All news on the topic: Scottish Parliament

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King Charles and Queen Camilla to lead Scottish Parliament opening ceremony
The ceremony on Saturday, which will be broadcast live from 11.30am, marks the beginning of the seventh session of the Scottish Parliament since its establishment in 1999.
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Former Sturgeon adviser backs independent inquiry into Murrell’s £400,000 SNP theft
A former key member of Nicola Sturgeon’s team has backed calls for an inquiry into how her ex-husband was able to embezzle more than £400,000 from the SNP.
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Nearly 1,000 offshore firms accused of flouting Scotland’s land ownership register
Russian oligarchs, billionaires, foreign governments, international royalty, and banking giants are among those behind nearly 1,000 offshore entities who are illegally flouting the land control registry, The Ferret can reveal.
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Calls grow for UK–Scottish joint inquiry into SNP embezzlement scandal involving Peter Murrell
The UK and Scottish parliaments should hold a joint inquiry into Peter Murrell’s financial crimes, former Labour first minister Jack McConnell has said.
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Labour on brink of losing Wales for first time as Reform shakes UK politics
The 2026 local elections are the biggest electoral test for Sir Keir Starmer since the entire country last went to the polls two years ago.
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Reform eyes power as polls show dramatic surge ahead of regional elections
James Buchan, a former fisherman in the Scottish port of Peterhead, has swallowed his hostility towards Nigel Farage.
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Alba party to fold after mounting debts and police finance probe
The Alba party has announced that it will dissolve and will not put forward any candidates for the 2026 Scottish parliament election.
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Peter Murrell court delay sparks fury as embezzlement case pushed beyond election, handing SNP a politically convenient escape from scrutiny
The former SNP chief executive will now not have to enter a plea in his embezzlement case until after the Scots vote in the Scottish Parliament Election – with the Scottish Government denying any involvement in the delay.
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Jeane Freeman, SNP MSP and former health secretary who led Scotland through Covid, dies aged 72
Jeane Freeman, the former Scottish health secretary, has died at the age of 72 after a battle with cancer, her family has announced.
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Greens say ministers failed to deliver transition plan for Mossmorran site
The Scottish Government "broke its promise" to the workers at ExxonMobil’s Mossmorran site, the co-leader of the Scottish Greens has said.
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£3.2 billion of Scottish property held in secrecy, Transparency International warns
New research by Transparency International UK reveals that £3.2 billion worth of property in Scotland is held by opaque offshore structures, making it impossible to identify the true owner and raising concerns that transparency loopholes could undermine the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill currently before MSPs.
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Party rebels demand independence action without referendum at SNP conference
The SNP winning a majority in next year’s Holyrood election is the only sure path to another independence referendum, John Swinney is to tell the party conference as he tries to face down rebels.
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Colin Smyth hosted girl guides at Holyrood days after being charged with possessing indecent images of children
An MSP met a girl guides group at Holyrood days after he was charged with possessing indecent images of children.
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Police investigate secret camera claim at Scottish Parliament
A Labour politician has been charged over allegations a secret camera was placed in toilets inside the Scottish Parliament.
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‘Principle of fairness’: Swinney allows ministers pay rise of nearly £20,000
John Swinney has claimed allowing his ministers a pay rise is guided by “fairness”.
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SNP Westminster leader and 15 ousted MPs bid for Holyrood seats as cabinet exodus continues
The Westminster leader of the SNP and 15 ousted MPs who were not accepted by voters are attempting to secure seats at Holyrood – as another current Cabinet minister joins the departure of current MSPs.