Humza Yousaf latest updates: Scotland's first minister 'to resign TODAY' as SNP leader calls press conference amid fears he won't survive two confidence votes

The SNP has confirmed Humza Yousaf will give a press conference on his future at midday, according to reports.

It is widely expected he will resign after the catasrophic break up of the Scottish Green Party and SNP powersharing agreement.

Labour's deputy national campaign coordinator Ellie Reeves has called for an election in Scotlad amid the SNP chaos.

She told Sky New: 'No-one voted for Humza Yousaf and given all of the chaos I think there should be an election up in Scotland so that people in Scotland can have their say on what's happening up there.

'At the moment they are being failed by an SNP government in Holyrood and a Conservative Government in Westminster.'

SNP MSP Michelle Thomson told BBC Radio Scotland on Monday morning that she has heard 'rumours' he is considering stepping down.

Ms Thomson, who was part of Kate Forbes' campaign for leadership last year, said: 'I'm hearing the same rumours (that the First Minister is considering stepping down) and I think we're all waiting to see what the actual position is.

'I guess the rumours suggest that something is afoot, but I honestly can't clarify because I've had no update nor, as I understand, have my MSP group, so I guess we'll all hear definitively one way or another this morning.'

Ms Thomson went on to describe the First Minister as an 'honourable man' who is 'well liked' within the SNP Holyrood group.

Scottish first minister Humza Yousaf will 'quit today' ahead of the two no confidence votes due later this week, acording to the reports.

A senior SNP source has told the Daily Record that Mr Yousaf will resign today amid the huge pressure to secure support from outside his party.

The latest phase of the SNP meltdown is likely to have one big winner - Keir Starmer.

Up until 2015, when Labour was put to the sword by the separatists, it dominated north of the border.

But in 2019 the party secured just two constituencies.

Sir Keir is hoping a swathe of seats in Scotland can help bolster his chances of a majority at the general election - as used to be the case for Tony Blair.

Scottish Labour has already been in resurgence under its chief Anas Sarwar.

The long-running police probe into the SNP's finances has undoubtedly helped Mr Sarwar claw back ground.

The prospect of a Labour government at Westminster also helps, as they become seen as the best option for the strong anti-Tory vote in Scotland.

Labour insiders say with every extra percentage of support in Scotland, more constituencies come into play as the SNP's margins of victory were relatively small in 2019.

The most likely candidate he faced the chance of converting was Ash Regan, the sole MSP in Alex Salmond's Alba Party.

Mr Yousaf previously described her departure from the SNP in October last year as 'no great loss'.

Ms Regan, a former SNP leadership rival to Mr Yousaf, wrote to him with a list of priorities over the weekend, including 'defending the rights of women and children'. That is thought to mean accepting the results of the Cass review, which criticised gender therapies, in full.

Alba Party MP Kenny MacAskill told the BBC the party is open for 'discussions'.

He said: 'If Humza Yousaf resigns that a personal tragedy for him, but it's a rather absurd situation when there is an opportunity to get back in the Independence track.

'It is a matter for him. He has brought this about with his own actions and he will stand or fall on it. The position of the Alba Party is quite clear. We are happy to enter into discussions. It is not a blank cheque. We are not guaranteeing our support.'

The SNP leader, who took over from Ms Sturgeon in March 2023, is facing two votes of no confidence, one in him personally from the Tories and another in his government from Labour.

Excluding the presiding officer there are 128 MSPs in total, but the SNP only has 63 votes while the other opposition parties have 65.

Over the weekend Mr Yousaf has been exploring options to convince one of the opposition party MSPs to vote to save his government.

If he managed to get to 64 votes and tie the vote, the presiding officer would back the status quo, so he would be able to hold on.

Veteran Sturgeon ally John Swinney is said to have been approached by senior party figures to become an interim first minister if Mr Yousaf is forced from office.

Co-leader of the Scottish Green Party Patrick Harvie has said he 'bears no personal ill will' towards the SNP leader but added that he 'has broken trust' with his party.

He said 'I do want to say there is a human impact to all of this - a human element. I don't bear Humza Yousaf personal ill will or malice in any way at all. I take no pleasure at all - none of us in the Greens do - in the turbulence and chaos of the last weel or two.

'But it is clear that Humza Yousaf, in the decision that he made last week, has broken trust with the Scottish Greens and cannot command a majority in Parliament'.

Follow our Live Blog as we will be providing live updates on the situation in Holyrood as First Minister Humza Yousaf's political career hangs by a thread.

The SNP leader is poised to go after failing to drum up enough support to survive a confidence vote.

Mr Yousaf has been frantically wooing MSPs over the weekend, but appears to have concluded there is no way of surviving.

Allies have been suggesting the SNP leader will not 'do a deal with the devil' by agreeing terms with Alex Salmond, whose Alba Party potentially holds the balance at Holyrood.

Defeat would risk sparking a snap election in Scotland, with the separatists fearing big losses to Labour.

It would be a dramatic fall for Mr Yousaf, who took over from Nicola Sturgeon barely a year ago.

After he summarily ditched the Greens from the Bute House coalition deal - and publicly humiliated them by making them do a walk of shame in view of cameras - they pledged to back a no confidence motion tabled by the Tories.

It was expected go to a vote later this week.