Jackson Carlaw

Jackson Carlaw MSP, Convener of the Scottish Parliament’s Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee with 15-year-old male golden eagle, Stanley, at the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh.

Former Tory leader slapped on wrist for failing to declare £2,200 trip to Israel

Liz Truss

Liz Truss seeks to win over Scottish Conservatives in Tory leadership race

Determined campaigner Callum Isted is fighting to make his own environmental impact.

Livingston schoolboy Callum, seven, is determined to help the environment

Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross

Douglas Ross: Boris Johnson must resign if he misled MPs over party

Dominic Cummings's controversial lockdown trip from London to County Durham caused much consternation among the Scottish Conservatives (Picture: Tolga Akmen/AFP via Getty Images)

Scandal-hit politicians who fail to resign swiftly do real damage – Adam Morris

Former Scottish Conservative Leader Jackson Carlaw held on to his seat in Eastwood.

Scottish Conservatives hold key Eastwood seat

Nicola Sturgeon with Alex Salmond. Picture: PA

Taxpayer cost of legal advice to Salmond Inquiry 'impossible to know'

It may have been a typical quip by Jacob Rees-Mogg but saying fish are 'happier' after Brexit because they are British while discussing serious export problems for the Scottish fleet does not help the Conservative cause (Picture: David Mirzoeff/PA Wire)

Tories must expunge 'nasty party' tag to win Scottish votes – Scotsman comment

Douglas Ross is struggling to attract disaffected Labour voters to the Scottish Conservatives.

Analysis: Why are the Scottish Tories failing to make inroads into the SNP?

Boris Johnson insisted there was 'no threat' to Britain's involvement in the European Erasmus+ student exchange scheme but the UK government reportedly chose not to take part (Picture: John Sibley-WPA Pool/Getty Images)

How Boris's Brexit deal betrays insular little Britain attitude –Angus Robertson

Former Scottish Conservative Party leader Jackson Carlaw was ousted after less than six months in post

2020: Not the best year to be a party leader

Michelle Ballantyne congratulates Jackson Carlaw as it is announced that he is the new leader of the Scottish Conservatives in February.

Former Scottish Tory leader contender Michelle Ballantyne quits party

Douglas Ross has said he will not allow the Holyrood election to become a 'bitter and angry fight' over an independence referendum (Picture: John Devlin)

Tories can’t tell voters what 2021 election issues are – Ian Swanson

Richard Leonard said the rules should be relaxed at the festive season

Richard Leonard calls for Christmas Day visits to be allowed

Dr Dionysios Veronikis gave evidence to MSPs.

US mesh surgeon accuses Scottish Government of 'war of attrition' over visit

Richard Leonard has told Scottish Labour party members they have “underestimated” him, over calls for him to step down. (Photo by Robert Perry/Getty Images)

Richard Leonard hits back at move to oust him as Scottish Labour leader

A recent poll showed nearly 60 per cent of the public had no opinion about Richard Leonard (Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire)

Why Scottish Labour faces a momentous choice - Scotsman comment

Scottish Labour’s Shadow Justice Spokesperson, James Kelly MSP, has resigned in dramatic fashion this morning, in a scathing letter to party leader Richard Leonard.

Labour’s James Kelly MSP resigns from Shadow Cabinet

The latest poll found continuing support for independence. Picture: John Devlin.

Poll: Another polls finds majority back independence

Ruth Davidson will lead Scots Tory group at Holyrood

Ruth Davidson in frontline comeback to lead Tory group at Holyrood

Ruth Davidson visited new Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross at his Moray home four days before the resignation of his predecessor.

Ruth Davidson visited Douglas Ross’s home four days before Carlaw resigned

Douglas Ross is the new Scots Tory leader

Analysis: New Scots Tory leader gets fierce baptism in battle for the union

Douglas Ross is the new Scots Tory leader

New Tory leader Douglas Ross pledges 'credible alternative' to SNP

Douglas Ross has defeated the SNP twice in the last three years in a part of Scotland regarded as their heartland territory (Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire)

Why Douglas Ross has got what it takes to lead Scottish Tories - Murdo Fraser

Douglas Ross is expected to be confirmed as the leader of Scottish Conservatives.

Douglas Ross to be confirmed as new Scot Tory leader

Former Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson MSP alongside Scottish Conservative MP Douglas Ross

Brian Monteith: Here is the real problem the Scottish Tories have

Scottish Conservative MP Douglas Ross in Edinburgh, after he confirmed he would stand for leader of the Scottish Conservatives

Douglas Ross pledges jobs plan within 30 days if he wins Scots Tory leadership

Jackson Carlaw resigned last week as leader of the Scottish Tories

We are at a critical juncture in Scottish politics - Miles Briggs MSP

Jackson Carlaw resigned as Scottish Tory leader just months after he was elected by party members to the job (Picture: poolphoto/Fraser Bremner/ Scottish DailyMail)

After Carlaw quits, will other party leaders take mirror test? – Brian Wilson

Former Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson MSP alongside Scottish Conservative MP Douglas Ross in Edinburgh, after he confirmed he will stand for leadership of the Scottish Conservatives following the sudden resignation of Jackson Carlaw after less than six months in the post.

