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  • Humza Yousaf speaks during a press conference at Bute House.

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    Humza Yousaf quits as Scotland’s first minister – UK politics live

  • Humza Yousaf speaking during a press conference

    Humza Yousaf steps down as Scotland’s first minister

    SNP leader, who was facing two confidence votes, announces resignation after one year in post
  • Humza Yousaf arrives at Bute House in Edinburgh before his press conference

    Humza Yousaf quits as first minister of Scotland: what happens now?

    SNP and Scottish government go through second leadership crisis in less than 18 months

  • Who is in the running to replace Humza Yousaf as SNP leader?

  • People with depression or anxiety could lose sickness benefits, says UK minister

  • Humza Yousaf poised to quit as Scotland’s first minister

  • Met police to pay ‘five-figure sum’ to French publisher arrested under anti-terror laws

  • Lampedusa aid workers condemn UK’s Rwanda plan after Cleverly visit

  • Lib Dems pledge access to same named GP for over-70s and long-term sick

  • Ireland reaps €700m Brexit bonanza from customs duties

  • David Cameron under fire for hiring £42m luxury jet for central Asia tour

Opinion

  • Gordon Brown

    There’s a hard-right tidal wave about to hit Europe – and it will only make the economic crisis worse

    Gordon Brown
  • Former prime minister Gordon Brown.

    The Guardian view on rethinking economics: a discipline in disarray holds too much sway in the UK

  • Nicola Jennings on Rishi Sunak and Humza Yousaf’s troubles – cartoon

    Nicola Jennings on the troubles of Rishi Sunak and Humza Yousaf – cartoon

  • John Harris

    Children left to drown in the Channel – is this where Britain’s drift to the right is taking us?

    John Harris

  • From welfare to warfare: Sunak’s spending shift imperils local services again

    Richard Partington

  • Some are born lucky, so the left shouldn’t flinch from giving others a helping hand

    Sonia Sodha

  • For migrants, ‘deterrence’ doesn’t deter. It’s cruelty, not compassion, Mr Sunak

    Kenan Malik

  • Jacob Rees-Mogg is just posing as a GB News anchor, but Ofcom doesn’t care if we’re confused

    Catherine Bennett

  • How can Labour fix Britain’s ‘economic failure’ without rejoining the EU?

    William Keegan

  • Tony Blair had it, Boris Johnson too... the quality that wins Angela Rayner support despite her gaffes

    Martha Gill

  • I am resigning from the Tory party and crossing the floor. Only Labour wants to restore our NHS

    Dan Poulter

  • Tories have always had a fear of political extinction. After the next election, they could be right

    Samuel Earle

Features & Analysis

  • ‘I’m still traumatised by Brexit’ … Ben Bradshaw.

    ‘I still think Tony was right on Iraq’: Labour’s Ben Bradshaw on Blair, Brexit and battling homophobia

  • For Blackpool byelection piece

    Is Reform UK on the rise? Blackpool’s soup kitchen candidate will find out

  • A family walks along the Southbank in the rain with The Palace of Westminster, home to the Houses of Parliament, in the background, in London

    Red walls and green dreams: what are the key battlegrounds in England’s local elections?

  • A Labour party rosette.

    ‘It would be seismic to win in Sunak’s backyard’: is Labour about to paint England red?

Politics Weekly UK
Every Thursday, Guardian political columnist John Harris hosts a cast of voices from up and down the country as well as across the political spectrum to analyse the week’s political news.

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Cartoons

  • A row of four watchdogs - a hairy dog with a dog tag labelled Ofcom saying “Toothless”, a bedraggled dog with a dog tag labelled Ofwat saying “Stinky”, a poodle with a dog tag labelled Ofsted saying “Inadequate”, and a small fat supine dog with a dog tag labelled Oftory saying “ Look, let’s be absolutely clear about this, with all due respect none of this is our fault, what about the sick note culture, Angela Rayner’s mortgage, NHS efficiency savings paying for defence spending? And growth - what about growth? Please, please vote for us when we finally let you have your say and, er, Stop the boats!

    Chris Riddell on how one-word Ofsted assessments would apply to the Tory party – cartoon

  • Martin Rowson on the travails of Humza Yousaf – cartoon

    Martin Rowson on the travails of Humza Yousaf – cartoon

    Scotland’s first minister faces motions of no confidence from Labour and the Conservatives after ending his power-sharing deal with the Green party
  • Martin Rowson on the latest ill omen for Rishi Sunak’s government – cartoon

    Martin Rowson on the latest ill omen for Rishi Sunak’s government – cartoon

    Rishi Sunak’s policies invariably end in disaster

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