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Reform has brought ‘race-baiting’ to Holyrood election campaign, says Sarwar

The Scottish Labour leader hit out at the party’s new billboard campaign as well as an earlier advert which directly attacked him.

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SNP push for independence would only bring joy to despots like Putin – Findlay

The Scottish Conservatives have hit out at what they called the SNP’s ‘weird and wacky ideas’.

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Cole-Hamilton opens door to helping Sarwar become first minister

But the Scottish Liberal Democrat leader said there were no deals or alliances going into the Holyrood election.

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Poll suggests SNP could win 62 Holyrood seats with Reform in second

The survey was carried out on 1,068 people between March 16 and 23.

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Energy crisis will define Holyrood election, says Flynn

He said voters face a choice of “a permanent cost-of-living crisis under Westminster or lower energy bills with independence’.

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Reform busy firefighting in Scotland but may yet set Holyrood’s politics ablaze

With Nigel Farage’s party neck and neck with Labour for second place behind the SNP, disruption seems likely

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Party leaders bid for votes on first day of Holyrood election campaign

With Thursday marking the first day of campaigning for the Scottish Parliament election, party leaders were looking to win over voters.

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Greens co-leaders could share FM role if party wins Holyrood election

Gillian Mackay suggested she could share the post with fellow Scottish Green Party co-leader Ross Greer if the party was to win in May.

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SNP ‘ready to win big’ and put Scotland on path to independence – Swinney

The SNP leader said the Holyrood election campaign – which got under way on Thursday – is ‘crucial’ for the country.

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Party leaders start campaign push ahead of Holyrood vote

With the Scottish Parliament now in recess, the leaders of most of Scotland’s parties will kickstart their election campaigns on Thursday.

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Police keep opposing groups apart as anti-immigration rally held at Holyrood

A group called Unite the Clans Scotland held a rally outside the Scottish Parliament.

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Scotland follows Wales in banning greyhound racing

MSPs voted to end greyhound racing in Scotland by 70 votes to 27.

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Supporters of Scotland’s assisted dying bill frustrated by lack of backing from Labour MSPs

Just three of Labour’s 20 MSPs in Holyrood voted for bill, despite support for legislation in House of Commons

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MSPs vote on greyhound racing ban a day after Senedd approves move

The Greyhound Racing (Offences) (Scotland) Bill will be voted on at Holyrood on Wednesday evening.

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‘Exemplify joy of dispute and debate’, Forbes urges new MSPs in final speech

The Deputy First Minister is stepping down as an MSP at May’s election.

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Defeat of Holyrood’s assisted dying Bill ‘strengthens our resolve’ – campaigners

Supporters of the change have insisted the issue is ‘not going away’ after MSPs voted down the proposed legislation.

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Scottish Labour pledge to tackle ‘gross inequalities’ in cancer screening

The pledge comes ahead of the Holyrood elections in May.

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MSPs hail ‘victory for the vulnerable’ after assisted dying bill rejected in Scotland

Scotland would have been the first nation in the UK to back assisted dying had the legislation been passed

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MSPs vote down assisted dying Bill at Holyrood

Liberal Democrat Liam McArthur had introduced the legislation.

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MSP urges colleagues to ‘rise to the challenge’ in final assisted dying vote

Liam McArthur said a change in the law is ‘long overdue and desperately needed’.

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Last ditch pleas made to MSPs before Holyrood votes on Assisted Dying Bill

Supporters and opponents of Liam McArthur’s Bill have spoken out ahead of the final vote on Tuesday.

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SNP ‘within touching distance’ of winning Holyrood majority in May, Flynn says

SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn made the claim as he addressed the party’s campaign conference in Edinburgh.

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Report finds 84 cases of bullying, harassment and sexual harassment at Holyrood

The report has been considered by the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body.

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Assisted dying Bill reaches final stage at Holyrood

MSPs will this week debate more than 300 amendments to the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill, ahead of a final vote next week.

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Labour can win Holyrood vote and ensure ‘new direction’ for Scotland – Sarwar

But recent polls put the party in third place behind the SNP and Reform ahead of the May 7 election.

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