EXC: Scottish Labour peer says Anas Sarwar produced no 'bold and attractive' policies in Holyrood election.

Analysis | Aberdeen South was a referendum on Ed Miliband's hostility to oil and gas drilling. The SNP were seen as being on the wrong side and were punished.

NEW: SNP civil war breaks out after the Tories secure stunning victory in Aberdeen South by-election. Former SNP special adviser Kate Higgins turns on Stephen Flynn after election hammering.

NEW: SNP MSP left red faced after mistakenly backing Reform UK call for immigration crackdown.

Analysis | Aberdeen South by-election will show if voters want to punish the SNP over the Peter Murrell scandal.

NEW: SNP council bans staff from wearing Scotland tops or displaying flags after World Cup joy.

NEW: Reform UK accused of 'giving up' in two Scottish by-elections for Westminster after members urged to campaign in Manchester to stop Andy Burnham.

EXC: Reform MSP persuaded people against having covid jags and claimed Trump won 2020 US election.

OPINION | Peter Murrell embezzlement scandal could rumble on into the next decade.

EXCL: Thieving Peter Murrell spent stolen SNP cash to treat himself on his birthday. The fraudster was also accused of spending the loot on the day of his dad's funeral, but this claim was dropped as part of a plea deal.

OPINION | Scottish Labour could be set for a coronation when Anas Sarwar stands down as leader.

NEW: Watchdog warns of seven month delay in allocating public service complaint cases.

NEW: Newly-elected Labour MSP hits out at misogyny and extremism in politics ten years after Jo Cox's murder.

EXCL: Leaked messages from inside the Scottish Labour MPs WhatsApp group reveal brutal infighting on Scottish Secretary Douglas Alexander.

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NEW: SNP and Greens vote to kill Holyrood probe into Peter Murrell corruption scandal.

NEW: A Westminster committee has agreed to wait for the result of Holyrood's vote on a Murrell inquiry before deciding whether to embark on "substantive work on this matter".

NEW: SNP quizzed on whether corrupt Peter Murrell had bank account access to public funds.

EXC: An SNP expert says an earlier guilty plea by Peter Murrell would have had a “major impact” on the Holyrood election, even risking the SNP/Green pro-indy majority.

NEW: I asked the First Minister if he would cooperate with a Westminster probe into Murrell-gate: “We’ll see what happens.” He was also asked when he last spoke to Nicola Sturgeon: "My personal conversations are thankfully not a matter for all of you.”

NEW: John Swinney's spokesperson repeatedly refuses to say he will cooperate with a Westminster probe into the Peter Murrell scandal. He said a Commons inquiry would “destroy” the credibility of the Scottish Affairs committee and its Labour convener.

Opinion | John Swinney will only step out of Nicola Sturgeon's shadow if he stops protecting her.

In an article for the Record, Inverclyde council leader Stephen McCabe writes on the challenges facing local authorities over the next 12 months. He also focuses on the impact of Reform councillors getting elected next year.

EXC: Westminster probe into Peter Murrell scandal could hold 'box office' hearings in Edinburgh.

EXCL: A Scottish Labour Holyrood candidate has launched a campaign for his party to become independent. Jack McConnel's 'Just for Scotland' group backs "splitting" from UK Labour.

EXC: Scottish Greens leader deletes tweet praising disgraced Peter Murrell for 25% pay hike.

EXCL: Plans for a Holyrood inquiry into the Peter Murrell scandal appear dead after the Greens said they will vote against. A spokesperson said parties should not be investigating each other + warned of turning Holyrood into a "political circus".

Peter Murrell sold holiday home in Portugal after being granted legal aid from the taxpayer

Opinion | Scottish Labour fighting for survival as brutal stats point to existential threat.

NEW: Scottish Labour only managed to win 8% of 2014 Yes voters at the Holyrood election, a tally worse than Reform UK. Anas Sarwar's party also did better with wealthy voters compared to Scots on low incomes.

EXC: Leak reveals Scottish Labour plans to review links with UK party after election defeat.

EXC: SNP could boycott Westminster probe into Peter Murrell scandal.

Opinion | John Swinney is putting party over country as he tries to block scrutiny of the Peter Murrell scandal. The First Minister said after he was elected FM that he would govern for "all" of Scotland. That lasted a matter of days.

Peter Murrell has £600,000 worth of pensions as he faces proceeds of crime pay back

Opinion | The SNP's Holyrood election win is tainted by the Peter Murrell guilty plea. Scots voted on May 7th without the crucial knowledge of the former SNP CEO's corruption.

EXC: A notorious activist who campaigned for the Far Right in France has been given a taxpayer-funded job by a Reform MSP.

EXC: Labour members call for Scots MP Joani Reid to be reinstated amid ‘China spy probe’.

EXCL: Nicola Sturgeon could give evidence under oath on the Peter Murrell scandal if a plan for a Holyrood inquiry is approved. Scottish Labour are pushing for a committee probe into the former SNP CEO's disgrace.

Opinion | John Swinney's flawed indyref2 plan will never secure a second referendum.

EXC: Corrupt Peter Murrell may have paid for Nicola Sturgeon's lavish bookcase with stolen SNP funds.

Opinion | The Peter Murrell scandal is so bad it would shame a banana republic. Nicola Sturgeon allowing the SNP to be run by her husband after she became leader was a disgrace.

EXCL: Peter Murrell 'stole money' from Alex Salmond over thirty years ago. Four sources close to Salmond say the sum was between £500 and £2700. The late First Minister also blamed Murrell for furniture belonging to his wife's late mum vanishing.

EXC: The independence campaigner who exposed Peter Murrell feels 'vindicated' after guilty plea. Sean Clerkin also called for the SNP to repay supporters whose donations were embezzled.

EXC: In a Planet Holyrood interview, ex Labour MSP Paul O'Kane criticises his party's election campaign: - shd have been more focus on a list strategy - manifesto shd have been more “ambitious and hopeful" - UK convention could look at indyref2 trigger

John Swinney urged to implement EHRC biological sex guidance 'without delay'

EXC: A Scottish Labour official has accused Anas Sarwar and Jackie Baillie of admitting “zero” mistakes after a "dire" Holyrood election result.

Charity run by Reform leader Malcolm Offord accused of 'law breaking' over Scottish registration.

EXC: Leak shows Scottish Labour official blasting “toxic” and “authoritarian” party after election humbling. A member of the party's governing body criticised Labour's Holyrood manifesto and strategy, and called for personnel changes at the top.

Analysis | Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar faces his party's governing body tomorrow for the first time since last week's election humbling. It could be a tricky meeting.

Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain to 'stand down' after row on Peter Murrell criminal case