Humza Yousaf, the grandson of a Pakistani immigrant who arrived barely speaking English to work in a sewing machine factory in Glasgow, was named as the new leader of the Scottish National Party on Monday.
LONDON — Because of his party’s majority, Yousaf will almost certainly be chosen as first minister — the leader of Scotland — by the Parliament on Tuesday.
Beyond independence, the new leader of the SNP said he would focus on the high cost of living, improving educational opportunities and access to an often overwhelmed National Health Service. The leader of the opposition Labour Party, Keir Starmer, said Yousef and his party “do not have the answers on the NHS or on the cost of living crisis.”
Sturgeon became first minister eight years ago — taking over from her older mentor, later antagonist, the former SNP leader Alex Salmond — after the failed independence referendum in 2014. One recent poll showed that 44 percent of Scots favored independence compared with 56 percent who did not — pretty much the same breakdown as in 2014, when 45 percent said yes and 55 percent said no.Gender Recognition Reform Bill
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