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Yousaf is not up to the top job, says Sarwar as he eyes Holyrood election

Anas Sarwar has delivered a damning verdict on Humza Yousaf’s credentials as First Minister as the Labour leader sets his sights on the Holyrood election in 2026. He said the general election expected next year will be a “stepping stone” in his ...

25 Aug 2023 at 20:41

Labour leader says party would ‘learn from SNP’ and run minority government

Scottish Labour would favour a minority administration at Holyrood as opposed to a coalition, the party’s leader has said. Anas Sarwar said Labour would “learn something from the SNP”, who ran a minority government between 2007 and 2011, ...

18 Feb 2023 at 18:04

Scotland will be seeing me, says Farage

Nigel Farage has said he will be campaigning in Scotland ahead of the 2026 Holyrood election. The Reform UK leader’s comments came as a recent poll put the party on 9% in the constituency vote in less than two years’ time, just two ...

13 Sept 2024 at 16:55

Swinney does not rule out snap election if budget fails

First Minister John Swinney has not ruled out a snap election in Scotland if his budget fails to secure enough support to pass in Holyrood. The SNP currently runs Scotland as a minority administration, needing just two votes from ...

04 Oct 2024 at 10:30

Scotland

Scottish Labour begins candidate search ahead of 2026

Scottish Labour has started its search for candidates to stand in the 2026 Holyrood election. The party has opened its process for aspiring MSPs to submit declarations of interest ahead of the formal selection process beginning ...

24 Oct 2024 at 00:01

Scotland

SNP will lose seats but remain largest party after 2026 election – poll

The SNP is on course to win the most seats in the 2026 Holyrood election but forming a government will be a “substantial hurdle”, polling suggests. The Survation poll for the Holyrood Sources podcast and True North Advisors ...

15 Jan 2025 at 11:50

Scotland

I will confront Reform not cosy up to them, says Swinney following poll

John Swinney has said he will confront rather than “cosy up to Reform” after a poll suggested there would be a “substantial hurdle” to forming a government following the 2026 election. Analysis of the poll put the SNP on ...

15 Jan 2025 at 12:45

Scotland

‘Let’s keep our feet on the ground’ over Labour-SNP coalition talk, says Swinney

The First Minister has urged people to keep their “feet on the ground” over a potential SNP-Labour coalition after the next election. At the weekend, a poll was released by Survation for the Holyrood Sources podcast and ...

22 Jan 2025 at 14:32

Scotland

Scottish Tory leader Findlay ‘optimistic’ over threat of Reform to his party

Scottish Tory leader Russell Findlay has said he is an “optimist” when asked about the threat of Reform UK to his party. Recent polls have suggested his party could suffer at next year’s Holyrood election if the Nigel ...

03 Feb 2025 at 12:45

Scotland

I am not in the game of being pressured by men, says SNP MSP standing down

An SNP MSP has rejected claims she was pressured to stand down at the next election to make way for the party’s Westminster leader. Audrey Nicoll announced earlier this month she would not run again in the Aberdeen ...

13 Feb 2025 at 10:39

Rocky path ahead if politicians kowtow to Trump and Farage, warns Sturgeon

The world will be on a “rocky path” if politicians “kowtow” to the likes of Donald Trump and Nigel Farage, former Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon has said. Movements in the style of the two men have seen ...

13 Feb 2025 at 16:23

Scotland

Swinney refuses to say if rebel Ewing should run in 2026 Holyrood election

John Swinney has refused to say if rebel backbencher Fergus Ewing should stand for the SNP in next year’s Holyrood election. The SNP leader and Scottish First Minister would only state that “democratic ...

17 Feb 2025 at 17:13

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