Final blow to Humza Yousaf as new poll shows most Scots wanted him gone
The poll found 55% of Scots wanted the embattled SNP leader and First Minister ousted.
Humza Yousaf resigns as Scotland’s First Minister
Most Scots wanted to see Humza Yousaf removed as First Minister, new polling shows.
The YouGov survey, carried out before his resignation today, found 55% wanted him ousted from his post ahead of two votes of no confidence in the Scottish Parliament.
This includes 40% of those who voted for the SNP at the 2019 general election.
Just 24% of Scots had hoped to see Mr Yousaf survive the looming no-confidence votes at Holyrood, rising to 41% among SNP voters.
The poll also put Mr Yousaf's net approval rating on minus 47 - a record low during his time in office.
Meanwhile, the survey found Labour continues to have a narrow lead over the SNP in Westminster voting intention with 34% and 33% respectively.
The nationalist party has a small lead over Labour when it comes to voting intention for the Scottish Parliament by 36% to 32% in the constituency vote and 31% to 28% in the regional vote.
The poll of 1,043 Scots aged over 16, conducted from April 26-29, put support for independence down one point on 46%, with those against on 54%.
It comes as Mr Yousaf had been facing two votes of no confidence in the Scottish Parliament as a result of his decision to terminate the powersharing deal that the SNP had with the Scottish Greens.
But he announced he would be stepping down after 13 months in the role at an emotional press conference today before the votes could take place.
It is the latest chaos to rock the SNP which has faced over a year of turbulence following Nicola Sturgeon's exit.
Mr Yousaf's exit paves the way for another leadership contest with ex-deputy first minister John Swinney the favourite.
