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I spent two days with Humza Yousaf as FM – it's no shock he's quitting Holyrood

BACK in May, Humza Yousaf quit as Scotland’s First Minister after serving just over a year in post and seven months later, he has announced he…

The National (Scotland)

Dozens of Lords defend Tory peer who called colleague ‘Lord Poppadom’

Catherine Meyer may receive three week suspension, which her defenders say goes against ‘principles of natural justice’

The Guardian - UK

SNP Government publishes 'most significant ministerial code changes in 16 years'

THE SNP Government has updated its ministerial code in changes John Swinney has called the “most significant” in 16 years ...

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Humza Yousaf: A trailblazer in the top job who was never in control

Scotland’s former first minister had a shaky tenure in charge.

Evening Standard

Humza Yousaf to stand down and warns over Elon Musk’s UK election threat

Scotland’s former first minister to quit frontline politics and says alarm bells should be ringing over potential Musk interference

The Guardian - UK

John Swinney thanks 'pioneer' Humza Yousaf after announcement he'll stand down as MSP

FIRST Minister John Swinney has paid tribute to Humza Yousaf as the former SNP leader announced he would stand down as an MSP in 2026...

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Former first minister Humza Yousaf to stand down as MSP in 2026

He also defended his decision to end the SNP-Greens Bute House Agreement, which ultimately led to his resignation.

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Read Humza Yousaf's full statement as he says he's stepping down at 2026 election

FORMER first minister Humza Yousaf has said he will step down at the next Holyrood election...

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Labour’s gamble with Royal Mail may go horribly wrong

Past talk of renationalisation gives way to approval of takeover in which price of first-class stamp could be set from Prague

The Guardian - UK

Tories cry foul as overhaul of English councils may delay local elections

Labour’s changes to local government may postpone votes in areas Conservatives and Reform UK were hoping to win seats

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on local government reform: the risk is disruption but no progress

Editorial: The white paper promises devolution. But sweeping away district councils will not drive growth

The Guardian - UK

The Conservatives have had a terrible few years – these are the three first steps to recovery in 2025

The Conservatives have faced a number of crises since emerging as one of the largest parties in British politics. These crises, which are well documented and analysed by historians of the party, were overcome with strong leadership, determination to shake off the pressures from outside, or ruthless determination to survive,…

The Conversation

Scottish businesses trust SNP more than Labour, new research suggests

SCOTTISH businesses trust the SNP more than Labour as nearly half of firms believe John Swinney’s government understands their concerns,…

The National (Scotland)

Devolution will be the default for local government, Angela Rayner claims

Deputy Prime Minister Ms Rayner said the Government was ‘taking a step towards relighting the fire in our great regions’.

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‘No surrender squad to reverse Brexit has been set up’ – No 10

No 10 has acknowledged there is a team dealing with the future of EU-UK relations, amid media reports which claim it will row back on the Brexit vote.

The Independent UK

Woman who threw milkshake over ‘humiliated’ Nigel Farage sentenced

Victoria Thomas Bowen, 25, hurled banana-flavoured drink at Reform UK leader outside Clacton pub during general election campaign in what judge calls ‘attack on our parliamentary democracy’

The Guardian - UK

Have those who say Starmer is failing forgotten the madness of the Tory years already?

The PM can’t simply sit back and hope things will settle down. But look to history: there is an inevitability about his predicament, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

The Guardian - UK

Nicola Sturgeon rues descent into ‘toxic’ debate on topics such as equal marriage

Former first minister marks 10th anniversary of legislation in Scotland with call for vigilance over polarisation

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Voters broadly accept Reeves’s £40bn of tax rises, research shows

Almost half of those surveyed by Bristol academics said increases were ‘necessary’ to improve public services

The National (Scotland)

Nicola Sturgeon: 'I'm getting on with life' 18 months after arrest

Speaking after being released by police in June 2023, Sturgeon insisted “beyond doubt” she was “innocent of any wrongdoing”.

The Independent UK

Sturgeon tells of ‘pride’ 10 years after same-sex marriage permitted in law

The former first minister said equal marriage is one of the Scottish Parliament’s top five achievements in its lifetime.

Evening Standard

Sturgeon knows ‘nothing more’ about police investigation 18 months after arrest

The former Scottish first minister said she is ‘getting on with life as best I can’ as a police probe into SNP finances continues.

The Guardian - UK

Labour needs to build trust as well as housing

Letters: Readers respond to an article by John Harris that called for Labour to invest in building more homes for social rent

The National (Scotland)

'Cynical' Tory MSPs called out for 'flipflopping' on asylum seeker bus travel

TWO Tory MSPs have been called out for “flipflopping” on free bus travel for asylum seekers after sitting on a committee which pushed for the…

The Guardian - UK

At last, a group of MPs intent on reforming our madly unfair council tax

The system relies on valuations from 1991, when Gorbachev was in power, but has become politically untouchable

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