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Andy Burnham accused of 'dancing to Nigel Farage's tune' with immigration comments

ANDY Burnham has been accused of “dancing to Nigel Farage's tune” after pledging to make “greater use” of migrant detention centres if…

The National (Scotland)

Greens call for independent inquiry into ALL Scottish party finances

THE Scottish Greens have called for an independent inquiry into all parties finances.

The National (Scotland)

Edinburgh councillors vote against public access to private gardens

COUNCILLORS have voted against proposals to open up some of Edinburgh’s biggest private gardens to the public ...

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New poll breaks down Scottish voting trends at Holyrood election

IT has been relatively quiet on the polling front now that the Holyrood 2026 election has come to pass, but a fresh survey from YouGov has given us…

The National (Scotland)

Scottish Greens announce frontbench MSPs – see full list

The Scottish Greens have announced their frontbench team, giving key roles to a number of new MSPs

The National (Scotland)

Peter Murrell embezzled SNP donations – why do so many voters stay loyal to the party?

When historians of Scottish politics come to consider May 2026, two dates will stand out. On May 7, the SNP won almost half of the seats in the Scottish parliamentary election. If its minority administration makes it through the term, the party will have effectively been the government at Holyrood…

The Conversation

GB Energy 'splashes' millions in taxpayer cash to be 'told how to do its job'

GB Energy is handing out millions in taxpayer cash to private consultancy firms to tell it 'how to do its job', The National can reveal

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New Scottish Parliament calls for UK Government to devolve indyref2 powers

SCOTLAND’S newly elected parliament has called for Westminster to devolve the powers which would allow it to hold a second independence referendum…

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How to watch the Scottish Parliament vote on Section 30 referendum powers

First Minister John Swinney is set to ask Holyrood to formally request the transfer of powers from the UK Government to Scotland to allow a…

The National (Scotland)

What you need to know as Holyrood set to vote on independence referendum powers

First Minister John Swinney is set to ask Holyrood to formally request the transfer of powers from the UK Government to Scotland to allow a…

The National (Scotland)

John Swinney's indyref2 motion published ahead of Holyrood debate – see the full text

JOHN Swinney’s motion calling on the UK Government to devolve powers for a second Scottish independence referendum to be held has been published.

The National (Scotland)

Scottish Greens candidate claims she was told to withdraw over student visa

A MEMBER of the Scottish Greens has claimed she was asked to stand down as a candidate because of her student visa status ...

The National (Scotland)

Indian-origin student leader claims Scottish greens asked her to quit election race over visa status

Sai Shraddha Suresh Viswanathan, an Indian-origin student leader and current president of the National Union of Students Scotland, has claimed she was asked to withdraw as a Scottish Green Party candidate because of her student visa status.

The Times of India

Indian-origin candidate claims Scotland election withdrawal pressure over student visa

A candidate for the Scottish Green Party claims she was asked to withdraw from an election due to her student visa. This happened even as another candidate with a similar visa status was allowed to run and won. The party denies blocking candidates based on visa status. The situation raises…

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Scotland deserves better than status quo say Greens, amid five-year plan launch

Party co-leader Gillian Mackay has said that under the Greens’ plans, Scotland’s transport has the ‘ability to be world-leading’.

The Economic Times

Meet the newest member of Scottish Parliament, an Indian-born who went to UK on a student visa

India-born, non-binary anthropologist Q Manivannan has been elected to the Scottish Parliament on a "kinder politics" platform. Manivannan, a queer Tamil immigrant, secured a win for the Scottish Greens, enabled by a rule change allowing visa holders to contest elections. He aims to bring a politics of care and solidarity…

The Times of India

Who is Q Manivannan? Tamil Nadu-born trans immigrant without permanent UK residency elected to Scottish Parliament

An Indian-origin transgender politician, Q Manivannan, has been elected to the Scottish Parliament despite not holding permanent residency or British citizenship in the UK, a development that has sparked debate and online backlash in Britain.

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John Swinney urges Starmer to show Scotland ‘greater respect’ after SNP victory

Scottish Labour leader, Anas Sarwar, concedes his party was comprehensively beaten in election as count puts his party on 17 seats, a tie with Reform

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Evening Standard

Polls close in Scottish Parliament election as wait for results begins

Ballot boxes across Scotland will be opened at 9am on Friday.

Evening Standard

Voters continue to cast ballots in Scottish Parliament elections

Scotland’s party leaders attended their local polling stations earlier on Thursday.

Evening Standard

Scottish party leaders cast their vote as country goes to the polls

Voting stations are open from 7am until 10pm on Thursday, with the count beginning at 9am on Friday.

Evening Standard

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.

The Conversation

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…

Evening Standard

Political establishment ‘petrified’ of Reform, party candidate says

Thomas Kerr reiterated his party’s plans to open migration detention centres in areas that back the Scottish Greens, saying it is about ‘fairness’.

Evening Standard

Green vote would force Offord to pay ‘fair share’ towards public services

Ross Greer decried the Reform UK party as ‘toxic’.

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