Will winning a confidence vote be enough to save Yousaf?

Key Facts

• If every opposition member voted against Mr Yousaf in a personal vote of confidence he would lose and, while not legally bound to resign, the political pressure to do so would be immense.
• Getty Images The Scottish Greens have been hugely critical of Humza Yousaf for ending their power-sharing deal Another option is for him to win the support of Ash Regan, his former SNP leadership rival, who jumped ship to Alex Salmond's Alba Party in October.
• Ash Regan says she not spoken to Humza Yousaf in a over year Mr Yousaf had described his erstwhile rival's departure from the SNP as "not a particularly great loss."
• From Mr Yousaf, there was a glimpse of something close to regret about all that emotion, when he told me he empathised with the Green co-leaders Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater whom he had ejected from his government, costing them their ministerial jobs.

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