Article 6MEES Humza Yousaf inherited a deeply fractured SNP – as will his successor

Humza Yousaf inherited a deeply fractured SNP – as will his successor

by
Libby Brooks
from World news | The Guardian on (#6MEES)

Previous contest exposed splits on issues such as LGBTQ+ rights and green policy that next leader must tackle

When Humza Yousaf was narrowly elected leader of the SNP last March, it was after a bruising leadership contest that exposed profound divisions in the party over LGBTQ+ rights, Westminster's veto of Holyrood law, and environmental and economic policy.

Indeed, it could be said the end of the SNP's partnership with the Greens, and the downward spiral of chaos that ended with Yousaf's resignation little over a year later, was telegraphed by the fault lines that emerged back then, setting the scene for the myriad conflicts that Yousaf was forced to manage - and ultimately failed to resolve - as leader.

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