{"id":152807,"date":"2024-05-02T12:00:19","date_gmt":"2024-05-02T11:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/humza-yousaf-denies-rumours-about-why-he-stepped-down-as-scotlands-first-minister\/"},"modified":"2024-05-02T12:00:19","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T11:00:19","slug":"humza-yousaf-denies-rumours-about-why-he-stepped-down-as-scotlands-first-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/humza-yousaf-denies-rumours-about-why-he-stepped-down-as-scotlands-first-minister\/","title":{"rendered":"Humza Yousaf denies rumours about why he stepped down as Scotland&#8217;s first minister"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/vD_Jf1Vs8a0\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Humza Yousaf denies rumours about why he stepped down as Scotland's first minister\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vD_Jf1Vs8a0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Outgoing first minister Humza Yousaf has told Sky News the SNP and independence movement would be harmed by a toxic leadership contest.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Yousaf, who this week announced he was standing down as SNP leader and Scotland&#8217;s first minister, refused to be drawn on his party&#8217;s future direction.<\/p>\n<p>He said any suggestion of him being forced out of office to make way for John Swinney was &quot;complete and utter rubbish&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>Read more: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/first-minister-humza-yousaf-says-toxic-leadership-contest-would-harm-snp-and-independence-movement-13126763<\/p>\n<p>#humzayousaf #scotland #politics <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/ <\/p>\n<p>Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here\/Los video de Sky News est\u00e1n disponibles en espa\u00f1ol aqu\u00ed: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog <\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Outgoing first minister Humza Yousaf has told Sky News the SNP and independence movement would be harmed by a toxic leadership contest. 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