Greens indicate deal will end if new SNP leader rejects ‘progressive values’ Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater indicate Bute House agreement will be over if Kate Forbes is elected The Guardian - UK · Mar 25, 2023
Yousaf jokes Sturgeon will be on ‘speed dial’ if he is elected SNP leader The Health Secretary also said he was ‘hopeful’ ahead of the results on Monday. The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2023
SNP cannot afford to destabilise government with loss of Greens deal – Yousaf The SNP leadership candidate has warned his rival candidates of the risks of breaking up the Bute House agreement if chosen as party leader. The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2023
Greens clear that progressive values must be ‘necessity’ for next first minister Scottish Green Party co-leaders Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater spoke at the party’s spring conference. The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2023
SNP coalition with Greens 'could be destroyed if next FM backslides on North Sea oil and gas' EXCLUSIVE: Scottish Greens co-leader says any reversal of Nicola Sturgeon's shift away from supporting new fossil fuels projects would be 'a retrograde step'. Daily Record · Mar 25, 2023
The Guardian view on the SNP leadership: significant for Scotland and beyond Editorial: A leadership race has exposed the party’s divisions over how to pursue independence The Guardian - UK · Mar 24, 2023
Jason Leitch praises 'courage' of SNP leadership hopeful Kate Forbes and says her candidacy is an 'important moment' EXCLUSIVE: The national clinical director made his comments to Airdrie Baptist Church Daily Record · Mar 24, 2023
Kate Forbes 'wants to work with' the Scottish Greens if chosen as First Minister The SNP leadership candidate said she is hopeful of continuing to work with the party as part of the Bute House Agreement if she is selected to succeed Nicola Sturgeon as first minister. Daily Record · Mar 24, 2023
Kate Forbes says she'd enter talks with Greens 'early doors' if she becomes FM KATE Forbes has said she hopes to negotiate with the Greens if she becomes first minister, despite suggestions the party could exit its… The National (Scotland) · Mar 24, 2023
Forbes would seek ‘very early doors’ talks with Greens if elected SNP leader The Scottish Greens are clear they will not allow any first minister to ‘rip out’ parts of the Bute House Agreement. The Independent UK · Mar 24, 2023
Kate Forbes: More Scotland men’s football matches should be free to view KATE Forbes has said she would welcome a discussion with broadcasters to see if more Scotland men’s football team’s matches could be free to… The National (Scotland) · Mar 24, 2023
SNP braces for leadership result after contest opens up divisions Fears of resignations among 72,000-strong membership as party seeks path forward from Sturgeon era The Guardian - UK · Mar 24, 2023
'Frustration and nervousness' over lack of SNP leadership polling, expert says A LACK of polling data on the SNP leadership race has left the contenders nervous and pollsters frustrated, a data expert has said. The National (Scotland) · Mar 24, 2023
And it’s goodbye from her: an emotional Nicola Sturgeon quits the stage Her final first minister’s questions was a sad moment for the outgoing SNP leader but was business as usual for the Scottish Tories The Guardian - UK · Mar 23, 2023
The National (Scotland) · Mar 23, 2023 What it was like inside the Scottish Parliament for Nicola Sturgeon's final FMQs NICOLA Sturgeon fought back tears as she delivered an emotional farewell after eight years at the top of Scottish politics.
The Independent UK · Mar 23, 2023 Forbes most favoured among Scots but Yousaf leads SNP voters, poll suggests The Ipsos Scotland survey also shows Nicola Sturgeon’s popularity has increased as she prepares to leave office.
The National (Scotland) · Mar 23, 2023 SNP leadership race on a knife edge going into final stretch, poll suggests THE race to take over as SNP leader is on a knife edge, new polling has suggested, with only a hair between Kate Forbes and Humza Yousaf among the…
The National (Scotland) · Mar 23, 2023 Nine of Nicola Sturgeon's best moments at FMQs NICOLA Sturgeon is set to face her final FMQs as leader of the SNP on Thursday.
The National (Scotland) · Mar 23, 2023 Lesley Riddoch: It’s not clear when heightened feelings in the Yes movement will end THE Scottish Government got something absolutely right this week. But where are the plaudits?
The National (Scotland) · Mar 23, 2023 Forbes vows to scrap plans to ban all forms of commercial and recreational fishing SNP leadership candidate Kate Forbes has pledged to scrap controversial plans to ban all forms of commercial and recreational fishing in significant…
The Independent UK · Mar 23, 2023 Forbes vows to scrap controversial proposals for fishing bans The SNP leadership candidate said she will instead look at devolving marine protection and inshore fisheries powers to local authorities.
The National (Scotland) · Mar 22, 2023 How SNP leadership candidates responded (or not) to trade unionists' 'key questions' THE SNP’s Trade Union Group has said that Kate Forbes seems to be putting “far more emphasis on ‘business solutions’” after she was the…
The National (Scotland) · Mar 22, 2023 'Insulting bile': Tory MSP slammed for dismissing wellbeing economy as 'meaningless' A SCOTTISH Conservative MSP has been strongly criticised for dismissing the idea of a wellbeing economy in Scotland as “almost totally…
The National (Scotland) · Mar 22, 2023 Michael Gove: It was 'wise' for Westminster to block Scottish gender recognition law MICHAEL Gove has claimed it was “wise” for the UK Government to block Scottish gender recognition reforms.
The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2023 Michael Gove: Blocking Scottish gender law was ‘wise and proportionate’ The Communities Secretary said the Scottish Government’s plans to reform gender recognition laws had been ‘folly’.