The next First Minister will have no easy task ahead with an in-tray already stuffed full.
Whether it’s delivering independence, helping with the cost of living or fixing the NHS – an issue he, as the current Health Secretary knows all too well.
He’ll now lead the entire country, but what do those in the place he represents as a local MSP make of today’s news?
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