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New SNP leader and Scottish First Minister to be named later today

The new SNP leader and next First Minister of Scotland will be named later today after a five-week contest. Health Secretary Humza Yousaf, Finance Secretary Kate Forbes, and former community safety minister Ash Regan are all vying for the position.

Glasgow Live

Next SNP leader to be named following five-week contest

Ash Regan, Humza Yousaf and Kate Forbes will find out their fate as the results of the SNP leadership contest is revealed.

The Independent UK

Alister Jack: Holyrood ministers 'sought conflict' to further independence goals

ALISTER Jack has claimed that Scottish Government ministers have actively “sought conflict with Westminster, simply to further their goal of…

The National (Scotland)

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Alister Jack urges Scotland’s next FM to choose collaboration, not confrontation

The Scottish Secretary spoke out ahead of the new SNP leader being announced on Monday.

The Independent UK

MSPs brace for new era in Holyrood as leadership contest comes to an end

MSPs are braced for a changing of the guard as Nicola Sturgeon’s defining era as Scotland’s first female First Minister draws to a close.

The National (Scotland)

Greens clear that progressive values must be ‘necessity’ for next first minister

Scottish Green Party co-leaders Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater spoke at the party’s spring conference.

The Independent UK

SNP braces for leadership result after contest opens up divisions

Fears of resignations among 72,000-strong membership as party seeks path forward from Sturgeon era

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Multi-million pound upgrade of Dumfries Academy in doubt due to sky-rocketing construction costs

Council officials have admitted the revised costs put forward by the main contractor are “beyond the affordability cap in place for the project”

Daily Record

Money paid to historic child abuse victims in Scotland surpasses £20million, John Swinney confirms

A letter from Mr Swinney to a Holyrood committee said a total of 404 victims had received payouts, valued at £20.1million, as of February 28.

Daily Record

Gender reform row may have increased SNP support, suggests Yousaf

Humza Yousaf spoke out after figures released last week showed the party’s membership had plummeted over the past year.

The Independent UK

$Nicola Sturgeon: ‘fractious’ leadership battle is good for the SNP$

Nicola Sturgeon: ‘fractious’ leadership battle is good for the SNP

In final speech as leader, Scottish first minister says contest ‘is an unusual process for the SNP but it’s essential and it’s healthy’

The Guardian - UK

Scottish Parliament 'strongly advises' MSPs and staff to delete TikTok

In an email to all parliamentary staff and MSPs, a senior IT official at Holyrood urged them to remove the app.

Daily Record

Parliament warns MSPs to remove TikTok over security fears

Concerns have been raised about the security of the app.

The Independent UK

MSP highlights "inaccessible" public transport and says she felt "intimidated" while waiting on bus

Pam Duncan-Glancy says rules surrounding wheelchair travel on buses mean passengers are having to travel alone

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Family and friends unite in celebration of Dumfries man David Hill

Teams from the Scottish and Irish parliaments faced each other in the first annual David Hill Memorial Quaich at Peffermill in Edinburgh

Edinburgh Live

West Lothian calls for reset of Holyrood partnership with councils

Budget cuts forced through by ring fenced funding shows need for change argues Labour. The SNP group says it protects spending on the most vulnerable.

Insider UK

Budget 2023: Scottish businesses react

FSB says firms 'short changed' while tourism sector reaction is mixed

The National (Scotland)

Tories 'pit food production against climate' as MSPs debate future of farming

ON Wednesday afternoon, MSPs debated the proposed Vision for Agriculture in Scotland – a document which sets out the government’s ambitions for…

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The National (Scotland)

Mass walkouts on Budget Day as up to half a million workers strike

HUNDREDS of picket lines have mounted outside government offices, schools, hospitals, universities and stations on Wednesday, as the biggest…

The Independent UK

Third teaching union in Scotland votes to accept improved pay deal

Holyrood Education Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville said the threat of further strike action in schools had been lifted after the NASUWT ballot.

Daily Record

Dumfries man who died playing rugby remembered with special charity match

Teams from the Scottish and Irish parliaments faced each other in the first annual David Hill Memorial Quaich

The Guardian - UK

SNP leadership candidates urged to commit to abortion clinic buffer zones

Concerns that Scotland lagging behind rest of UK as anti-abortion protests continue outside clinics

The Guardian - UK

UK government poised to block Scottish bottle recycling scheme

SNP request for trade exemption set to be rejected in latest clash after gender recognition row

The National (Scotland)

Humza Yousaf rejects calls for SNP to cool down on independence campaign

HUMZA Yousaf has said he does not agree with one of his Holyrood backers’ call for independence campaigning to be stepped “down a gear”.

The National (Scotland)

Yessers react to SNP minister's call for gradualist approach to independence

AN SNP minister has received both criticism and praise after calling for a long-term, gradual approach to independence in an opinion piece on…

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