John Swinney urged to scrap taxpayer-funded independence papers
Scottish Tories said the First Minister should abandon the Building a New Scotland series of reports
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Scottish Tories said the First Minister should abandon the Building a New Scotland series of reports
Liam Kerr, a potential leadership candidate, thinks it unlikely the current set-up will win power in Holyrood
Covid inquiry finds that SNP failed to implement UK-wide preparedness recommendations in Scotland
Russell Findlay vehemently denies being behind the attacks on colleagues considering to stand to replace Douglas Ross as party leader
John Swinney attempted to paper over SNP divisions in his manifesto – but his party yielded just nine seats in a catastrophic election
Craig Hoy says voters have opportunity to ‘draw permanent line’ under separation bid by backing Conservatives in key seats
Amid concerns over roll-out of body cameras, total assaults were also up 16.2 per cent to a total of 5,439
Luke Graham says some voters have not received ballot papers in key battleground seat of Perth and Kinross-shire
First Minister tried to avoid answering question on BBC as concerns Labour in Scotland want to bring back the Bill
Tory leader is fighting key battleground seat in North East and fears support for Farage’s party could tip balance
First Minister responded positively after Scottish Labour deputy leader Dame Jackie Baillie raised the prospects of discussions
Poll shows collapse in Tory support while backing for Farage party doubles
Douglas Ross reveals Scottish Secretary told him he had ‘no prior knowledge’ of date and he is not being investigated by Gambling Commission
Leader admits “tensions and difficulties” over issue but insists party is “focused and united”
Reform UK chairman claims leader’s safety was jeopardised during a previous visit so it is ‘unlikely’ he will campaign north of the border
Minister blames ‘weak justice’ as retail thefts soar by more than a third in one year