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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

Ousted SNP MP McDonald says his party needs ‘reset’ to avoid defeat in 2026

The SNP needs a major reset if it is to avoid getting “horsed” in the 2026 Holyrood elections, a former MP has said. Stewart McDonald, who was ousted as the MP for Glasgow South as a resurgent Scottish Labour won seats across ...

13 Jul 2024 at 15:55

Scotland

Being straight with public on economy will help at election, says Sarwar

Being honest with the public on the economy will benefit Labour at the Holyrood election in 18 months, the party’s leader has said. Anas Sarwar has been criticised for saying there would be no austerity under a Labour ...

01 Aug 2024 at 16:30

Scotland

People would laugh at me if I said I’m going to be first minister – Findlay

Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay has claimed he would be laughed at if he said he will be the next first minister. Mr Findlay took the reins of the party in September, following a chaotic period at the ...

09 Dec 2024 at 00:01

Voting against the Budget will be ‘albatross’ around Labour’s neck, says Swinney

Voting against the Scottish Government’s Budget will be an “albatross” around Labour’s neck, the First Minister has said, as he pledged to be the one “putting it there”. Finance Secretary Shona Robison published ...

09 Dec 2024 at 00:01

Alex Salmond’s niece to contest his former seat at Holyrood for Alba

Former first minister Alex Salmond’s niece will run to be an MSP in one of his former seats, the Alba Party has announced. Christina Hendry, 29, will contest the Banffshire and Buchan Coast seat her uncle had ...

11 Dec 2024 at 17:05

Sturgeon knows ‘nothing more’ about police investigation 18 months after arrest

Nicola Sturgeon said she knows “nothing more” about the police investigation into SNP finances than she did when arrested just over 18 months ago. With Police Scotland’s Operation Branchform investigation ...

16 Dec 2024 at 12:02

Scotland

Reform UK could have ‘kingmaker’ role in Holyrood after 2026 vote, says Tice

The Reform party aims to be the “kingmakers” at the Scottish Parliament election in 2026 and would vote for Anas Sarwar to become First Minister rather than John Swinney, deputy leader Richard Tice has ...

29 Nov 2024 at 10:28

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