MSPs take oaths and Presiding Officer elected on day one of new Holyrood term

The first official sitting of the new parliamentary term will take place at Holyrood on Thursday (Jane Barlow/PA) - (PA Wire)

MSPs are set to take their oaths and vote on who will oversee the Parliament on the first day of the new Holyrood term.

Four members have put themselves forward for the Presiding Officer job, Liberal Democrat Liam McArthur – who served as a deputy in the role in the last parliament – as well as the SNP’s Kenny Gibson, Stuart McMillan and Clare Haughey.