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MSPs to vote on ending dual mandates at Holyrood next week

Holyrood is expected to vote next week to prevent MSPs from also sitting as MPs, ending the practice known as “double jobbing”.

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Protest to take place outside Holyrood over Winter Fuel Payment

A protest is set to take place outside Holyrood calling for pensioners to have more help heating their homes this winter.

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All Scottish pensioners to receive winter fuel payment next year

‘We will not abandon older people this winter, or indeed any winter,’ says Holyrood minister

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Joanna Cherry speaks out as Stephen Flynn announces Holyrood bid

FORMER SNP MP Joanna Cherry has issued a statement after Stephen Flynn announced his bid to become an MSP...

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Scottish Labour's net zero chief missed climate change vote after flying to Australia

SCOTTISH Labour’s net zero spokesperson missed a key vote on a new climate change bill in Holyrood after flying to Australia ...

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Fury as Scottish Parliament security 'ban Alex Salmond tribute T-shirt'

SCOTTISH Parliament security stepped in to have a woman’s t-shirt “removed” because it displayed a quote from the late Alex Salmond ...

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Call for 'reset' as Holyrood backs bill to water down climate ambitions

THERE are calls for the Scottish Government to “reset” its climate ambitions after MSPs voted in favour of watering down targets a minister…

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Tory MSP accuses salmon farming boss of 'verbally attacking him' in Holyrood

A TORY MSP has accused the boss of Scotland's salmon farming trade body of "verbally attacking" him in the Scottish Parliament.

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Scottish Reform breakthrough could bring chaos to Holyrood, John Curtice says

A REFORM breakthrough in Holyrood could throw the Scottish Parliament into disarray – threatening to deprive both Unionists and pro-independence…

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Labour has ‘big hill to climb’ to win next Scottish election, says Ian Murray

Scotland secretary says Labour must show it deserves power in Holyrood by delivering on promises to electorate

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Top Scottish journalist in independence warning ahead of 2026 election

A UNIONIST majority in Holyrood would give the “last rites” to the “independence question”, a veteran Scottish political journalist has said.

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SNP stalwart to step down at Holyrood election after more than 25 years as MSP

AN SNP stalwart who has represented the party at Holyrood since the Scottish Parliament was reconvened has announced she will be standing down…

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Artists call for more funding outside Holyrood after Creative Scotland U-turn

ARTISTS have staged a protest outside Holyrood over the lack of funding for the arts sector, despite the Scottish Government’s U-turn on…

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Read in full: Shona Robison's Holyrood speech outlining £500m in cuts

WATCH and read Finance Secretary Shona Robison's full speech to the Scottish Parliament outlining some £500m in cuts ...

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Holyrood could limit mobile phones usage by MSPs, Education Secretary suggests

Scotland’s Education Secretary has suggested MSPS could “engage better” by not using mobile phones and other electronic devices “all the…

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Scottish Labour MSP slammed over fat cat bankers' Holyrood reception

A SCOTTISH Labour MSP has been slammed over plans to host a boozy reception with banking giants in the Scottish Parliament.

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Fact check: Keir Starmer's SNP child poverty claim

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said at PMQs this week that since the SNP came to power in Holyrood, the number of children in poverty has increased…

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SNP could change rules to let Stephen Flynn stand for Holyrood, John Swinney says

THE SNP could change their rules to allow Stephen Flynn to run for Holyrood in 2026, the First Minister has suggested ...

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Holyrood authorities investigate SNP over campaign spending

HOLYROOD authorities are investigating the SNP over allegedly inappropriate use of public money to fund the party’s election campaign.

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Sarwar effectively starts Scottish Labour’s Holyrood campaign with tax pledge

Scottish Labour leader, launching Westminster manifesto, promises party will not raise income tax if it comes into power in 2026

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Douglas Ross denies Holyrood 'job insurance scheme' in clash with BBC presenter

SCOTTISH Tory leader Douglas Ross has denied he believes Westminster is more important than Holyrood during a clash with a BBC presenter.

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Greyhound racing ban proposed in newly published Holyrood bill

A SCOTTISH Green MSP is to publish a bill to ban greyhound racing ...

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‘I’m marching to Holyrood to demand apology for historic Gypsy Traveller abuse’

A CAMPAIGNER is marching to Holyrood to demand an apology from the Scottish Government for the historic discrimination of the gypsy traveller…

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'They don't care': Tories laugh in Holyrood over closure of Foreign Office base

THE Scottish Conservatives have been criticised for laughing in Holyrood after an SNP MSP questioned why the UK Government was closing its…

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Double council tax for second homes agreed at Holyrood

Councils will have the power to double council tax on second homes after new regulations were agreed in Holyrood.

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