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The Latest Breaking News from Holyrood

Polling stations open as Scots elect new Holyrood Parliament

Voters have until 10pm on Thursday to cast their ballot.

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Scots to go to the polls in Holyrood election

Polls will close at 10pm, with counting due to take place on Friday.

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Eve-of-election poll suggests SNP’s lead is ‘tightening’

The poll came after elections expert Professor Sir John Curtice said the ‘odds are against’ a majority win for John Swinney’s party.

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‘Odds against’ John Swinney’s SNP winning Holyrood majority, says polling expert

Professor Sir John Curtice gave his latest view on the eve of Thursday’s Scottish Parliament election.

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Flynn urges Scots to ‘slam shut’ the door on Reform and Farage by backing SNP

SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn made the appeal to voters ahead of Thursday’s Holyrood election.

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SNP ‘within touching distance’ of Holyrood majority, John Swinney says

The Scottish First Minister made the claim ahead of Thursday’s Scottish election.

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Thursday’s elections could be ‘Starmageddon’ for PM, Stephen Flynn warns

The SNP leader said results of elections in Scotland, England and Wales could go badly for Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.

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Anas Sarwar urges Scots to back him for first minister to ‘save the NHS’

The Scottish Labour leader made the plea two days before voters go to the polls in the Holyrood election.

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Hollywood star Alan Cumming urges Holyrood voters to ‘reject Nigel Farage’

The actor made a plea to voters in Scotland ahead of Thursday’s election.

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Scottish Tory leader Russell Findlay says he will not lose his seat at election

Mr Findlay said he did not agree with analysis from Sir John Curtice that he could lose his seat if his candidate for the Eastwood constituency wins.

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UK facing constitutional shock in Scottish and Welsh elections – Stephen Flynn

The SNP Westminster leader spoke out before Thursday’s elections to both Holyrood and the Senedd.

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Politicians step up campaigning with one week to go until Holyrood ballot

Voters will elect 129 MSPs in next weeks Scottish Parliament elections, with polls tipping the SNP to once again be the largest party at Holyrood.

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Labour will show Scots ‘what change looks like’, vows Anas Sarwar

The Scottish Labour leader is setting out his party’s plans for the first 100 days, if he can defeat the SNP in next week’s Holyrood election.

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SNP on course to be largest party but short of a majority, poll finds

Reform would replace the Tories as the opposition, the survey found, and force Labour into third place at Holyrood.

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Free bus travel to first-homes fund: what Scottish parties are promising on the campaign trail

Advent of Reform has radically altered the dynamics of the campaign and parties are responding accordingly

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Holyrood election Scotland’s chance to vote ‘no confidence’ in Starmer – Flynn

The SNP Westminster leader said Sir Keir Starmer’s position is ‘untenable’.

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Zack Polanski would back independence as Scotland ‘screwed over’ by Westminster

The leader of the Green Party of England and Wales was campaigning in Scotland ahead of next month’s Holyrood election.

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Greens signal free buses and childcare as price for SNP deal at Holyrood

Co-leader Gillian Mackay suggested her party could be the SNP’s route to return to power but ruled out working with Labour.

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STV journalists to strike on day of Holyrood election count

The NUJ said the action in a pay row will affect coverage of the results.

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Cole-Hamilton having time of his life as Lib Dems seek best-ever Holyrood result

The Scottish Lib Dems believe they can win 10 constituency seats in May and return an MSP in all eight of the regions.

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Reform are ‘unedifying people’ and I hope they get ‘hammered’ at polls – Sarwar

The Scottish Labour leader was speaking during a Holyrood election campaign visit to Glasgow on Tuesday.

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Reform urges Sarwar to back Offord as first minister

A recent poll suggested a possible unionist majority in Holyrood.

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Unionist parties could take majority in tight Holyrood poll, survey suggests

The research found more than half of constituencies have at least two parties within five points of each other.

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Swinney vows ‘bold action’ on cost of living with plan to cap food prices

The SNP leader has unveiled the party’s manifesto for the Holyrood election on May 7.

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Badenoch: Only Tories will stand up against SNP’s ‘divisive’ referendum plans

The Conservative leader is expected to address supporters at a rally in Edinburgh on Thursday.

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