John Swinney, Scotland's former deputy first minister, on Thursday announced his bid to become leader of the Scottish National Party, after the resignation of the country's first minister this week. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub Humza Yousaf resigned on Monday, triggering a leadership contest as the SNP seeks to heal internal divisions and strengthen its position ahead of UK parliamentary elections. The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://bit.ly/3uhA7zg Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► http://theguardian.com/first-edition Website ► https://www.theguardian.com/ Facebook ►https://www.facebook.com/theguardian Twitter ► https://twitter.com/guardian Instagram ► https://instagram.com/guardian The Guardian on YouTube:  The Guardian ► https://bit.ly/guardiannewssubs Guardian Australia ► https://bit.ly/guardianaussubs Guardian Football ► https://bit.ly/gdnfootballsubs Guardian Sport ► https://bit.ly/gdnsportsubs Guardian Live ► https://bit.ly/guardianlivesubs #JohnSwinney #SNP #Politics #UK #Scotland