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3 crucial Westminster by-elections on the same day – what you need to know

WESTMINSTER by-elections are a bit like buses, you wait ages for one and then three come along at once.

The National (Scotland)

John Swinney's indyref2 motion published ahead of Holyrood debate – see the full text

JOHN Swinney’s motion calling on the UK Government to devolve powers for a second Scottish independence referendum to be held has been published.

The National (Scotland)

Six MSPs elected to control how Scottish Parliament is run – see the full list

THE six MSPs who will sit on the body which controls the running of the Scottish Parliament have been confirmed ...

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First Minister announces date for Holyrood Scottish independence vote

FIRST Minister John Swinney will bring a motion on Scottish independence to a Holyrood vote on Tuesday, he has said.

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Scotland: Jenny Gilruth expected to become Deputy First Minister in new SNP team

Scotland's First Minister John Swinney is set to announce his new cabinet. Jenny Gilruth is tipped to become Deputy First Minister. Swinney was sworn in for his second term. His government will focus on the cost-of-living crisis and NHS reforms. The SNP won 58 seats in the recent election. New…

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Gilruth appointed Deputy First Minister as Swinney reshuffles top team

The First Minister is appointing his new Cabinet.

Evening Standard

Gilruth to be appointed Deputy First Minister by Swinney

The new Scottish Cabinet is being appointed.

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SNP elect new group leader after councillor resigns to take Holyrood seat

Edinburgh Council’s SNP group has voted in a new leader with close to 10 years of experience in city politics after the group’s last boss was…

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‘Bad law’ booze ban is causing fan unrest in Scottish football and should be scrapped

The ban on alcohol inside Scottish football grounds has been responsible for crowd trouble at matches and should be scrapped, it has been claimed.

The National (Scotland)

Women of colour ‘invisible’ in 2026 Scottish election coverage, report finds

WOMEN of colour were “invisible” in the Scottish media during the Holyrood 2026 election campaign, a report has found.

The National (Scotland)

Scotland has a parliament with no fluent Gaelic speakers. What now?

“I don’t actually think there’s going to be any MSPs left with Gaelic,” Eilidh Munro recalls thinking when she lost in the contest for the…

The National (Scotland)

Did Scotland's party leaders just signal a new kind of Holyrood parliament?

MEET the new boss, same as the old boss ...

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Read John Swinney's full acceptance speech after being re-elected First Minister

JOHN Swinney has been re-elected as Scotland’s First Minister after a vote of MSPs in the new Holyrood parliament ...

The National (Scotland)

John Swinney ready to ‘get on with the job’ as he is re-elected First Minister

The SNP leader, whose party is the biggest in the Scottish Parliament, was voted back into the role in Holyrood on Tuesday.

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John Swinney elected First Minister in first vote of new Scottish parliament

JOHN Swinney has been elected First Minister of Scotland ...

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Scottish Labour MSP rolls back on call for 'defeat' of Israel after pressure

SCOTTISH Labour have suggested they will not suspend one of their newly elected MSPs after calls for action from a body representing Scotland’s…

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Scotland’s independence movement must find an answer to this economic question

IF Scottish independence is to mean more than constitutional change, the movement must show how it would extend democracy into the economy itself

Evening Standard

Home Office urged to investigate Green MSP in UK on student visa

The Scottish Tories have accused Q Manivannan of breaking visa rules by working more than 20 hours a week.

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The Economic Times

Meet the newest member of Scottish Parliament, an Indian-born who went to UK on a student visa

India-born, non-binary anthropologist Q Manivannan has been elected to the Scottish Parliament on a "kinder politics" platform. Manivannan, a queer Tamil immigrant, secured a win for the Scottish Greens, enabled by a rule change allowing visa holders to contest elections. He aims to bring a politics of care and solidarity…

The Guardian - UK

Don’t let Farage and Reform divide us, Labour’s Sarwar urges Holyrood leaders

Scottish Labour leader says he aims to hold SNP to account after his party tied for second with Reform in elections

The Guardian - UK

Labour MP says she will trigger leadership contest by Monday if cabinet does not launch challenge – as it happened

Catherine West says she will try to get the necessary signatures herself to trigger a leadership contest

The Guardian - UK

Swinney keen to work with fellow nationalist devolved leaders in UK

SNP leader wants to ensure voices of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland ‘are heard loud and clear’

The Guardian - UK

The SNP may have won again but Scottish politics has been upended

Public frustration gave the SNP a muted victory, while Labour tied with Reform for second and the Greens claimed a ‘seismic’ result

The Guardian - UK

John Swinney urges Starmer to show Scotland ‘greater respect’ after SNP victory

Scottish Labour leader, Anas Sarwar, concedes his party was comprehensively beaten in election as count puts his party on 17 seats, a tie with Reform

Evening Standard

Voters continue to cast ballots in Scottish Parliament elections

Scotland’s party leaders attended their local polling stations earlier on Thursday.

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