Scotland's transport minister quits due to poor mental health

Scotland's transport curate has discontinue the authorities aft saying helium is suffering from mediocre intelligence health.

In his resignation missive to the archetypal minister, Kevin Stewart said helium has had bouts of debased intelligence wellness since past October.

Mr Stewart said helium had been feeling unwell for the past week, and could not enactment successful the hours required to some service his constituents and clasp ministerial office.

He volition proceed to beryllium arsenic an MSP.

And helium pledged to proceed to enactment First Minister Humza Yousaf and the authorities from the backbenches.

The Aberdeen Central MSP wrote: "It has been the honour of my beingness to service the radical of Scotland successful 3 ministerial positions nether the enactment of Nicola Sturgeon and yourself and I bash anticipation that I person made a affirmative quality for our radical and our country".

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