Green MSPs cite her conservative views on LGBT rights and equalities in fresh rift with John SwinneyThe Scottish Greens have voted against Kate Forbes’s appointment as Scotland’s new deputy first minister in a fresh...
Read MoreAnnouncement comes after Swinney is sworn in as seventh first minister ‘for everyone in Scotland’UK politics live – latest updatesKate Forbes, the former finance secretary who stepped aside last week allowing...
Read MoreNatalie Elphicke said she was defecting to Labour due to ‘broken promises of Rishi Sunak’s tired and chaotic government’. This live blog is now closedConservative MP Natalie Elphicke defects to Labour citing...
Read MoreNatalie Elphicke said she was defecting to Labour due to ‘broken promises of Rishi Sunak’s tired and chaotic government’PMQs starts in just over 20 minutes, and today there will be particular interest in the...
Read MoreJohn Swinney emerges as favourite to become leader of party hit by series of damaging crisesHumza Yousaf has quit as Scotland’s first minister to clear the way for a new leader capable of giving the Scottish National party...
Read MoreWith the Scottish National party leader poised to quit, we look at likely successorsUK politics – latest updatesAny contest to replace Humza Yousaf will present the Scottish National party with a significant problem: it...
Read MoreThis live blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereBack in the inquiry, O’Connor presents another extract from MacNamara’s witness statement in which she quotes an account by Dominic Cummings who...
Read MoreCounsel to UK Covid-19 inquiry intervenes after failure to disclose or possibly retain messaging app textsThe Scottish government has been ordered to release all its WhatsApp messages during the coronavirus pandemic after it...
Read MoreHumza Yousaf’s leadership rival says party will be ‘in trouble’ unless it takes decisive actionThe Scottish National party is facing a “pretty critical moment” and will “be in trouble”...
Read MoreNew first minister announces appointments as he seeks to move past divisive leadership contestScotland’s new first minister, Humza Yousaf, has revealed a majority-female cabinet, with half its members under the age of 40,...
Read MoreDespite setback Scotland’s first Muslim leader says victory sends strong message to those who feel they ‘don’t belong’Humza Yousaf has said becoming Scotland’s first Muslim leader sends a strong...
Read MoreHealth secretary beats rivals to replace Nicola Sturgeon in campaign that exposed party’s deep divisionsPolitics live – latest updatesHumza Yousaf has been elected the first minority ethnic leader of the Scottish...
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