Labour's motion of no confidence in the SNP government has been defeated. 58 in favour, 70 against.

He's still going to vote to collapse the government though

Willie Rennie paying tribute to Humza Yousaf's smile during the no confidence debate.

Just been through findings from today's Ipsos Scotland poll on The Nine. Emily Gray has a great thread on the main findings, but a few reflections on what they mean for the SNP before I go bed. 🧵

This seems like a good time to reshare my in-depth Holyrood magazine interview with Kate Forbes MSP from last year. I've interviewed a lot of smart people in a lot of senior roles in a lot of different countries - she's up there with the most impressive holyrood.com/inside-politic…

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Fergus Ewing has warned his party against a repeat of last year's leadership campaign which saw highly personal attacks made on Kate Forbes over her religious and moral views. dlvr.it/T6Ff76 👇 Full story

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🚨BREAKING: Cllr Simita Kumar Cllr Simita Kumar has been elected as the new leader of Edinburgh Council's SNP group

💥 NEW: Ipsos polling finds that following Humza’s resignation:

- SNP voters are more likely to favour John Swinney to Forbes (30% v 21%)

- But general public prefer Kate Forbes (26% v 20%)

- Public rate Swinney and Forbes (37%) over Labour’s Anas Sarwar (31%) for best FM

Kate Forbes not yet saying if she'll be throwing her hat into the ring for SNP leadership

Scotland's colleges are public sector institutions, but thousands of jobs are at risk and compulsory redundancies are on the cards.

'Mr Yousaf had run his race with all the poise of a man whose laces had been tied together. Whether he fell over under his own steam or was pushed, hardly seemed to matter much any more.' | Alison Rowat

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Alison Rowat: Humza Yousaf left as he governed, bewildered to the end

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