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Starmer is no Winston Churchill but, he’s no Donald Trump either. I have no doubt that he is very well-intentioned, it’s just that he’s not very good at being Prime Minister, writes readers of The National✍️

After long consideration, I decided to defy my party’s advice and cast my second vote for the Greens. I very nearly fell into the trap set by the Holocaust-denier McConnachie but put my cross where it belonged rather than into his tempting box, writes readers from The National✍️

Nigel Farage has confirmed that Reform UK will “throw absolutely everything” at a by-election that will be triggered by Andy Burnham’s bid to return to parliament and challenge Keir Starmer 🗳️

A small number of people in Scotland may have been exposed to hantavirus, according to Public Health Scotland (PHS)

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Members of the Universities and College Union (UCU) teaching final-year students at the School of Art at Edinburgh College of Art have walked out of preparations for the annual Graduate Show

The Scottish Greens have urged Scotland’s other political parties to back their demands for an urgent investigation into a “far-right spoiler party” appearing to cost them an MSP👀

Keir Starmer has proposed a face-to-face meeting with the leaders of the devolved governments next month after confirming he would be 'open to a conversation' about devolving more powers from Westminster, says Welsh First Minister👀

A Conservative MSP has been criticised after it emerged they were planning to stand in an upcoming Westminster by-election just days after they were re-elected to Holyrood🗳️

More than 20 MSPs were sworn in to the Scottish Parliament after saying their oaths and affirmations in languages such as Gaelic, Mandarin, Shetlandic, French and Scots. Here's a full list of the 15 languages MSPs spoke while swearing in🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Top Scottish charities have slammed “media failures to confront disinformation” amid speculation over a newly elected Green's MSP visa status

Scottish Labour have said 'wait and see' whether Andy Burnham could be selected to fight one of two upcoming Westminster by-elections in Scotland‼️

Dozens of boats carrying activists and aid for Palestinians began sailing from Turkey’s Mediterranean coast in the latest attempt to break Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza

BREAKING: Andy Burnham has published a statement after a sitting MP quit his seat to give the Greater Manchester mayor a route to depose Keir Starmer

A new camera angle of the hotly debated incident which led to Celtic's penalty against Motherwell has emerged

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BREAKING: Labour MP Josh Simons has said he will step down to make way for the mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham to return to Parliament

Andy Burnham running to become an MP ... in Scotland? 🤔 Scottish Labour have not ruled out letting the Greater Manchester mayor run to become an MP in Scotland in order to oust Keir Starmer

BREAKING: Keir Starmer has responded to Wes Streeting's resignation. The Prime Minister told the former health secretary 'it is incumbent on all of us to rise to what I see as a battle for the soul of our nation'.

Trump’s stock in trade, as we have come to know, is dressing up failure with bravado, but he’s going to need great dollops of it in trying to convince the world that he came back with something positive from this meeting, writes David Pratt✍️ Read here: www.thenational.scot/politi...

MSPs have elected Kenneth Gibson as the Presiding Officer for the next five-year parliamentary term, who is he?

Israeli President, Benjamin Netanyahu has claimed he made a secret trip to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) at the height of the Iran war to meet the president

Wes Streeting has been branded 'Peter Mandelson’s right-wing pal' as the former health secretary threw Keir Starmer’s premiership into even greater chaos by resigning from the UK Government

BREAKING: Kenneth Gibson has been elected as the new Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament More to follow...

Like an antibiotic resistant bout of chlamydia, Starmer’s premiership survives another day. As I write this, he is still the Prime Minister, but his end is nigh – and thank god for that, writes Kelly Given✍️ Read here: www.thenational.scot/news/2...

The Metropolitan Police has warned it is 'preparing for potential violence and hate speech offences' at two protests in London this Saturday, as more than 4000 officers are set to be deployed

BREAKING: SNP, Plaid Cymru and Sinn Fein representatives met in Westminster last night The group discussed 'the historic election results across these islands'

Nigel Farage bought a £1.4 million property in cash shortly after receiving a £5m personal gift from billionaire donor Christopher Harborne, according to property records

Read Wes Streeting's scathing resignation letter to Keir Starmer in full 👇

John Swinney has said Labour have 'completely and utterly lost their way' following Wes Streeting's resignation.

The new cohort of MSPs have been formally sworn in to Holyrood – with SNP leader John Swinney taking the opportunity to declare his 'primary loyalty' to the people of Scotland

BREAKING: Wes Streeting has resigned from his role in Keir Starmer's cabinet signalling the start of a leadership challenge

The Scottish Government has hit back at Keir Starmer, saying that the Prime Minister said he 'must talk' with John Swinney about a second referendum despite Downing Street trying to roll back the claim

HMRC is considering new powers that could force wealthy individuals and trusts to disclose tax arrangements worth £5 million or more under a major crackdown proposal

SNP MSP Laura Mitchell has paid tribute to the Clavie of Burghead during her affirmation to parliament The Moray MSP held a stave of the tar-soaked wooden barrel which was carried up to Doorie Hill and burned on January 11

As MSPs are sworn in, many are wearing a white rose, but why? 🤔

A former MSP has been duped into believing an AI-generated image, regarding Celtic's controversial penalty vs Motherwell on Wednesday

A newly-elected MSP has become the first ever to take their Holyrood oath in Polish – with Gaelic, Scots, Dutch and sign language also represented

Two SNP MPs have requested their resignation from the House of Commons as they are set to take their oath in the Scottish Parliament and officially become MSPs

🚨 A construction company behind a new housing development in Argyll and Bute has fallen into administration after 'significant delays'

Five members of one of Scotland's national parks will be selected by local people in a move to better support the long-term future of their communities

Since the speech itself was a woeful load of twaddle, it is this spectacle of the past throttling the present that remains; the impossible struggle with Britain’s imperial past which subjects must thole to find out what the British government wants with our money. It is absurd, Lesley Riddoch ✍️

🚨 Firefighters have worked through a second night tackling a huge blaze at a waste facility in Fife

Scottish Labour MPs have been urged to back the SNP’s efforts to force a no-confidence vote in the Prime Minister

The Scottish Government has hit back at Keir Starmer, saying that the Prime Minister said he 'must talk' with John Swinney about a second referendum despite Downing Street trying to roll back the claim

Douglas Alexander has broken his silence as he said there had been 'twists and turns' in the Labour Party’s leadership 'drama' and backs Keir Starmer Keep up to date with our live blog 👇

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