Ruth Davidson says she's 'proud and excited' to call Douglas Ross her new boss

A matter of months since Jackson Carlaw was voted leader, his role will be temporarily filled by his predecessor. Picture: John Devlin

Euan McColm: Are Carlaw’s assassins any better at defending the Union?

If
Douglas Ross and Ruth Davidson become leaders of the Scottish Conservative opposition to Nicola Sturgeon's SNP, will they be able to make an impact? (Picture: Greg Macvean)

A question of leadership at a key moment in Scottish history – leader comment

Ruth Davidson could hold the fort at First Ministers Questions in the Scottish Parliament if Douglas Ross MP becomes Scottish Conservative leader (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Next Scottish Tory leader will know UK's future is at stake – John McLellan

Outgoing Scottish Tory leader Jackson Carlaw criticised Nicola Sturgeon over the abuse of statistics. She accused him of 'for his own narrow reasons, not wanting to recognise the strong position that Scotland has got itself into'. (Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire)

SNP can’t rewrite history of Covid pandemic in Scotland – Brian Wilson

Ruth Davidson MSP alongside Scottish Conservative MP Douglas Ross in Edinburgh, after he confirmed he will stand for leadership

Douglas Ross ‘set for coronation’ as Scots Tory leader

Douglas Ross confirms he will stand for leader of Scottish Conservatives following shock Jackson Carlaw resignation

Ross confirms leadership intentions

Douglas Ross, MP for Moray, is a 'likely candidate' in bid to become leader of Scottish Conservative party after Jackson Carlaw's resignation

Douglas Ross 'likely' to be candidate for leader of Scottish Conservatives

Jackson Carlaw following his appintment at Scots Tory leader in February

Jackson Carlaw resignation leaves Scots Tories in turmoil

Jackson Carlaw: Don’t rule out a Ruth Davidson interim comeback - John McLellan

Jackson Carlaw has resigned as leader of the Scottish Conservatives with immediate effect. He won the leadership contest in February 2020

Jackson Carlaw resigns RECAP

Jackson Carlaw has resigned as leader of the Scottish Conservatives. (Photo by Fraser Bremner - Pool/Getty Images)

Jackson Carlaw resigns as Scottish Conservative party leader

Mr Carlaw resigned as party leader this afternoon.

Nicola Sturgeon weighs in on Carlaw resignation

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Full statement as leader of Scottish Conservatives steps down

Nicola Sturgeon was criticised for SNP face masks.

SNP mask money will go to charity reveals Nicola Sturgeon

SNP and Scots Tories look out, a great disruption is coming - Brian Monteith

Adam Tomkins is quitting Holyrood

Senior Tory MSP Adam Tomkins to quit Holyrood

Members of The Highland Council pack thousands of food packages with supplies for Highlanders still shielding from the coronavirus pandemic

Thousands of Scots 'forced to shield unnecessarily'

Scots will be allowed to venture back inside pubs in Edinburgh's Grassmarket from Wednesday

National campaign needed to get Scots back in shops and pubs

Nicola Sturgeon condemned border protests

Nicola Sturgeon: Border protesters ‘do not speak for me’

Jeane Freeman says check will begin this week

No Covid quarantine checks carried out in Scotland

The Scottish border was the scene of the protests yesterday

Nicola Sturgeon urged to condemn Scottish border protests

Social distancing signs outside New Look at Ford Kinaird Retail Park, in Edinburgh.

Children under 12 no longer forced to social distance, Nicola Sturgeon announces

Boris Johnson speaks during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons

Boris Johnson: Scottish border quarantine ‘highly irresponsible’

Nicola Sturgeon has said Scotland does not expect any more money as a result of the announcement

Nicola Sturgeon: PM's spending announcement 'just shuffling around money'

Nicola Sturgeon pointed to other parts of the world where quarantines have been imposed within national boundaries to contain the Covid-19 coronavirus (Picture: Fraser Bremner/pool/Getty Images)

Scottish independence debate has no place in Covid fight – leader comment

Michelle MacArthur from Moss Flowers in Glasgow displays a "WE'RE OPEN" sign designed by artist Yukai Du

‘Make or break’ for high street as Scottish shops reopen

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SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn

SNP's Westminster group submits accounts on time

The last time Bruce Springsteen played in Edinburgh was in 1981 - and his loyal fans were delighted to welcome The Boss back to the Capital.

Springsteen at Murrayfield: A collective emotional experience for 60,000 fans

First Minister Humza Yousaf during a visit to Castlebrae Community Campus in Edinburgh. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Scottish Government misses huge target pledged by Yousaf as waiting times rise