Humza Yousaf elected as new leader of Scotland's ruling party SNP.

Humza Yousaf has won the Scottish National Party leadership contest and is set to become Scotland’s First Minister replacing Nicola Sturgeon. Yousaf won 52% of the final votes cast, running on a platform dedicated to delivering Scottish independence, combating the cost-of-living crisis, rejoining the European Union, banning conversion practices, and transitioning to renewable energy, amongst other campaign promises. Yousaf takes over a party with an overriding objective to end Scotland’s three-centuries-long union with England.