The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan said that Humza Yousaf’s victory as First Minister of Scotland is a “source of pride” to all minorities.

The former Health Secretary was on Monday elected to replace Nicola Sturgeon as leader of the SNP, beating rivals Kate Forbes and Ash Regan in a bitterly contested race.

He was officially confirmed as Scotland’s new First Minister after MSPs voted in his favour in Holyrood on Tuesday.

He has become the first person from a minority ethnic background to lead Scotland’s highest office - something he said his grandparents, who were immigrants, would not have been able to imagine.