Opposition

Andy Burnham has his first PMQs on Wednesday

Analysis Andy Burnham v Kemi Badenoch first PMQs match report

Anas Sarwar speaking on Matt Forde's Political Party at the Edinburgh Fringe

Sarwar says 'my interest is in government' as he defends joining Lords

Drivers with parking fines offered free tickets for Fringe musical

Monica Lennon

I will end the factional infighting in Scottish Labour

Andy Burnham waves with his wife Marie-France van Heel

Burnham's ruthless purge of cabinet as Starmer allies shown the door

Andy Burnham's victory rally at Ashton Town FC after being elected as Makerfield MP

Who will be in Andy Burnham's cabinet?

Five Scottish Labour MPs joined the cross-party group after the meeting

Burnham yet to have 'direct conversations' with oil and gas sector

Energy Secretary Ed Miliband (Maja Smiejkowska/PA)

Exclusive Scots Labour MPs worried about Ed Miliband becoming chancellor

Disused North Sea oil rigs stacked up in the Cromarty Firth during a downturn in the sector in 2018

Jackdaw bosses call for 'timely approval' from Miliband before winter

Coastguard rescue officers will no longer receive payments under plans by UK authorities

UK set to push on with dropping hourly fee for coastguard volunteers

Inside a state of the art data centre. Campaigners in Scotland have warned that the Scottish Government's policy on data centres has major shortcomings in the face of a surge in new applications for the facilities.

Thousands object to 'humungous' data centres as deadline looms

Andy Burnham at Ashton Town FC in Ashton-in-Makerfield, after winning the Makerfield by-election PIC: Peter Byrne/PA Wire

A battle of ideas is needed before Burnham gets to Number 10

Leader of the Scottish Conservative Party Russell Findlay speaks during an inquiry into SNP finances at the Scottish Parliament Building on 10 June 2026 (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Scotsman Letters: Why didn't Opposition look into Murrell plea delay?

Scottish Secretary Douglas Alexander

Exclusive Allies hit back as anonymous MPs brand Alexander 'most absent man in cabinet'

First Minister John Swinney celebrating the SNP's election victory.

Alex Cole-Hamilton: Pro-indy parties 'gamed the system' at election

A gannet among vegetation on the cliffs

Islanders launch bid for summer guga hunt despite backlash

Sir Keir Starmer and John Swinney

Second IndyRef on agenda for meeting between Starmer and Swinney

Anas Sarwar and Sir Keir Starmer

Sarwar staying as Labour leader - but won't say for how long

Anas Sarwar and Malcolm Offord

Explainer So who is the main opposition in Holyrood - Reform or Labour?

Kemi Badenoch during the emergency debate

SNP and Tories unite in call for Keir Starmer no confidence vote

Malcolm Offord, speaking at the Scotland 2050 hustings

Reform UK support falls as Labour clear in second place, poll finds

Jackdaw is 150 miles off the coast of Aberdeen

Energy experts call for Jackdaw North Sea gas field to be approved

SNP councillors stripped of extra payments after Jordan Linden fallout

Activists hold silent protest outside Scottish Parliament against guga hunt

Activists hold silent protest ahead of key debate on guga hunt

Members of the campaign group For Women Scotland demonstrate outside the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh over the Gender Recognition Act in 2021

Scotland's literary culture should stay out of gutter in 'gender wars' Jenny Lindsay

Hunterston B nuclear power plant in North Ayrshire (Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire)

Exclusive Mothballed nuclear site 'could still be revived', says energy minister

Plan for 'fixed link' between Mull and Scottish mainland gathers pace

The Heat in Buildings bill aimed to encourage people to move from gas boilers to heat pumps.

