7 January

8:48 AM

Once he leaves Office if Trump tries to come to UK the Home Sect should give serious consideration to denying him entry, she has the power if an applicant's presence is not conducive to the public good

Trump's default is to stir up racial tension & yday he incited a violent mob. pic.twitter.com/75fBChvFKQ

— Humza Yousaf (@HumzaYousaf) January 7, 2021

8 January

5:34 PM

Bombshell evidence reveals Nicola Sturgeon has lied to the Scottish Parliament and broken the Ministerial Code multiple times over her knowledge of complaints about sexual harassment by Alex Salmond.

If this proves to be correct, it is a resignation matter. pic.twitter.com/ffGuYj3Yhn

— Scottish Conservatives (@ScotTories) January 8, 2021

12:54 PM

Scotland has recorded 93 deaths in the past 24 hours - higher than the peak of 84 last April https://t.co/SBLmKPDsb9

— BBC Scotland News (@BBCScotlandNews) January 8, 2021

20 January

1:08 AM

"Don't Haste Ye Back" is the First Minister's message to Donald Trump - I suspect all of Scotland agrees!

— Humza Yousaf (@HumzaYousaf) January 20, 2021

4:50 PM

*Former* President Donald Trump

That feels good

— Humza Yousaf (@HumzaYousaf) January 20, 2021

24 January

10:13 AM

A lot of spin from Opposition on vaccine rollout. FM clearly explaining we deliberately prioritised Care Home residents, invariably takes longer. In Scotland 95% of Care Home residents have been vaccinated, 75% in England.

On course to vaccinate all over 80s by beginning of Feb pic.twitter.com/hjf0lU4SDI

— Humza Yousaf (@HumzaYousaf) January 24, 2021

26 January

5:41 PM

UK passes 100,000 Covid deaths. A most awful milestone passed. There will be, in time, a full examination of the facts of all Government's across UK on their handling of Covid pandemic

For now, I can only express my grief and sympathy for all of those who have lost a loved one.

— Humza Yousaf (@HumzaYousaf) January 26, 2021

27 January

2:04 PM

Thread:

Have seen a fair bit of misunderstanding about Hate Crime Bill this morning around Freedom of Expression provisions, for clarity:

▪️No characteristic is being singled out. Bill includes 4 FoE provisions - for Religion, Sexual Orientation, Age & Transgender Identity (TI)

— Humza Yousaf (@HumzaYousaf) January 27, 2021

2:04 PM

▪️Nobody is given carte blanche. FoE provisions provide reassurances around (often contentious) issues of debate. However, regardless of an FoE clause if behaviour is threatening or abusive & intended to stir up hatred you will be committing one of the new offences Bill creates.

— Humza Yousaf (@HumzaYousaf) January 27, 2021

2:04 PM

▪️Different FoE clauses address different issues for obvious reasons. For example FoE for Religion includes "expressions of antipathy, dislike, ridicule or
insult towards religion"

▪️Substantive wording for Age & TI FoEs is identical & talks about "discussion or criticism" pic.twitter.com/y6PHVxUt16

— Humza Yousaf (@HumzaYousaf) January 27, 2021

2:04 PM

▪️There is no doubt that there are genuine fears from ppl they may be prosecuted for taking part in a contentious debate. Although I maintain this wouldnt be the case, FoE clauses can help give reassurance. If behaviour crosses criminal threshold it will be prosecuted.

— Humza Yousaf (@HumzaYousaf) January 27, 2021