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Georgia Roberts BBC Scotland's Drivetime has been hearing from the former Labour First Minister Henry McLeish about Humza Yousaf's stint.
BBC Scotland political correspondent McLeish resigned in 2001 after just over a year in charge due to an office expenses row, making him Scotland's shortest serving first minister.
The Scottish secretary says the SNP have “had their day” and calls on the next first minister to “put independence and identity politics to one side”. He says it was a "very dignified" resignation speech from Humza Yousaf.
Alister Jack has told BBC Scotland News that Humza Yousaf did “absolutely the right thing to resign” and he’d work with anyone “who wants to work with the UK government”. "He handled it well; he in a real sense is a very decent person," McLeish says.
“He’s had a calamitous time as first minister and I think it’s important we get a first minister now who focuses on the real priorities of the people of Scotland," he says. McLeish goes on to say: "I think he took the right decision at the right moment."
Jack continues by saying "obsessing with independence has been a terrible mistake – put that to one side, put to one side identity politics and get on with delivering public services". "This will be a dark day for him. Resigning is a lonely experience... (but) he will start to realise, as a young person in politics, he's got a life ahead of him - probably a successful political life," he McLeish adds.
He also says the Scottish Conservatives would welcome an election should MSPs be unable to agree on a replacement.
“We have no fear of an election," Jack adds.
“[The SNP] are in decline in Scotland, we would love to have an election and get rid of them. I’m convinced they have had their day and people in Scotland now are interested in working with the United Kingdom,” Jack says.
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