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DRS may be scrapped next week if UK Government does not back down, Yousaf hints

Scotland’s deposit return scheme (DRS) could be scrapped as early as next week if the UK Government does not back down, First Minister Humza Yousaf has said. Mr Yousaf wrote to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Saturday, saying the decision to ...

03 Jun 2023 at 13:28

What does the SNP manifesto promise and can those pledges be fulfilled?

First Minister John Swinney has unveiled his party’s manifesto in Edinburgh, with the SNP looking to keep its stranglehold on Scottish politics. Here, the PA news agency looks at some of the key questions around the party’s proposals. – ...

19 Jun 2024 at 12:36

I grieved for Salmond four or five years ago, says Sturgeon

Former first minister Nicola Sturgeon has said she grieved for Alex Salmond four or five years before his death following the breakdown of their relationship. The pair formed one of the most successful political partnerships in UK ...

10 Jan 2025 at 16:07

Scotland

Ex-BBC Scotland editor recalls abuse as she tells of ‘relief’ at new job in US

The former Scotland editor of the BBC has spoken of her relief at moving to America after suffering abuse covering Scottish politics. Sarah Smith, who was appointed the corporation’s North America editor last year, said she was ...

17 Feb 2022 at 15:25

SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn announces bid to become an MSP as well

SNP Westminster leader announces bid to become an MSP

The SNP’s Westminster leader has submitted an application to stand for the party at the next Scottish Parliament election – but, if elected, he also aims to remain an MP. Writing in the Press and Journal newspaper, Stephen ...

12 Nov 2024 at 11:42

Scotland

‘Fresh look’ at agreement with Greens needed, says SNP MSP

An SNP backbencher has said a “fresh look” should be taken at her party’s agreement with the Greens, in the wake of the Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election. Michelle Thomson said the SNP needs to improve its ...

08 Oct 2023 at 12:32

Nicola Sturgeon: I don’t have much in common with those who abused Sarah Smith

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said she does not have much in common with those who have “hurled abuse” at BBC journalist Sarah Smith. Smith, the corporation’s first Scotland editor, recently told of her ...

18 Feb 2022 at 17:55

Sturgeon says her book Frankly will be candid about ‘mistakes and triumphs’

Nicola Sturgeon has said her forthcoming memoirs will be open and candid about her “mistakes and heartbreaks” as well as her “triumphs” as she revealed the book’s title – Frankly. The former first minister ...

19 Mar 2025 at 13:19

Scotland

Reform says membership in Scotland has topped 10,000

Reform UK has claimed it is “just the beginning” in Scotland as Nigel Farage’s party said its membership north of the border has topped 10,000. It said it now has more members in Scotland than the ...

25 Apr 2025 at 16:15

Swinney: Eradicating child poverty ‘ever more difficult’ because of Labour

John Swinney has pledged a “sustained focus” on child poverty in Scotland, as he insisted the action of Sir Keir Starmer’s Government will make that challenge “ever more difficult”. The Scottish ...

06 May 2025 at 00:01

Scotland

Russell Findlay: I don’t understand appeal of Nigel Farage

The leader of the Scottish Conservatives has said he does not understand the appeal of Nigel Farage. Russell Findlay said it was “absolutely questionable” whether Reform UK was “even a party of ...

04 May 2025 at 14:09

Politicians making final push for votes ahead of Holyrood by-election

Scotland’s political leaders will hit the campaign trail for the final time today ahead of a Holyrood by-election. With voters in Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse going to the polls on ...

04 Jun 2025 at 09:52

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