After 16 years of SNP dominance, Humza Yousaf could take the party to the opposition benches
What a decade and a half it's been for Scotland; what a 35 days for him.
He said that he had been forced to listen to some home truths by those in attendance, but much of what they will have had to say, he's heard before. A government which doesn't do what it says on the tin will eventually come a cropper, especially if it also fails to deliver on the big ticket item, in this case independence, something which Humza Yousaf has said needs a sustained majority of support before any new referendum. He's also not put a figure on what that might look like.
Voting intention for the General Election puts Labour within three percentage points of the SNP, at 32% compared to 35%. Compare that to the actual result in 2019 which had the SNP on 45% and Labour on 19%, and the turnaround will be deeply concerning for Humza Yousaf and his strategists. There will be many SNP MPs now very worried about their seats.
It is perhaps unsurprising, given the chaos surrounding the SNP, that public confidence in the party is shifting.
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