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No pause for DRS as Humza Yousaf wins leadership election

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Humza Yousaf is to replace Nicola Sturgeon as SNP leader having won the leadership election on the second count with 52.1% of the vote, beating Kate Forbes who received 47.9%. The 37-year-old will be the first Muslim and member of an ethnic minority background to hold the role. Yousaf previously said smaller drinks producers will …

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