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No confidence motion in Scottish Government defeated

A motion of no confidence in the Scottish Government, called by the Scottish Labour Party, has failed, with MSPs voting by 70 votes to 58 to reject the motion. Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar said the Scottish and UK Governments have been "unable to meet the ambitions, hopes and aspirations of the people", and that the country "is crying out for change". However, Scottish Green co-leader Patrick Harvie said the motion, following the announcement of First Minister Humza Yousaf's resignation, "portrays the true motives of others: chaos for the sake of chaos". If the motion passed, he said, the country could have faced an unexpected election and a new Government formed with "a little more than a year-and-a-half until the legally required dissolution for the 2026 election".

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