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Veteran SNP spin doctor Kevin Pringle leaves Scottish Government

VETERAN SNP spin doctor Kevin Pringle has left the Scottish Government and said he will seek work outside of politics.

The National (Scotland)

'Coincidence' Peter Murrell arrest was soon after resignation, Nicola Sturgeon says

NICOLA Sturgeon has said it was a “coincidence of timing” that she announced her resignation as first minister just weeks before her husband was…

The National (Scotland)

Too many young careerists in SNP for 'wrong reasons', Nicola Sturgeon says

NICOLA Sturgeon has said the SNP is too full of young people who have entered politics for “all the wrong reasons” ...

The National (Scotland)

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Joanna Cherry labels Nicola Sturgeon's gay marriage comments 'nonsense'

SNP MP Joanna Cherry has hit out at Nicola Sturgeon’s suggestion that equal marriage laws for gay people may not pass through Scotland’s…

The National (Scotland)

Gay marriage laws may not pass in Scotland today, Nicola Sturgeon says

EQUAL marriage laws for gay people may not pass in Scotland if the legislation was going through Holyrood today due to the “toxic” level of…

The National (Scotland)

Who is John Swinney, Scotland’s new first minister after Humza Yousaf quit?

Mild-mannered 60-year-old Swinney, who joined the SNP at 15, is the party’s third leader in 14 months.

Al Jazeera

Scottish first minister John Swinney appoints Kate Forbes as deputy

Announcement comes after Swinney is sworn in as seventh first minister ‘for everyone in Scotland’

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John Swinney to become Scottish first minister after vote by MSPs

New SNP leader seventh to hold the office, vacated after Humza Yousaf axed deal with Greens

The Guardian - UK

John Swinney’s unfussy election as leader reflects his esteem within SNP

Party’s return to minority government after a year of upheaval will test his renowned negotiating skills

The Guardian - UK

SNP Old-hand John Swinney Set To Be Scotland's New Leader

Scotland's likely next leader John Swinney is a political veteran who will have to unify his fractured separatist party and revitalise its flagging independence movement.

International Business Times

John Swinney becomes SNP leader after rival drops out

Long-serving politician set to become first minister after taking over Scottish National party role from Humza Yousaf

The Guardian - UK

‘The SNP are in trouble’: Scottish voters on the drama at Holyrood

As John Swinney emerges as favourite to succeed Humza Yousaf as leader, Guardian readers share their views

The Guardian - UK

Kate Forbes rules out SNP leadership bid in shock announcement

Announcement appears to clear path for former deputy first minister John Swinney to take over from Humza Yousaf as SNP leader and become Scotland’s next first minister

Evening Standard

John Swinney confirms bid to run for SNP leadership and become first minister

He was deputy first minister under Nicola Sturgeon, but has been on the backbenches since Humza Yousaf replaced her.

Evening Standard

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The Guardian - UK

Swinney in line to become Scottish first minister after Forbes steps aside

Former SNP leader now likely to return to the role without a contest and take control of government next week

The Guardian - UK

The SNP failed as an activist party. If it becomes a competent governing force, it may have a chance

Whoever wins must stop acting like the leader of an independent nation that does not yet exist, and start leading the real Scotland, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

Al Jazeera

Scottish government survives confidence vote after Hamza Yousaf quits

The Scottish National Party expected to pick a new leader to replace outgoing First Minister Humza Yousaf.

The Guardian - UK

On challenges big and small, our leaders haven’t learned that nationalism is not the answer

Brexit and Scottish independence have benefited Rishi Sunak and Humza Yousaf – now both are suffering the consequences, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

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The Guardian - UK

‘There is despair’: fears for Scotland’s green policies as power-sharing ends

Climate groups and Greens co-leader say climate policies risk being sidelined or buried by SNP

The Guardian - UK

Tuesday briefing: How it all went wrong for Humza Yousaf – and where the SNP goes now

In today’s newsletter: Scotland’s First Minister resigned on Monday after collapsing a power-sharing agreement. What next for Holyrood and the ruling party?

The Guardian - UK

Humza Yousaf’s clumsiness meant he had to jump – but Westminster also gave him a push

The SNP leader badly miscalculated his support. But London’s meddling in Scottish politics played its part, says writer Rory Scothorne

The Guardian - UK

The SNP ditching its Green allies has backfired on Humza Yousaf – and set back the cause of independence

The first minister’s latest misstep will worsen his party’s split along culture war lines, says Dani Garavelli, a freelance journalist and Herald columnist

The Guardian - UK

Humza Yousaf forgot the rule: leaders who want to look tough look stupid

Only this week the first minister said he was delighted with his coalition with the Greens. But then …

The Guardian - UK

What was the SNP and Greens’ deal and what happens now it has ended?

Coalition agreement has frustrated many in the SNP who fear the party is losing support by prioritising the wrong issues

The Guardian - UK

Humza Yousaf puts SNP on election footing after coalition with Greens collapses

Scottish first minister says scrapping power-sharing deal ‘marks a new beginning for the SNP government’

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