Scottish Government sets date for end of two-child cap in Scotland Ministers will mitigate the Westminster policy from March 2 – just weeks before the 2026 Holyrood election. Evening Standard · Jun 17, 2025
Top Scottish Greens face coordinated challenges for MSP spots from party members SENIOR Scottish Green MSPs are facing coordinated challenges for their spots at the top of the party’s regional lists ... The National (Scotland) · Jun 16, 2025
Labour MSP Sarah Boyack to stand down at next election LABOUR MSP Sarah Boyack has announced she will stand down at next year’s Holyrood election, saying it has been an “honour” to serve as a… The National (Scotland) · Jun 16, 2025
'Bold': Unelected Labour peer calls for second Holyrood chamber and 'major review' AN UNELECTED Labour peer has been dubbed “bold” after he called for a “major review” of Holyrood and suggested a second chamber for the… The National (Scotland) · Jun 15, 2025
MSP ‘overwhelmed’ to become MBE Pam Duncan-Glancy was elected in 2021, becoming Holyrood’s first permanent wheelchair user. The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2025
Stephen Flynn steps down from Scottish Affairs committee Stephen Flynn has stepped down from Westminster's Scottish Affairs committee The National (Scotland) · Jun 13, 2025
Kemi Badenoch questions Reform UK and Labour ‘belief in the Union’ KEMI Badenoch has questioned both Reform UK and Labour’s “belief in the Union” ... The National (Scotland) · Jun 13, 2025
SNP’s wish to ‘throw open our borders’ would risk security – Badenoch The Scottish Government has long pushed for a shift on immigration. Evening Standard · Jun 13, 2025
‘Courageous’ drug policy campaigner Peter Krykant found dead aged 48 Scotland’s first minister among those to hail Peter Krykant amid tributes to him as a ‘one-man army, with a mission to save lives’ The Independent UK · Jun 12, 2025
Mairi McAllan talks leadership aspirations and tackling Scotland’s housing emergency Straight back into the deep end would be an understatement for Mairi McAllan yesterday ... The National (Scotland) · Jun 12, 2025
Murray asks who Scots voters ‘trust to spend’ £9.1bn rise in funding The Scottish Secretary was speaking after Chancellor Rachel Reeves laid out her spending plans for the next three years. Evening Standard · Jun 11, 2025
84 inquiries for projects at Grangemouth received by Government, MSPs told A number of approaches, a Holyrood committee heard, could begin in the next ‘three to four years’. Evening Standard · Jun 11, 2025
Scottish Government rules out reopening national park process THE Scottish Government has ruled out creating a new national park for the country ahead of next May’s Holyrood elections ... The National (Scotland) · Jun 11, 2025
'Not appropriate': Douglas Ross panned for chairing Holyrood meeting from Caribbean FORMER Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross has been allowed to chair a Holyrood meeting from the Caribbean after MSPs failed in a bid to temporarily… The National (Scotland) · Jun 11, 2025
The National (Scotland) · Jun 10, 2025 SNP MSP urges membership to back John Swinney as leader despite by-election loss AN SNP MSP has urged party members to back John Swinney’s leadership after the shock loss of the Hamilton by-election.
The National (Scotland) · Jun 9, 2025 'What is our vision?': Inside the quiet anger brewing within the SNP Behind the scenes, SNP activists speak out about lost momentum, fading trust, and a leadership struggling to inspire
The National (Scotland) · Jun 9, 2025 SNP MSP Ruth Maguire 'excited to return to work' after revealing she's cancer free RUTH Maguire has said she is looking forward to returning to work after she revealed she is cancer-free ...
The National (Scotland) · Jun 8, 2025 Norwegian firm planning for first UK deep-sea salmon farm A Norwegian company has drawn up plans for Britain’s first deep-sea salmon farm in waters east of Shetland
Evening Standard · Jun 8, 2025 Swinney promises no ‘deal or co-operation’ with Farage after by-election defeat The First Minister said he intended to win the 2026 Holyrood election and that the SNP would ‘get stronger’ after losing in Hamilton.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 6, 2025 ‘Lots of bumps in the road’: Keir Starmer faces testing month before one-year milestone From spending review to China audit to assisted dying vote, June’s events have potential to lift or darken Labour mood
The Guardian - UK · Jun 6, 2025 Hamilton byelection win is vindication of Scottish Labour’s doorstep strategy Victory over SNP and Reform sends strong signal to Scotland’s political parties before next May’s Holyrood elections
The Independent UK · Jun 6, 2025 Scottish Labour overturns SNP majority to win key by-election IN FULL
Evening Standard · Jun 6, 2025 Starmer hails 'fantastic' shock win in Scotland by-election as SNP fail to hold seat after Reform surge Labour’s Davy Russell said the win sent a message to Nigel Farage and “his mob”
The Independent UK · Jun 6, 2025 Labour wins Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election as SNP and Reform suffer shock defeat Victory in Hamilton by Davy Russell signals growing challenge to SNP and resistance to Farage's Reform UK
Evening Standard · Jun 6, 2025 Surprise Hamilton win ‘changes the script’ for Scottish Labour, leader says Davy Russell won the contest, with the SNP coming narrowly ahead of Reform.