I don’t blame my political opponents for my attack, Reform candidate says Thomas Kerr said he was ‘very shaken up’ after the alleged assault and called for his opponents to ‘tone it down’. Evening Standard · May 2
Douglas Alexander may be ‘reshuffled out of existence’ after election – Swinney The First Minister hit out during a campaign stop in Glasgow on Saturday. Evening Standard · May 2
Sarwar vows to give NHS waiting lists ‘the chop’ as he visits karate dojo The Scottish Labour leader said the NHS ‘is not safe with John Swinney and the SNP’. Evening Standard · May 1
Becoming Scotland’s next first minister is my only focus, says Sarwar He also said he aims to ‘persuade’ more people over the next week to vote Labour with a vow to ‘deliver change’. Evening Standard · Apr 30
‘Reform is an acute threat to Scottish self-government,’ says John Swinney Polling puts Reform, led in Scotland by former peer Malcolm Offord, neck and neck with Labour for second place The Guardian - UK · Apr 30
Politicians step up campaigning with one week to go until Holyrood ballot Voters will elect 129 MSPs in next weeks Scottish Parliament elections, with polls tipping the SNP to once again be the largest party at Holyrood. Evening Standard · Apr 30
Labour will show Scots ‘what change looks like’, vows Anas Sarwar The Scottish Labour leader is setting out his party’s plans for the first 100 days, if he can defeat the SNP in next week’s Holyrood election. Evening Standard · Apr 29
Reform’s Scottish leader called ‘tone deaf’ after boasting about his houses, cars and yachts SNP leader John Swinney suggests Malcolm Offord and other leaders should publish tax returns before 7 May The Guardian - UK · Apr 29
Anas Sarwar blasts SNP ‘stunt’ as PM faces Commons sleaze inquiry vote Mr Sarwar rejected calls from the SNP that he should order Scottish Labour MPs to support an inquiry into Sir Keir Starmer. Evening Standard · Apr 28
Anas Sarwar challenged to order MPs to back inquiry into PM MPs will vote on whether the Privileges Committee should carry out an inquiry into Sir Keir Starmer. Evening Standard · Apr 27
SNP on course to be largest party but short of a majority, poll finds Reform would replace the Tories as the opposition, the survey found, and force Labour into third place at Holyrood. Evening Standard · Apr 27
Free bus travel to first-homes fund: what Scottish parties are promising on the campaign trail Advent of Reform has radically altered the dynamics of the campaign and parties are responding accordingly The Guardian - UK · Apr 27
Scottish Labour pledges to implement Equality Act ‘straight away’ The party said it would ‘remove all biologically male’ prisoners from women’s prisons within days of the election. Evening Standard · Apr 27
Campbell likens Starmer to Bush as he warns of ‘dark place’ if Labour fails Alastair Campbell said Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer struggles to get his personality across. Evening Standard · Apr 26
Evening Standard · Apr 24 Former boss of HIV Scotland admits embezzling £5,000 from charity Nathan Sparling, 35, spent the money on Ubers and Amazon deliveries for items including tech.
Evening Standard · Apr 24 Martin Compston joins John Swinney to warn of ‘significant threat’ from Reform The actor campaigned for the SNP alongside the party’s leader in Greenock on Friday.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 24 ‘This election is all to play for’: Can the Scottish Labour leader defy political gravity in May? Anas Sarwar speaks to the Guardian about why he thinks the polls are wrong and how he hopes to end the SNP’s near 20-year dominance at Holyrood
Evening Standard · Apr 23 Martin Compston urges voters to back SNP to ‘keep Farage out of Scotland’ The Line Of Duty star accused Scottish Labour of wanting to do a deal with Reform UK after the Holyrood election.
Evening Standard · Apr 23 I want Reform to get ‘absolutely pumped’ in next month’s election – Anas Sarwar The Scottish Labour leader was again asked about claims he had approached Lord Malcolm Offord with an offer of working together to oust the SNP.
Evening Standard · Apr 23 No major boost for Scottish Labour since Sarwar urged PM to quit – pollster Emily Gray of Ipsos Scotland also said while the SNP looks on course to win, voters ‘have pretty low expectations’ of the party.
Evening Standard · Apr 23 Sarwar continues to ‘stand by’ his call for Starmer to resign as PM But the Scottish Labour leader insisted the Holyrood poll next month is not about judging the two-year-old Labour UK Government.
Evening Standard · Apr 22 Greens signal free buses and childcare as price for SNP deal at Holyrood Co-leader Gillian Mackay suggested her party could be the SNP’s route to return to power but ruled out working with Labour.
Evening Standard · Apr 22 We would back Labour to oust SNP, says Lib Dem leader Alex Cole-Hamilton however firmly ruled out working with Reform UK or the Tories.
Evening Standard · Apr 21 Swinney denies ‘running scared’ of defending record as he skips TV debate The First Minister said he will be replaced on Question Time this week by Housing Secretary Mairi McAllan.
Evening Standard · Apr 21 Reform making ‘fake promises based on fantasy economics’, union boss warns STUC leader Roz Foyer also described the feud between Scottish Labour and Reform as a ‘psychodrama’.