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There’s little love for the SNP – so why does the party look set to win in Scotland?

Barring a last-minute surprise, the Holyrood election will probably return the Scottish National Party (SNP) to government for the fifth time in a row. The nationalists have been in office for so long that thousands of Scots who weren’t even born when the party entered office in 2007 are now…

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Other parties running negative campaigns, says Swinney

The First Minister spent the last day of the campaign in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire.

Evening Standard

Former council leader guilty of sex offences jailed for 18 months

Jordan Linden’s offences spanned a 10-year period.

Evening Standard

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Starmer could cost us the election, Welsh Labour leader says in stinging attack on prime minister

While she insisted it would not be ‘helpful’ to oust Sir Keir Starmer right now, she refused to say whether she thought he would lead the party into the next general election

The Independent UK

I’m angry and disappointed at Westminster, says Scottish Labour leader in attack on Starmer

Writing for The Independent, Anas Sarwar insists vote for Labour in Scotland is not endorsement of PM

The Independent UK

John Swinney insists ‘momentum with the SNP’ ahead of Holyrood election

The SNP leader spoke out ahead of voters across Scotland going to the polls on Thursday.

Evening Standard

Reform’s toxic thinking has infected Scottish politics – this week’s Holyrood elections will tell us how badly

For so long, the Scottish government has made a point of welcoming migrants. But I now see troubling changes in my country, says writer Jasmeen Kanwal

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Candidates vying to replace PM like ‘auditions for Labour Celebrity Traitors’

SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn hit out at the ‘squabbling’ and ‘political infighting’ in Sir Keir Starmer’s party.

The Independent UK

Reform candidate ‘attacked’ while campaigning in Glasgow

Reform UK Scotland blamed the rhetoric of other parties for the incident

The Independent UK

Shadow chancellor warns SNP food price plan could cause ‘undersupply’ issue

Sir Mel Stride spoke out on the issue as he campaigned in Edinburgh on Friday.

Evening Standard

Offord: ‘Racist’ used too loosely and is too accusatory

The Reform UK Scotland leader said Scots were raising legitimate concerns about fairness.

Evening Standard

Election is opportunity to ‘chart new course’ for Scotland, Swinney says

The Scottish First Minister and SNP leader made a stump speech in Stirling ahead of the final weekend of the campaign.

Evening Standard

Reform’s Offord says no backlash to debate comments about his success

The Reform UK Scottish leader was earlier branded ‘out of touch’ after telling a TV election debate he owns six houses, five cars and six boats.

The Independent UK

How immigration is playing a role in the Scottish election, even though policy is set in Westminster

No single issue has dominated the agenda ahead of the Scottish parliament election in May. But immigration, despite being a matter not devolved to Holyrood, has been part of campaigns. This is because some parties use it to feed wider anxieties about housing, jobs, public services and identity.

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The Guardian - UK

‘Reform is an acute threat to Scottish self-government,’ says John Swinney

Polling puts Reform, led in Scotland by former peer Malcolm Offord, neck and neck with Labour for second place

Evening Standard

Anas Sarwar blasts SNP ‘stunt’ as PM faces Commons sleaze inquiry vote

Mr Sarwar rejected calls from the SNP that he should order Scottish Labour MPs to support an inquiry into Sir Keir Starmer.

The Guardian - UK

Swinney will call vote on referendum powers after Scottish elections

Top aide says SNP leader will seek approval to press for independence even if he fails to win majority on 7 May

The Guardian - UK

‘This election is all to play for’: Can the Scottish Labour leader defy political gravity in May?

Anas Sarwar speaks to the Guardian about why he thinks the polls are wrong and how he hopes to end the SNP’s near 20-year dominance at Holyrood

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Evening Standard

I want Reform to get ‘absolutely pumped’ in next month’s election – Anas Sarwar

The Scottish Labour leader was again asked about claims he had approached Lord Malcolm Offord with an offer of working together to oust the SNP.

Evening Standard

Sarwar continues to ‘stand by’ his call for Starmer to resign as PM

But the Scottish Labour leader insisted the Holyrood poll next month is not about judging the two-year-old Labour UK Government.

The Independent UK

More than a third of MPs polled would not take part in ‘deliberative democracy’

The first of its kind research questioned MPs as well as Members of the Scottish Parliament, the Senedd, and the Northern Ireland Assembly.

Evening Standard

Starmer ‘fighting for his career’ amid ‘chaos’ at Westminster, John Swinney says

The SNP leader and Scottish First Minister is campaigning in Edinburgh on Wednesday.

Evening Standard

I am not afraid to take on vested interests, Swinney to say

The SNP has proposed to cap the prices on essential items.

Evening Standard

Reform MSP called party’s Scottish leader ‘useless’, says Anas Sarwar

The Scottish Labour leader said Graham Simpson was ‘very apologetic’ about a ‘racist’ attack ad from Reform.

Evening Standard

Swinney says he will win independence vote in 2028 and run for election in 2031

The SNP leader believes Scotland could be independent by the end of 2030 – and wants to run in the 2031 elections to be the country’s leader.

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