Scotland 'drifting' behind rest of UK on fuel poverty, says Labour MP

The UK Government wants a small modular reactor on the Torness site. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Exclusive Scotland 'missing out on 5,000 jobs' due to SNP ban on new nuclear

Starmer's communications chief steps down as pressure ramps up on PM

Scottish Labour leader Anas SarwarPhoto by Lisa Ferguson/The Scotsman

Anas Sarwar urges UK Government to ban social media for under 16s

Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay

Russell Findlay: SNP benefits system a 'fraudsters' charter'

Jenny Gilruth told the BBC she wants to 'improve conditions for teachers' (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Exclusive Education is set to be a key battleground for Holyrood 2026

Dramatic 'romance of rail' image raises funds for new steam engine

The areas of Scotland to benefit from £2 trial bus fare cap revealed

The House of Lords cannot block bills but can delay them (Picture: Henry Nicholls/WPA pool)

Exclusive Labour MP calls for 'serious debate' on abolition of House of Lords

The bill in Holyrood aims to overhaul prostitution law in Scotland.

Prostitution Scotland: Hundreds sign letter calling for law change

Concerns are mounting over the long-term future of the building. Picture: Friends of the George

Fears grow over future of landmark Art Deco cinema

Scottish estate in the Cairngorms

Explainer What is changing on land reform and how rural Scotland has responded

Roisin Murphy performs during the filming for the BBC's Graham Norton Show

Roisin Murphy's refusal to capitulate to mob marks her as true artist Jenny Lindsay

Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay and Reform leader Nigel Farage

Findlay's 'Reform-lite' approach not working as he faces massive task Rachel Amery

Nurse Sandie Peggie

Sandie Peggie announces second legal action against NHS Fife
Sandie Peggie, the nurse at the centre of an employment tribunal against NHS Fife, is taking further legal action against the health board and three senior coll...

31 per cent of adults still calling shotgun to bag the front passenger seat

Rules of common car game 'shotgun' revealed - how many do you know?

Scottish Conservatives leader Russell Findlay and Reform UK leader Nigel Farage

Farage's Reform predicted to become official Holyrood opposition

The skyline of Linlithgow, including the ruins of Linlithgow Palace and St. Michael's church from the air

The 'bizarre' constituency change for historic town angering locals

Scottish Greens rule out doing a deal with Labour

Young people can have rewarding careers if they do not achieve the exam results they want

An apprenticeship can be route to a successful and rewarding career Sandy Begbie CBE

Warblaw Hill in the distance adjoining the town of Langholm

Row over Sitka forest in Scottish community prolonged over fresh delay

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer delivers a statement at 10 Downing Street in London on the public inquiry into the Southport attacks.

Analysis Why questions asked of Starmer on Southport murders were ill-informed

The Aldi telescope.

Teacher captures stunning Jupiter photo using £80 Aldi telescope

arrested man with cuffed hands behind prison bars

SNP win Greens support as new law on early release of prisoners passed

Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown and his wife Sarah at a remembrance service at the Cenotaph memorial in central London in 2018

Gordon Brown reveals why he is opposed to assisted dying law

Conservative party leader Kemi Badenoch during Prime Minister's Questions

Analysis Kemi Badenoch focuses on Trump in flat first PMQs as Tory leader

A majority of respondents have backed onshore wind farms in the poll conducted by the Diffley Partnership

Onshore wind farm backed by 77% of Scots, despite 'Big Ben' turbines

A scenic view in Galloway, where the national park would be created. Picture: Getty Images

Poll with stark 73% verdict fuels row over Scotland national park

First Minister John Swinney and Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves during during a visit to Atlantic Quay in Glasgow. Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire

Rachel Reeves: Scottish Government 'as guilty' as Tories over finances

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Scotland has failed to meet its latest target for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the latest official figures show. Picture: John Giles/PA Wire

Fail: Scotland misses climate target

Pro-independence protesters with Scottish Saltire flags (top) march for Scottish independence. Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images

Yousaf: Growing popular support for Yes the only way to Scottish independence

Nadine Dorries. Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

SNP MP cleared of bullying Nadine Dorries