yousaf jokingly responded: “I wouldn’t know.”Mr Yousaf removed Greens co-leaders Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater from the government, and the SNP is set to act as a minority government going forward. More