SNP’s humiliating apology to Greens in desperate bid to save Humza Yousaf | Politics | News [Video]

Top SNP MP Ian Blackford made a desperate apology to the Scottish Greens this morning, as Humza Yousaf continues battling for his political life ahead of this weeks’ vote of no confidence.

Mr Blackford, the party’s former Westminster leader, made an appeal to his party’s scorned coalition partner after they came out in favour of forcing Mr Yousaf out as First Minister of Scotland.

Mr Blackford told Laura Kuenssberg: “I want to, this morning, appeal to our friends, or colleagues, in the Green Party to recognise where we are”.

“We are colleagues together in arguing for independence, we pushed through legislation where there has been mutual support… I would ask them to think very carefully ahead of this week of the values that we both have and make sure we can deliver that stable Government supporting the Fist Minister.

“I apologise for what has happened this week, it could have …