BREAKING: Kate Forbes will NOT stand as SNP leader. She will back John Swinney, who is now set to become First Minister as early as next Tuesday. Full statement from Kate Forbes: thescottishsun.co.uk/news/12597480/…

Kate Forbes to make a statement on SNP leadership mid afternoon. Source close to Forbes says she's still 'weighing things up'
thescottishsun.co.uk/news/12593611/…

John Swinney set to announce he’ll stand as SNP leader. Still no decision from Kate Forbes. Winner effectively becomes Scotland seventh First Minister by default thescottishsun.co.uk/news/12592055/…

NEVER MIND THE BALLOTS — Episode 7:

🇬🇧 Home Secretary James Cleverly🇬🇧

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn MP

💥 Former First Minister Alex Salmond

🗞️ The Scottish Sun’s guru Chris Musson

📺 thesun.co.uk / YouTube

m.youtube.com/watch?v=H9tjMx…

EXCL: Secret talks held between John Swinney and Kate Forbes amid internal SNP push for them to cut a deal on who becomes next First Minister thescottishsun.co.uk/news/12587989/…

A spokesman for Forbes said: 'We can confirm Kate spoke to John yesterday. It was a purely informal meeting. Kate is continuing to weigh up whether to run and is grateful for the growing outpouring of support.'

EXCL: Secret talks held between John Swinney and Kate Forbes amid internal SNP push for them to cut a deal on who becomes next First Minister thescottishsun.co.uk/news/12587989/…

So, it looks like we’re going to be doing this whole bunch of guys (or at least people siding with a guy) monster the young woman and parade her as some sort of witch thing, again …. how enlightened

COMMENT: It may be an unpopular view, but it’s hard not to feel for Humza Yousaf. He was dealt a duff hand but is a decent sort, in politics to make the country a better place. Unfortunately for him,he’s messed it up. Now the SNP are set to step backwards thescottishsun.co.uk/news/12573039/…

COMMENT: It’s a sign of how bad things are for the SNP that we’re now being asked to believe John Swinney - yesterday’s man until today, apparently - is the man who will sail them to the promised land thescottishsun.co.uk/news/12573039/…

Today’s The Scottish Sun

John Swinney is seen by many in the SNP as a safe pair of hands, but he’s not without baggage …

Humza Yousaf, today: 'I am not willing to trade in my values or principles or do deals with whomever simply for retaining power'

BREAKING: Humza Yousaf has announced he is resigning as SNP leader but wants to continue as First Minister until his successor is elected thescottishsun.co.uk/news/12567735/…

EXC: Humza Yousaf is preparing to quit as Scotland’s first minister after coming to the conclusion that his position is no longer tenable
thetimes.co.uk/article/humza-…

NEW: Humza Yousaf rejected demands to sign up to an electoral pact with Alex Salmond's Alba party in order to survive as First Minister.

It was described as a 'fantasy', with 'no possibility' of the FM agreeing such a deal with Mr Salmond

thescottishsun.co.uk/news/12561658/…

Getting tasty. But I suspect Humza Yousaf would rather quit/lose confidence vote than agree to this

NEW: Humza Yousaf: I'll fight on thescottishsun.co.uk/news/12554830/…

Looks like Scottish Labour's motion of confidence in Scot Gov (binding under law) will NOT pass, if this Green MSP's take reflects the party line. Tory-called vote on FM personally (non-binding) still in balance.

COMMENT: It is better to have troublemakers inside the tent pissing out, than outside pissing in. The problem for Humza Yousaf was the Greens had just started pissing everywhere, anyway. He had to act, but he chose the wrong moment. thescottishsun.co.uk/news/12551181/…