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Labour eyes an opportunity in Scotland as Sturgeon steps down

The departure of Nicola Sturgeon opens up an opportunity for Labour in Scotland potentially paving the way for the election of Labour government at Westminster, senior party figures believe. Following the First Minister’s dramatic announcement that ...

15 Feb 2023 at 15:33

Westminster-Holyrood relations are at rock bottom – ex-first minister McLeish

Former first minister of Scotland Henry McLeish said the country is “more divided than it has been in 25 years” and described relations between Holyrood and Westminster as “rock bottom”. Mr McLeish was first minister between 2000 and 2001, and ...

07 May 2024 at 17:53

Humza Yousaf: A tenure as First Minister which was difficult from the start

Humza Yousaf’s time as Scotland’s First Minister was difficult from the start. While he has avoided being the shortest incumbent of the post, a title held by Labour’s Henry McLeish, who was in office for one year and 12 days between 2000 and ...

29 Apr 2024 at 12:17

Scotland

Campaigners deliver 17,500-name petition to stop cuts to dementia care

Alzheimer campaigners have handed Scotland’s social care minister a petition signed by 17,500 people to stop cuts to services. A group of people living with dementia and their carers joined activists – including former first minister Henry ...

25 Sept 2025 at 16:45

Scotland

Full potential of devolution yet to be realised, says former FM McLeish

The full potential of Scottish devolution is “yet to be realised”, a former first minister has told an audience at the Edinburgh International Book Festival. Speaking in an on-stage conversation on Monday, Henry McLeish said that when the ...

18 Aug 2025 at 19:04

Scotland

‘Crisis-prone’ care home system failing people with dementia, study finds

Scotland’s “fragmented, crisis-prone” residential care home system is failing to meet the long-term care needs of people with dementia, a report has found. The report of the Long Term Care Commission, set up in 2022 to look into the ...

27 May 2024 at 22:32

Former Scottish deputy first minister Jim Wallace dies after surgery

Former Scottish deputy first minister Jim Wallace has died after suffering complications as a result of surgery, his family has said. Lord Wallace, who served as Holyrood’s first ever deputy first minister, was undergoing what has ...

29 Jan 2026 at 21:12

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