Humza Yousaf ‘seriously considering’ running to be ‘First Minister of Scotland’

Scotland’s embattled health secretary has said he is “seriously considering” standing in the SNP leadership contest.

Humza Yousaf said he would make his intentions clear in the coming days after speaking with his family.

Yousaf said: “Whoever is even contemplating going for it should really take time to give it some serious consideration and that is what I am doing.

“If I did go for it and I did get selected by the membership then of course it wouldn’t just have an impact on me, it would have an impact on my family

“I have got two young girls and a wife and a family and therefore I have got think about the impact on them too.”

“Of course Scotland is not immune to the challenges of the global pandemic.

“Waiting times are nowhere near the standard we would want to see but they are replicated in health services right across the UK and many parts of Europe too.”