Alex Salmond reacts: Humza Yousaf steps down as leader of the SNP 

So will they now get rid of that ridiculous hate law?

“ These are my principles and if you don’t like them I’ve got others !” Well said Dumza .

Greens didn’t think this through did they? Neither did Eck !!’

Step one,Humza gone, step two a vote of no confidence in the Scottish government and a fresh election for the people of Scotland

Should have been kicked out with no future financial benefits !

Gee he likes blowing his own trumpet 😮

Now hold an election and get him out of politics altogether

Salmond, Sturgeon and Yousaf, three of the worst leaders Scotland has had to suffer. For Christ's sake give us another parliamentary election and oust the SNP for good!!

We have never had an SNP first minister who left office without having to resign.

Ha ha ha big Alex! Going round the studios brimming with glee and confidence over the weekend. “The kingmaker” he saw himself as. 😂 Back to Russian TV

We have had salmon, sturgeon and hummus 🤔 What's on the menu next?Miss steak?

Wee Eck had his chance. The independence issue has been put back years by the SNP's mishandling of the government of Scotland and the corruption that the SNP can't hide any more.

Congrats, JKR! Well played!

You can do one as well ...eejit

Oh no a man that never should have been running a country messed the place up and is now running away without consequences whom could have seen this coming it's shocking i tell ya

Most people up here are sick of hearing about independence, we want our country functioning again.

Trust Salmond, he should have stayed retired.

Independence is not an "immediate priority". Schools, NHS, economy, roads... These are the immediate priorities. Prove yourself first then ask for more power

Salmond cannot hide his delight at being back in the limelight. What an ego!

Salmond showing his desperation. He was shat all over by them but still supports them for the sake of power....

The tissue he cried into... WHITE

At least Humza can take a break and get off in the SNP camper van for a holiday.

King Eck - never one to be modest. Let's not forget though he's a yesterday man, a failed politician rightly booted out by the electorate.

He didn't resign he was given an ultimatum. Leave in disgrace or be sacked in disgrace. He should be thrown in jail.

We don't 'get' a Referendum. The people in Scotland are sovereign, period. We can and should declare what we want, and when.

Well no matter who takes over the leadership the SNP will be controlled by two green MSP’s who are more concerned about pronouns than improving the environment. What a pantomime.

"His surname wasn't a species of fish...he had to go!!"

J K Rowling is like Agent 47, the way she disposes of SNP 1st ministers :)

One of the few downsides to the disintegration of the SNP, the humiliation of those crazy Greens and blow to the nationalist cause is the wall to wall return of this arrogant individual. He is every bit as bad as the rest of them.

🤣🤣🤣BYEEE Humza …..thought u said u wouldn’t stand down 😂

I remember in the 1980s after an election "Alex Salmond" came on TV, STV it was and called voters idiots for not voting for him, the anger and venom by this man insulting me and others like me that never voted for him live on TV.

On yer bike Humza and try not to fall off

I see Swinney is standing for the leadership, the perfect cure for insomnia.

Great news!!🎉

The brexit divorce is 8yrs old and counting, with the UK suffering the fallout for generations. A divorce from the 320yr Union would be far more painful, take far longer, and with the current crop of talentless fools in the Scottish Parliament, an impossible task. No chance. Next!

I watched live Yousaf didn't come out of the office to declare he could not handle the pressure, he stayed in the office with a private group of reporters who were there by invitation only and broadcast via Bute House. He didn't have the confidence to come out and speak to the people or reporters.

The latest poll for independence (April 2024) puts 47% in favour of independence, and FALLING.

Sorry to say, Alex, but people who want independence aren't getting behind Alba. They're more likely to vote Labour to push SNP out and then start again from scratch. You had your chance but just didn't have the chemistry between you and the people.

Now that he's gone, everyone ought to resubmit the police complaints that were being quashed because he was PM. He's unprivileged now.

Ash Regan not so important now. Salmond's Alba nearly sold out Scotland

I bet Alex thought he was a bit fishy!

Great news!

We need Scottish peoples party for Scottish people for Independence not lies or corruption good leadership and honest people

I’m not interested in anything Salmond has to say . He had his ‘shottie’ as FM and made no difference apart from lumbering us with Sturgeon . Neither do I want to see Regan anywhere near the levers of power with Salmond pulling the strings .

Yousaf nightmare next first minister white or white or white beautiful

So long fair well get lost on your bike 😂

Does this mean the ferry service will be functioning soon. Did he buy a luxury motorhome as a leaving present for himself.White, white, white, white.

i remember the day Yousaf was made leader one of his colleagues was asked what he would be like and the first thing she said was he will be great,and he's BAME. At that moment I realised the uber woke SNP had chosen a leader not on experience merit or talent but pigmentation and religious beliefs.

The only reason the SNP draw large numbers is because of the Independence angle. If they didn't the SNP would be nothing. Scotland like England is a divided nation simply because the Politicians care more about themselves than the people and the country they represent.

Labour are laughing

Having to deal with English media as Scotland has none of its own.

Remember the Greens got their 8 seats because the nailed their flag to the independence movement and that SNP voters gave them their second vote . Who is to say Alba will not take their place

Thats a fair comment. The deal with the "green"( not green in any way) was a poor decision. Mr S would not have done that....

