The Latest Breaking News from Holyrood

Senior Scottish Tory councillor arrested amid allegations of 'romance fraud'

A SENIOR Tory councillor and former Holyrood candidate has been arrested over alleged “romance fraud”.

The National (Scotland) · Jun 14, 2022

Indyref2 WILL be held with or without section 30 order, Nicola Sturgeon pledges

INDYREF2 will be held “with or without” a Section 30 order granted by Westminster, Nicola Sturgeon has said.

The National (Scotland) · Jun 14, 2022

Nicola Sturgeon insists Holyrood has ‘indisputable’ mandate to hold indyref2

The First Minister launched the first in a series of papers from the Scottish Government aimed at updating the case for independence.

The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2022

Warning that Scottish census results on LGBT people 'can be weaponised'

SCOTLAND’S census presents a historic opportunity to give greater visibility to the country’s LGBT community, but there are concerns that the…

The National (Scotland) · Jun 12, 2022

Does the Queen own the Crown Estate? And why does that matter for independence?

The ownership of the Crown Estate is a legal minefield...

The National (Scotland) · Jun 11, 2022

Cross-party support for Lanarkshire schoolboy at first Holyrood debate on medical cannabis access but health minister's absence was 'kick in the teeth'

East Kilbride MSP Collette Stevenson and members of the cross-party group on medicinal cannabis called on the Scottish Government to help break down the legal barriers facing desperate parents of children with drug resistant epilepsy.

Daily Record · Jun 10, 2022

Scottish Government refuses to give independence referendum bill guarantee

The First Minister refused to give an assurance her IndyRef2 plans would be published before the end of the month.

Daily Record · Jun 9, 2022

Nicola Sturgeon backs calls to write off school meal debts owed by Scots pupils

The First Minister said she was "deeply uncomfortable" with parents being pursued over school meal debts.

Daily Record · Jun 9, 2022

'We're going to have a referendum' next year, insists Angus Robertson

ANGUS Robertson has insisted that an independence referendum will be held next year.

The National (Scotland) · Jun 9, 2022

Tory calls for 'indyref2 plans to be scrapped' fall flat in Holyrood vote

A SCOTTISH Conservative motion aimed at having Holyrood agree to cancel plans for a second independence referendum has failed.

The National (Scotland) · Jun 8, 2022