North-east MSP to defend seat at Holyrood election
A north-east MSP is set to defend her seat at next year's Scottish Parliament election.
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Kirsty Blackman: Aberdeen MP shares mental health struggles and says ‘it is OK not to be OK’
Aberdeen North MP Kirsty Blackman has opened up about suffering from depression, urging others to seek help if they are in the same situation.
Salmond leak: SNP MP suggests Peter Murrell should be suspended from post as party’s chief executive
Nicola Sturgeon’s husband, Peter Murrell, should be suspended from his job as their party’s chief executive, a veteran SNP MP has suggested.
Ian Blackford to give up controversial and lucrative business position 15 months after agreeing to
SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford has resigned from a controversial, £38,967-a-year business position and will step down in March, more than a year after promising to do so.
Indyref2: Keir Starmer agrees if SNP win majority they have mandate for referendum
Keir Starmer has repeated his belief that the SNP "will have a mandate" for an independence referendum if they win a majority at Holyrood, setting him on a collision course with Scottish Labour colleagues.
Tory bid to ditch Bill on independence referendum fails
A Conservative motion calling on the Scottish Government to drop its plans for an independence referendum bill has failed at Holyrood.
Keir Starmer ‘will find it almost impossible’ to become PM without winning Scotland back
Keir Starmer will find it "almost impossible to become prime minister" without winning a significant number of seats back from the SNP in Scotland, Ian Murray has admitted.
Justice Secretary’s wife seeks nomination to take on Scottish Lib Dem leader
Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf has declared his support for his wife Nadia El-Nakla, who has announced she is seeking the SNP’s nomination to stand for election to Holyrood.
Labour leader Keir Starmer vows to stop Nicola Sturgeon ‘ripping our country apart’
Keir Starmer vowed to "stop the Nationalists ripping our country apart" as he pledged to lead a Labour Party that would defend and invest in every part of the UK.
‘We’re under new leadership’: Keir Starmer asks Scotland to ‘take another look at Labour’
Keir Starmer has asked voters to "take another look at Labour", as he pledged to make Britain "the best country to grow up in and the best country to grow old in".
‘Petty and dangerous’: Douglas Ross accused of ‘deliberately misleading’ committee
Douglas Ross has been accused of "deliberately misleading" a House of Commons committee during an evidence session on the coronavirus pandemic.
New date for Aberdeen Council by-election after Covid-19 delay
A by-election for the vacant Kincorth, Nigg and Cove seat on Aberdeen City Council will now be held in November.
Are Scots ‘free-riding on English taxpayers’? Boris Johnson defends devolution comments
Boris Johnson has been blasted for past comments suggesting the Scottish Parliament is an "unjust" institution that drains England's coffers.
Readers’ Letters: Bus drivers just doing their jobs
I read with interest the article on the lady who had twice been challenged about not wearing a mask on a bus.
Internal Market Bill: US health firms could ‘force their way’ into Scottish NHS under plan
American health giants could "force their way" into Scotland's NHS under controversial plans being debated at Westminster, it has been claimed.
SNP’s refusal to take seats in the House of Lords lamented by the Scottish peer who drew up Article 50
The SNP should have taken seats in the House of Lords to defend Scotland against food safety concerns arising from EU withdrawal, the architect of Article 50 has suggested.
Boris Johnson defends Brexit ‘insurance plan’ amid Tory grandee backlash
Britain stands on the brink of breaking international law, after plans to tear up last year's Brexit divorce deal moved a step closer.
Internal Market Bill: Douglas Ross branded ‘spineless’ for backing plans
Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross has been branded “spineless” after backing Boris Johnson’s plans to break international law.
Aberdeen MSP Maureen Watt says Winnie Ewing told her: ‘Get involved, Maureen, we need more women’
It was influential SNP politician Winnie Ewing who first inspired Aberdeen South and North Kincardine MSP Maureen Watt to consider a career in politics, back in 1974.
Scottish Parliament election: The MSPs saying goodbye to Holyrood in 2021
A changing of the guard is imminent at Holyrood with a total of 26 MSPs - about a fifth of the parliament - confirming they will not be seeking re-election next year.
Boris Johnson given Brexit ultimatum: Drop withdrawal agreement antics or face court
Brexit talks are on the brink of collapse after the UK Government refused to back down over plans to change key parts of last year's withdrawal agreement.
Jeane Freeman ‘not informed’ of care home coronavirus concerns, NHS boss reveals
Jeane Freeman was "not aware" of the major issues facing care homes in the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic, MPs have heard.
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: What’s in the Internal Market Bill?
Boris Johnson's blueprint for a post-Brexit Britain caused consternation at home and abroad when it was published this week.
Sturgeon ‘did not tell husband’ what she discussed in meetings with Salmond
Nicola Sturgeon’s husband, the SNP chief executive Peter Murrell, has told a Holyrood inquiry he did not know about sexual harassment allegations against Alex Salmond until they became public.
Power surge or power grab? Westminster tables plan to invest directly in Scotland
UK ministers will today table a plan to invest directly in Scotland following the end of the Brexit transition period, potentially sidelining Holyrood.
Boris Johnson guilty of ‘gross breach of ministerial code’ after admission Brexit plan breaks the law
Boris Johnson's plan to redraw the boundaries of last year's EU withdrawal agreement "does break international law", a Cabinet minister has admitted.
Aberdeen City Council calls for ‘strengthening’ of definitions within controversial Hate Crime Bill
Aberdeen City Council is among the organisations to have waded into the debate around Scotland's new Hate Crime Bill by suggesting the language is "strengthened" to allow a balance between respecting freedom of speech and tackling hate crime.
Readers’ Letters: Boulevard plan is parking mad
I cycle three days a week from Westhill to Hazlehead using the shared pedestrian cycle route and it works.
SNP MSP will not stand at next election
SNP MSP Maureen Watt has announced that she will not be seeking re-election at next year’s Scottish Parliament election.
Aberdeen SNP MSP Maureen Watt to stand down from Holyrood in 2021
SNP MSP Maureen Watt has announced she will not be seeking re-election at next year's Holyrood elections.