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If passed by MLAs, the proposal would force the First Minister to resign immediately under the terms of the Scotland Act, with Holyrood given 28 days to elect a new First Minister before an election is called.
The Prime Minister announced on Monday that he would resign (Image: (Andrew Milligan / PA))Although it is unlikely to pass – due to the likelihood that the Scottish Greens will abstain – it will win the support of the Tories and the Lib Dems.
Speaking to the PA news agency on Tuesday, Mr Sarwar said he wanted to use the motion to highlight the need for a Holyrood election following the turmoil in the SNP.
He added that the “genie is out of the bottle” for the SNP, adding: “I believe this is a dysfunctional, disorganized, divided political party.”
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The decision to go ahead with the vote, he said, was a “point of principle”, adding: “We also want to draw attention to the democratic deficit as they themselves described it when they were talking about Westminster and the Conservatives.
The Scottish Labor leader is going ahead with his motion of no confidence (Image: PA)Mr Sarwar said he was “desperate” for a Scottish election alongside the Westminster one, which will be held later this year, adding that his party was “ready for elections”.
Meanwhile, Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross withdrew a motion of no confidence in the Prime Minister following his decision to resign.
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Declaring “job done”, Mr Ross added: “I am very pleased that the Scottish Conservatives’ motion of no confidence in Humza Yousaf has achieved its purpose by forcing him to resign.
“Although, on a personal level, I wish him well for the future, he was a disaster as First Minister and it is for the good of Scotland that he is going.”
The proposal comes at the end of a turbulent week in Scottish politics, with the collapse of the Bute House Agreement between the SNP and the Greens igniting a chain of events that led to the resignation of the First Minister.
