NEW: Kate Forbes tells me she has a 'groundswell of support amongst the party' and is weighing up what's 'in the best interests of the party, country and family' before making a decision on whether to run

UPDATE: The motion of no confidence in the Scottish Government will take place in Holyrood tomorrow afternoon

Speaking with Ivan McKee MSP about the SNP leadership contest

He says Kate Forbes MSP is considering her options very seriously and believes she’s best placed to take the party forward

Scottish Labour Leader Anas Sarwar says his party “won’t be withdrawing” its motion of no confidence against the SNP.

He also shares his thoughts on Kate Forbes and John Swinney as potential candidates to replace the outgoing FM, Humza Yousaf.

“If [John Swinney] does emerge as a candidate … that can be seen as frankly a bit of a sign of desperation in the SNP, that they’ve got to go back that far”

James Mitchell tells Jack Foster says the race to replace Humza Yousaf demonstrates how “unhealthy” the SNP is right now.

Speaking with Douglas Ross MP MSP about the decision to pull the vote of no confidence in Humza Yousaf

The Scottish Consevatives have pulled their vote of no confidence in Humza Yousaf - declaring 'job done'

They now want the 30-minute Holyrood slot to be allocated to a statement from the Lord Advocate on the Post Office Horizon scandal

Nominations are open in the SNP leadership contest

John Swinney says he’s actively considering putting himself forward

Those close to Kate Forbes say she’s also thinking about running again

I’ve been speaking with Mark Diffley about the potential candidates

SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn MP has been speaking with Georgie Prodromou about backing John Swinney to become the next SNP leader and First Minister

He believes it would be beneficial for the party to unite behind a single figure

“Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater might think they get to have a say who the next SNP leader is - I don’t pretend to have any say”

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar speaking with Callum McQuade about the resignation of Humza Yousaf

CONFIRMED: Humza Yousaf standing down as SNP leader

He will remain First Minister until SNP elect a new leader

Humza Yousaf is to make a statement at Bute House at 12 noon

Scottish Greens co-leader Lorna Slater responds to the First Minister’s offer of a meeting

She’s happy to consider it but doesn’t think there’s anything Humza Yousaf can say to make Greens change their minds

Also undecided on the Scottish Labour motion of no confidence in Govt

The First Minister is writing to all party leaders to offer talks ahead of the vote of no confidence in Holyrood next week

Humza Yousaf is hoping the Scottish Greens will reconsider their position

He says he’ll also write to Ash Regan MSP and respond to her letter

Speaking with the media in Dundee - Humza Yousaf says he’s not going to resign and absolutely intends to fight the vote of no confidence in Holyrood