Kevin Schofield is Politics Editor of HuffPost UK.
said he will stand “shoulder to shoulder” with Yousaf, who faces a vote of no confidence at Holyrood next week.His leadership was plunged into crisis yesterday after he ended the SNP ’s tie-up with the Green Party at the Scottish Parliament.
Amid speculation that Yousaf could resign before next week’s vote, Flynn told BBC Radio 4′s Today programme: “I spoke to the first minister last night shortly after we’d put our own kids to bed and he’s going to come out fighting.“He’s going to come out fighting because he believes in his priorities for the people and he believes in representing the public to the best of his ability and that means ensuring that the Scottish government is delivering for them.
Asked if Yousaf would quit if he lost the confidence vote, Flynn said: “24 hours is a long time in politics, a week is an even longer time in politics.
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