Scottish Parliament election 20264 hrs agoGreens candidate claims she was told to withdraw over student visaSai Shraddha Suresh Viswanathan hoped to be a prospective MSP in the North East of Scotland in the Scottish Parliament election.4 hrs ago9 hrs agoJohn Swinney re-appointed as First Minister of ScotlandHis appointment will be rubber-stamped by the King before a signing-in ceremony at the Court of Session on Wednesday.9 hrs ago5 days agoMSPs sworn in at Holyrood before electing new presiding officerKenneth Gibson has seen off competition from two party rivals and Lib Dem Liam McArthur to land the job.5 days ago7 days agoStarmer agrees to meet Swinney in face-to face meetingSwinney says the meeting will discuss the constitution but Sir Keir says it is just to talk about "shared issues".7 days ago11 May 2026Greens say fringe party cost them Holyrood seat by 'confusing' votersThe party claims that Independent Green Voice tricked voters by using a similar name and logo.11 May 202611 May 2026Holyrood leaders 'childish' for excluding Reform, MSP saysHelen McDade, one of Reform's 17 new MSPs, has called for other parties to stop "posturing".11 May 202611 May 2026Council faces questions over delays in declaring election resultsThe final results of the Scottish Parliament election in the Highlands and Islands were announced 16 hours after the start of counting.11 May 202610 May 2026What went wrong for Scottish Labour?The post-mortem has begun among Scottish Labour but can anything be done to turn the party's fortunes around?10 May 202610 May 2026Sarwar says he will 'absolutely' stay on as Labour leaderThe Scottish Labour leader defended his party's campaign after a poor result in Thursday's election. 10 May 2026...