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Humza Yousaf

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Nationalist MSPs (clockwise from top left) Fergus Ewing, Kate Forbes, Christine Graham, Michelle Thomson, Ivan McKee and Annabelle Ewing all chose to side with opposition parties yesterday by abstaining

Not proven: Rebellion over SNP plans to scrap Scotland's third verdict, reduce size of juries and change rape trials

By Jessica North For The Scottish Daily Mail Published: 18:12 EDT, 23…
Harry Potter author JK Rowling (pictured) has hit out at the First Minister of Scotland, Humza Yousaf, after he confirmed that trans women will be protected by a new misogyny law

JK Rowling blasts Scotland's new misogyny law after Humza Yousaf says it will protect trans women too

By John Paul Breslin Published: 19:22 EDT, 16 April 2024 | Updated:…
Humza said Scotland was on course to meet its Net Zero target before the UK.

STEPHEN DAISLEY'S HOLYROOD SKETCH: At the world's end, Humza will pipe up: 'It's worse in Wales'

By Stephen Daisley For The Scottish Daily Mail Published: 18:49 EDT, 18…
Douglas Ross questions whether the First Minister has the humility  to U-turn on the disastrous policy for which he is personally responsible: the shambolic Hate Crime Act

First Minister must find some humility and ditch his shambolic hate law, says Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross

Humza Yousaf is used to seeing flawed SNP policies unravel before his…
The public were urged to start complaining and more than 1,000 allegations of hate crime have been lodged per day since the act came into force.

Is this the beginning of the end for Humza Yousaf's 'unworkable' Hate Crime Act?

Scottish Conservatives to launch bid to see controversial SNP policy scrapped  Police…
Wood-burning stoves can no longer be included in new-build housing projects in Scotland after a ban was quietly introduced earier this month

Fury as the SNP quietly bans wood-burning stoves from newbuild homes in Scotland amid green drive – sparking fears for pensioners and remote Highland communities

The SNP-led Scottish Government has quietly banned the inclusion of wood-burning stoves…
Martin Gallagher, an ex-Police Scotland superintendent, said the thousands of wasted calls show the Hate Crime Act appears to be ¿not fit for purpose¿

Proof that hate crime law isn't fit for purpose

More than 1,000 hate crime complaints have been made to police every…
First Minister Humza Yousaf is facing mounting criticism over his controversial new hate crime law as even police seem confused about what constitutes an offence under the legislation

GRAHAM GRANT: If repugnant anti-Semitisim isn't a crime, what IS the point of new hate law?

Humza Yousaf is adamant that his new hate crime law is sound…
Judy Murray, who has backed JK Rowling in an ongoing trans rights row

Judy Murray backs JK Rowling after author warned against 'dismantling' women's rights to 'accommodate trans-identified men' in 709-word social media post amid row over Scotland's hate crime laws

Judy Murray has backed JK Rowling in an ongoing row over Scotland’s…
Rabble-rousers are inundating police with irritating complaints in an attempt to overwhelm officers dealing with newly-introduced hate crime laws in Scotland

Police are inundated with complaints from rabble-rousers over Scotland's new hate crime law

By Ryan Hooper Published: 17:44 EDT, 7 April 2024 | Updated: 17:52…