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Tory MSP Craig Hoy

SNP accused of hijacking key Holyrood committee to undermine scrutiny

Scottish health and social care services may need to be cut amid fears over financial sustainability

SNP warned health services 'cannot be sustained' amid £450m black hole

SNP ministers have only enough allocated funding for a 1 per cent pay deal for public sector workers next year, a real-terms pay cut

Economists attack SNP for 'can-kicking' over looming pay crisis

SNP's tuition and benefits perks at risk from Holyrood's funding cuts

Council finances are under severe pressure

Grim new warning on Scots council finances described as 'apocalyptic'

SNP ministers have only enough allocated funding for a 1 per cent pay deal for public sector workers next year, a real-terms pay cut

Clash over public sector pay as workers dragged into higher tax bands

First Minister John Swinney has been accused of breaking the ministerial code (Picture: Andrew Milligan)

Call for ministerial code probe into John Swinney's tax 'blatant lies'

The Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow

SNP told to 'rein in costs' as Scots public inquiries bill tops £250m

The Hall-Glen-Village action group has been set up by residents. Pic: Michael Gillen

SNP council tax freeze hint amid call not to 'draw out budget drama'

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Nicola Sturgeon and John Swinney

Swinney defends Sturgeon's tax arrangements after claims of hypocrisy

A general view of the Scottish Parliament building in Edinburgh

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The near 100-mile-long major road targeted by new dualling campaign

St Andrew's House, the Scottish Government's headquarters, was never more than 38 per cent phone

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Taxation now biggest concern for Scottish businesses, survey shows

Former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell has been charged in connection with alleged embezzlement of party funds

Operation Branchform prompts Tory calls for timescales in prosecutions

SNP finance secretary Shona Robison

'Breathtaking hypocrisy': SNP's staggering' wages bill revealed

Donald Trump at his Aberdeenshire golf resort in 2016

First Minister says he will use Trump's Scottish links in tariff talks

Officers outside the home of Nicola Sturgeon and her husband Peter Murrell in April, 2023

Public 'scratching heads in disbelief at length of SNP police probe'

The SNP is planning to re-introduce free bus passes for asylum seekers.

Call to axe £2m re-introduction of free bus travel for asylum seekers

First Minister John Swinney serves up a pizza on the campaign trail. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Swinney makes 'knife edge' admission in fight against Labour for election seats

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage (Photo by Ian West/PA Wire)

Tories demand Reform suspends Scottish candidate for 'sickening' Royals insults

Shocking poll result for Scottish Tories as SNP and Labour neck and neck

Some of the contenders to replace Douglas Ross as Scottish Tories leader (from left to right): Meghan Gallacher, Russell Findlay and Craig Hoy

Who might replace Douglas Ross as Scottish Conservative leader?

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Michael Matheson must resign as an MSP, opposition parties have said, as an announcement on whether he will be suspended is expected to be made on Thursday. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Will former SNP minister Michael Matheson face suspension?

Kate Forbes at SNP leadership hustings on March 12, 2023 in Aberdeen. (Photo by Craig Brough-Pool/Getty Images)

Kate Forbes suggests Humza Yousaf lacks 'big vision' for Scotland

Michael Matheson breached two sections of MSPs code of conduct over iPad bill

One of the UK's four nuclear warhead-carrying submarines at HM Naval Base Clyde, Faslane, west of Glasgow. Picture: James Glossop/AFP via Getty Images

SNP ministers to set out plans for removing nuclear weapons after independence

Fergus Ewing. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Humza Yousaf denies SNP is ‘authoritarian’ after criticism from Fergus Ewing

Former first minister Nicola Sturgeon. Image: Andrew Milligan/Press Association.

Nicola Sturgeon told to make statement on recording of WhatsApps

Humza Yousaf. Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images

Make Scotland ‘Tory-free’ by backing the SNP, says Humza Yousaf

Michael Matheson

Holyrood probe into Michael Matheson may not publish findings until February

Michael Matheson

SNP minister Michael Matheson racked up £8,000 data bill on iPad in one day

Michael Matheson

Matheson ‘still faces serious unanswered questions’ over £11,000 iPad bill

Health Secretary Michael Matheson. Image: Jane Barlow/Press Association.

Inquiry demanded into £11,000 roaming charges bill

Minister Michael Matheson is under fire for his use of the iPad while on holiday. Picture: PA

Scottish minister racked up £11k roaming bill using parliament iPad on holiday

Exclusive Chat messages within Scottish Government auto-delete after just five days

Humza Yousaf. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Humza Yousaf to announce extra NHS and arts funding as he seeks to shift focus

Michelle Thomson MSP. Image: Press Association.

Call for ‘fresh look’ at SNP-Greens deal
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Humza Yousaf during a visit to the New Victoria Hospital in Glasgow.

SNP members to vote on clamp down on 'faulty statistics' at conference

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Audit of SNP's accounts identifies missing paperwork

Stephen Flynn, the new leader of the SNP at Westminster has been accused of telling Ian Blackford new auditors were in place.

Ian Blackford accuses Stephen Flynn of false assurances about auditors

SNP depute leader Keith Brown

Keith Brown accused of living in 'parallel universe' over SNP transparency claim

Scottish Conservative chair Craig Hoy

Scottish Conservative chair condemns Tory peer's attack on devolution

Former chief executive of the SNP, Peter Murrell, leaves his home in Uddingston, Glasgow. Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire

Former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell seen for first time since police arrest

SNP treasurer Colin Beattie was arrested in connection with a police investigation into the party's finances

SNP treasurer Colin Beattie released without charge following arrest

Nicola Sturgeon

SNP urged to suspend Nicola Sturgeon's membership after 'devastating' video

First Minister Humza Yousaf and Energy Secretary Neil Gray, right, alongside CEO Simon Forrest during a visit to tidal energy company Nova Innovation in Edinburgh

Firm which audited SNP accounts resigned six months ago, reveals Humza Yousaf

Former SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon with husband Peter Murrell as they cast their votes in the 2019 General Election at Broomhouse Park Community Hall in Glasgow. Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire

Senior SNP staff interviewed 'multiple times' as part of probe into finances

SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon with husband Peter Murrell as they cast their votes in the 2019 General Election at Broomhouse Park Community Hall in Glasgow. Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire

Senior SNP figures quizzed over vehicle purchases amid £600k missing funds probe

SNP leadership candidate Humza Yousaf

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SNP slammed for barring media from party leadership hustings

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