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Analysis Nigel Farage endures chaotic protest-ridden conference speech

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Poll: Andy Burnham now most popular political leader in Scotland

Andy Burnham is set to become prime minister on Monday - with a flurry of announcements to followplaceholder image

Burnham to 'approve new North Sea drilling' on Monday - reports

Malcolm Offord MSP and Nigel Farage MPplaceholder image

Offord: 'Establishment stitch-up' as parties reject Farage by-election

Andy Burnham is poised to become the next prime ministerplaceholder image

Analysis What will Andy Burnham as prime minister mean for Scotland?

Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham is Labour’s candidate in the Makerfield by-election.placeholder image

Andy Burnham vows to stand in any potential Labour leadership contest

Wes Streeting’s allies will campaign for Andy Burnhamplaceholder image

Wes Streeting allies to campaign for Andy Burnham in by-election

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How can you have a mandate when voter turnout was so low? Rachel Amery

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar, First Minister John Swinney and Reform UK's Scottish leader Malcolm Offord.placeholder image

Scottish election 2026: The seats to look out for in the race for Holyrood glory

Up to a quarter of voters may still change their mind on polling day.placeholder image

Holyrood election 2026: One in four could still change their mind

First Minister John Swinney out campaigning with SNP activists.placeholder image

Election eve poll projects SNP falling short on a majority

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Inside the four-way race in Scotland's most marginal seat

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I will 'absolutely not' be resigning this weekend - Russell Findlay

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Anas Sarwar: 'It won't be long till Reform says I came off a boat'

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Exclusive Inside knife-edge rural constituency which could seal Swinney's fate

John Swinney is set to fall short of a majority, according to the pollplaceholder image

SNP three short of majority with Reform in second, poll finds

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Exclusive Sarwar insists he can defy polling by targeting 'knife-edge' seats

Anas Sarwar, John Swinney and Malcolm Offord have all been throwing accusationsplaceholder image

Mudslinging and lack of policy puts voters off amid 'bitter' campaign

Scottish Greens co-leaders Gillian Mackay MSP and Ross Greer MSP at Holyrood in February (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)placeholder image

Readers' Letters: Get ready for return of the SNP/Greens alliance

John Swinney's SNP is expected to remain the biggest party but fall short of a majority, a new poll has suggestedplaceholder image

Holyrood election 2026: Poll says SNP to fall short of majority

First Minister John Swinney with SNP candidates and activists in Dundee.placeholder image

Holyrood 2026 election: Half of tactical votes will be anti-SNP

Scotland on Sunday has been up in the north-east to hear about its hopes for the Holyrood election.placeholder image

Holyrood election 2026: Inside the fight for the north-east

Sir Keir Starmer (R) and Peter Mandelsonplaceholder image

Tories 'considering options' for removing Starmer as Prime Minister

The First Minister has called for an end to the windfall tax.placeholder image

Exclusive John Swinney: Case for removing windfall tax 'absolute'

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Exclusive Majority of Scots 'do not want US military aircraft at Prestwick'

Torness Nuclear Power Station near Dunbarplaceholder image

Torness has cut £2bn from electricity costs since 2021 gas crisis

First Minister John Swinneyplaceholder image

'Widespread lack of enthusiasm' for upcoming Holyrood election

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Exclusive Two thirds of Scots more likely to vote for parties that back fishing

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John Curtice: Labour is more vulnerable to Reform in Scotland

Andrew Mountbatten Windsorplaceholder image

Exclusive Scots support for monarchy falls after Mountbatten-Windsor scandal

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage, First Minister John Swinney and Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwarplaceholder image

Poll: Reform UK falls behind Labour in the Holyrood election race

Keir Starmer was campaigning in Gorton and Denton, unlike other by-electionsplaceholder image

Analysis If Labour can't win Gorton and Denton, it has no chance in Scotland

Finance Secretary Shona Robison, Transport Secretary Fiona Hyslop, and Christine Grahame MSPplaceholder image

New MSPs can learn a lot from the 1999 club Rachel Amery

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Exclusive Nearly three in four Scottish voters want change from the status quo

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmerplaceholder image

Analysis Starmer is no longer master of own destiny, so what happens next?

Kenneth Walker III of the Seattle Seahawks celebrates a touchdown against the San Francisco 49ers last month.placeholder image

I will bring the NFL to Scotland if I win, says Anas Sarwar

First Minister John Swinney and Reform UK leader Nigel Farageplaceholder image

Gap between SNP and Reform narrows, but nationalists on track to win

First Minister John Swinney and Reform UK leader Nigel Farageplaceholder image

It is too early to say Holyrood election is a two-horse race Rachel Amery

UK Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Reform UK leader Nigel Farageplaceholder image

Explainer All the Westminster politicians visiting Scotland today

Finance Secretary Shona Robisonplaceholder image

Exclusive Higher tax has not delivered better public services, say half of Scots

Allan Faulds from Ballot Box Scotland, Professor Sir John Curtice from Strathclyde University, and Mark Diffley from the Diffley Partnership.placeholder image

What will happen in Scottish politics in 2026? We ask the experts

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The £1.6 billion bed blocking bill paid by Scotland over last decade

It has now been 10 years since the SNP promised to eradicate bed blocking - and yet the problem has continued to get worse.

Justice Secretary Angela Constance, First Minister John Swinney and Finance Secretary Shona Robison.placeholder image

SNP needs to deal with the Angela Constance distraction Rachel Amery

The report paints a concerning picture of a nation at a crossroads.placeholder image

Ad Feature 24% of 10 year olds could be clinically obese by 2035, report warns

Most people could name these breeds of dog.placeholder image

Best Known Dogs 2025: The 14 breeds of dog most people have heard of

Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlayplaceholder image

Scottish Conservatives to set out new apprenticeships plan

Health Secretary Wes Streeting, standing alongside NHS chief executive Amanda Pritchard, looks on as Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer delivers a speech in Surrey in January.placeholder image

Explainer How Starmer could be toppled - and what it means for Scotland

Reform UK leader Nigel Farageplaceholder image

Poll: Reform UK set to become second biggest party at Holyrood

Torness in East Lothian, Scotland’s last remaining nuclear power station, is due to be decommissioned in 2030 (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)placeholder image

World's nuclear industry to descend on Scotland with Labour government

The Scottish Lib Dems and the Scottish Greens are both poised to do well at the 2026 Holyrood election.placeholder image

Why the Lib Dems and the Greens could be Holyrood kingmakers in 2026

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Analysis John Swinney injects a sense of optimism as SNP activists show fight

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Exclusive Inside the SNP's 2026 Holyrood election campaign

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Steadying the ship only gets you out of the storm, not to the shore Rachel Amery

First Minister John Swinney argues for independence at the SNP conference.placeholder image

Analysis John Swinney the activist looks to rally the troops ahead of 2026

Roz Foyer, general secretary of the STUC, speaking at SNP conference.placeholder image

SNP cuts 'a gift to the far right', says Scotland's top trade unionist

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Analysis SNP conference told 'Swinney's stability is the party's strength'

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