Humza Yousaf to reject pact with Alex Salmond's Alba party - despite it holding key to his fate

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Humza Yousaf will refuse to enter an electoral pact with Alex Salmond's party that could have seen the SNP step aside in some Scottish seats, Sky News understands.

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Yousaf faces no-confidence vote as he fights for survival
Scotlandโ€™s first minister Humza Yousaf is battling for his political survival after a chaotic 24 hours which saw him end the SNPโ€™s governing partnership with the Greens on Thursday. This was followed a couple of hours later by the Scottish Conservatives putting forward a motion of no confidence in the first minister. The motion was backed by Scottish Labour, the Scottish Lib Dems and, crucially, the Greens, who just 24 hours earlier were close cabinet colleagues. It leaves Mr Yousaf potentially having to rely on Alex Salmondโ€™s Alba Party, and their one MSP Ash Regan, to survive a no-confidence vote. Report by Jonesia. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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