Define this Independence. If it means a changing of the guard, then to what extent for the people of Scotland? If it means freedom then there is a cost to that freedom. Responsibility for oneself and the nation to sustain themselves must bring trade, freedoms previously removed and honesty about the journey ahead. To merely throw away the shackles from one to be shackled by another is just change for change sake. What are the stipulations... the line where the Scottish people agree here... and no more. Are the Scottish people ready to take such a step for a reward so great. And will others interfere in her journey for their own benefit, as we've seen countless times before.

Surely the SNP should elect the person they should have done in the first place, ie. Kate Forbes. It'll split them from the Greens for good and get rid of their obsession with their weird Trans ideas.

Salmond. Your opportunity awaits. Are you the man for the job

I wish whom ever is the new leader every success. Scotland deserves a capable administration, one that sets a sound course for the future, be it independent or otherwise. As for Alex Salmond. That interview was simply him stating positions that suit his own interests. Scotland needs better. It needs politicians that put Scotland first and not their own political ambitions. At 70 perhaps time to retire?

Plenty of things Useless can be doing in his beloved Gaza!

Sink independence,we are independent already,we are part of a nation that work together,snp have had a shot and done freeg all really!,we Don't need Hollywood, plenty of Drama on TV ,save cash shut it all down ,the public pay enough, give them a break

Mr Salmond leave politics

Hamza Useless & Truss: “I am a fighter… (5 minutes later) I resign as Prime/First Minister!” 😂

He should have been sacked, not allowed to stay. He would have been out by the vote but he jumped first.

The day i lost my dad and they stop me seeing him they made it personal now they will pay

Alex cant even get elected in Scotland but you never know what the future holds but l won't hod my breath

You cannot defend Yousef and his outrageous blasphemy law.

The Flower of Scotland song needs the line about "Sending Edwards army home to think again" needs writing again now 😊

Is Scottish independence at 50%? That is curtains if that is the case.

It was bad enough when Salmond had trouble keeping his " wandering hands " off women who dressed normally, god knows how he was going to get his hands up a burka.

Hate law has to go or no more votes for SNP.

We said NO; have a day off 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇬🇧

It's only 50% leave when you ask the question, 'Should Scotland be an independent country,' Alex. If you ask the question, 'Should Scotland leave the United Kingdom,' it is only 33%, and that is the question you are going to get next time.

50%? Eck, have you bumped your head?

It's the will of Al'lah, apparently.

A great day for Scotland! They're finally free of that Baw Bag!

Lets have something new and fresh , this old perv is not the answer

Alapa? Maybe Humza should join you 😂

Ash Regan is a lame duck MSP completely unelected. she has completely no self respect if she did she would resign and let her voters decide if the want to keep her.

Khan next? Are P45’s white? 😂😂

cr@p at the job SNP and Tories nobody left that are qualified to sweep the floor

If its anything like the Sturgeon family fiasco I cannot wait to see what comes out the woodwork over the next few weeks?

Ending the commitment to Net Zero was the right move, If he was a compliant leader he would have explained why it was necessary. He was taken down and silenced by the Greens. We've been trying to warn you, these people are willing to consume Kale, anyone willing to be that vindictive towards themselves will sacrifice you in a heartbeat

Put the pencil down, flippen heck man 😂

Time for a election for both Scotland and Wales. it's barny having a 20 mph speed limit and minimum pricing for alcohol just another tax

White White White White.

Alex Salmond should be investigated for his part in allowing Donald Trump to buy and develop a Golf Course on land which should have been a protected natural habitat.

Mr Salmond no longer looking like the cat who got the cream.

lol the clown has fallen off the wall! 😅😅😅

So Jocks Independence means being ruled from the EU,

Well let's hope Scottish people get to vote for minster 😊

AS LONG AS SALMOND DOES NOT THINK HE IS GOING TO WALK IN THROUGH THE BACKDOOR, THE GOOD PEOPLE OF SCOTLAND HAVE NOT FORGOTTEN YOUR MISDEMEANOURS OF THE PAST.

Salmond was rubbing his hands in glee because he saw a way for him. He was winding the monkey Ash Regan to get her in coalition. It was all he wanted. Never thought about 55% who say Naw

If the Scottish people decided to unite for once in their history they could be a great country again. Stronger together! This is just Alex's word salad!

Tony Bliar is laughing at the chaos .

Things have just got worse for the SNP. Not only has John Swinney, the most boring man on planet Earth, thrown his hat in the ring Kate Forbes, a member of the Scottish Free Church (read religious fanatic) has announced her holy candidature. Unless Stephen Flynn declares he is standing I am done with the party altogether as I suspect many other Scots will be.

Gosh... Where to start? I write as an Englishman not unsympathetic to the cause of Scottish independence. My views tend to be born south of the border and much of my reading matter originates here, too - but not all. Poor Mr Salmons is one of the clowns at the helm when the SNP was at its most self-destructive, its most unhelpfully combative, its most inclined to unpleasant, spiteful infighting. Scotland deserves so much better than the SNP and the absurd copy of "The People's Front of Judea" that is Alba. Holyrood often resembles a parish council with ego issues. I write that with affection and with a good deal of sympathy for the wider cause.

Salmond will push a particularly large sausage roll in his mouth today to celebrate.

_"He decried culture wars"_ Then maybe he should've tried not escalating them.

Don't you get sick of listening to the politicians from all shades talking as if the whole thing was some game show or reality competition. We need to get some real people into politics and get rid of these narcissistic shysters....

Scotland - from Humza to Anwar 😂

Working from the backbenches - Nicola Sturgeon and Humza Yousaf......