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Co-leader of the Scottish Greens, Patrick Harvie

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From left, Minister for Constitution and External Affairs Angus Robertson, Depute Leader Keith Brown and First Minister John Swinney during the SNP annual national conference at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Scotsman comment: Little to cheer for SNP activists seeking change

Salmond and Sturgeon's No refusal has left Scotland a poorer place Euan McColm

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer meeting First Minister of Scotland John Swinney at Bute House, Edinburgh

Starmer vows to reset relationship between UK and Scottish governments

First Minister John Swinney and deputy Kate Forbes need to improve conditions for growth (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

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First Minister John Swinney and Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes at the first meeting of their Scottish cabinet.

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'We need the help of government to attract talent, secure investment, and overcome regulatory obstacles,' says the SFE boss. Picture: Graham Flack.

How Scotland's finance sector can help John Swinney drive economic growth

John Swinney makes me hopeful about the SNP for the first time in a while Stewart McDonald

Kate Forbes and John Swinney

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Nominations open in SNP contest as Swinney receives public backing

Analysis Yousaf's extraordinary miscalculation will go down in Holyrood history

Yousaf’s failure to ditch Greens at start was root cause of his downfall John McLellan

Members of the media wait to enter Bute House ahead of a statement from Scotland's First Minister Humza Yousaf. Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images

UK and business leaders react to 'absolute chaos' as Humza Yousaf resigns

Who in the SNP could replace Humza Yousaf as First Minister?

Scottish Green MSP Gillian Mackay. Photo: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Green MSP bursts into tears on BBC radio at Yousaf ending Bute House agreement

Scottish Green party co-leader Lorna Slater listens as SNP net-zero secretary Mairi McAllan ditches the Scottish Government's 2030 emissions reduction target. Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA

SNP accused of 'political cowardice' - Scottish Greens statement in full

Environmental campaigners will descend on Bute House over the Scottish Government's climate target U-turn. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Climate campaigners will target Humza Yousaf with a protest outside Bute House

Is it time for Scottish Green Party co-leaders Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater to re-focus their efforts? (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Readers' Letters: Bruised Scottish Greens need to go back to basics

Lorna Slater and Patrick Harvie, co-leaders of the Scottish Greens (Photo by ANDY BUCHANAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Green members are calling for the Bute House Agreement to be ripped up

St Andrew's House in Edinburgh. Picture: PA

Scottish Government buildings largely vacant amid 'carelessness' claims

Margot Robbie in new campaign

Chanel opens a pop-up beauty boutique on Edinburgh's Charlotte Square

A billboard in Glasgow that ran in December urging for former health secretary Michael Matheson to be sacked. Mr Matheson would later quit the role in February. Picture: John Devlin

The five political earthquakes for the SNP since Sturgeon's resignation

Members of the public gathered outside Bute House in Edinburgh to watch the press conference where First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced she would stand down as First Minister for Scotland after eight years.

14 photos charting day Nicola Sturgeon shocked world with resignation

The plaque outside Bute House in Edinburgh. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

More than £850k spent on repairing First Minister's residence Bute House

Former first minister Alex Salmond. Picture: PA

Alex Salmond denies having Stone of Destiny fragment amid 'Aladdin's Cave' claim

Cycling projects under construction include the South City Way in Glasgow. (Photo by Cycling Scotland)

Scottish Budget: Cycling and walking spending £100m short of commitment

The former first minister shared the news on Instagram. Photo: Nicola Sturgeon/Instagram

Nicola Sturgeon passes driving test first time

Gaza and Israel conflict: Scotland's First Minister Humza Yousaf's wife interrupts interview over fears for family in Gaza

Humza Yousaf's wife interrupts interview over fear for family in Gaza

A general view of Bute House, the official residence of Scotland's First Minister, which has opened for business after a series of repairs. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Yousaf yet to confirm date of family move as Bute House reopens after repairs

Former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon speaks during the 2023 -24 Programme for Government at the Scottish Parliament (Photo: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Nicola Sturgeon commends Yousaf’s policy agenda in first speech from backbenches

So what is the alternative to Bute House agreement? Stewart McDonald

100 days of turmoil: Humza Yousaf endures bruising start to his time in office Alistair Grant

Scottish Greens co-leaders Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater with former first minister Nicola Sturgeon after signing the Bute House Agreement. Image: Lisa Ferguson.

Bute House Agreement 'totally intact', says Green MSP

Exterior of CHANEL at 8 Charlotte Square, Edinburgh Pic:CHANEL

Chanel opens an ephemeral boutique in Edinburgh

A police vehicle reverses into a tent outside the home of Peter Murrell, former chief executive of the Scottish National Party (SNP), and his wife, former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, in April

The most dramatic twist yet in Operation Branchform probe into SNP finances

Life after high political office can be tough, as Nicola Sturgeon is perhaps discovering (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Sturgeon can do more than talk about being a foster parent to help kids in care

Housing and homeless charity urges First Minister to acknowledge housing emergency

Ad Feature First Minister told to address housing and homelessness emergency
Leading housing and homelessness charity Shelter Scotland is running a campaign targeted at the new First Minister, with the aim of making social housing top of...

Fergus Ewing, the former rural affairs secretary.

Humza Yousaf 'happy' to look again at releasing Fergus Ewing bullying report

Jack Hope is PR & Public Affairs Manager at Perceptive Communicators and former Chief of Staff to a senior MP.

Facing challenges and opportunities of political change - Jack Hope

Co-leader of the Scottish Green Party Patrick Harvie at the 2023 Scottish Green Party Spring Conference at the Golden Jubilee Conference Centre in Clydebank.

Patrick Harvie: Kate Forbes victory would have ended Bute House Agreement

Andrew Henderson, Director of Public Policy, Pinsent Masons

Social goals are the key to unlock good government relations - Andrew Henderson

Nicola Sturgeon highlighted the increasing 'brutality' of political life as a factor in her decision to quit as First Minister. Picture: Getty

Why we must address brutality of digital culture for women in Scottish politics

Nicola Sturgeon's resignation as First Minister has been followed by several other resignations, with her husband Peter Murrell quitting as SNP chief executive (Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images)

'New SNP' has more to worry about than its membership figures – Kenny MacAskill

Bute House

First Minister's official residence in Edinburgh to close for repairs

Humza Yousaf at hustings in Aberdeen on Sunday

I would be upset with staff if they put work before family, says Humza Yousaf

SNP candidate Ash Regan. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Ash Regan refuses to say if she believes Alex Salmond was 'stitched up'

Humza Yousaf is one of three contenders to become leader of the SNP and Scotland's next First Minister. Picture: Andy Buchanan

Humza Yousaf pledges the arts will be at the 'heart of policymaking’ if he is FM

The three SNP leadership candidates: Humza Yousaf, Kate Forbes and Ash Regan

Analysis: Gloves ripped off in first TV debate of SNP leadership contest

SNP leadership candidate Humza Yousaf on the campaign trail in Lanark. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Humza Yousaf pledges to empower Scotland's rural communities as First Minister

An offshore oil platform at sunset

Scotsman Comment: Energy policy may be next for bonfire in SNP leadership battle

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon waits on a lift at the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh

Time for a leader to heal divided nation - Scotsman comment

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