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Former first minister Humza Yousaf, former first minister Nicola Sturgeon and Finance Secretary Shona Robison.

Why are so many MSPs resigning at the 2026 Holyrood election?

Stephen Gethins MP

SNP MP looking to win Holyrood seat after just 9 months in Westminster

After months of calls for his resignation Michael Matheson has announced he won't seek re-election as an MSP next year (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Readers Letters: The Mystery of Michael Matheson

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Chancellor Rachel Reeves.

Why Labour cuts to disability benefits are ‘completely unpalatable’

The Chancellor faces a difficult battle to rebuild the economy

Spring Statement risks Scottish Budget hit and forcing SNP tax review

UK would be wise to rein in Chinese wind farms

Left to right: Stephen Flynn and Michael Matheson have passed vetting to stand in the 2026 Holyrood election

Matheson, Flynn pass vetting decisions to stand in Scottish election

Exclusive SNP MSP on Flynn: 'Not tempted to follow leader who acts that way'

President Trump has suspended aid to Ukraine

Zelensky says Trump clash 'regrettable' as MPs condemn end to US aid

US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer met in Washington DC - where the pair discussed a trade deal. Photo: Carl Court/PA Wire

Starmer passed Trump test, but must move past spending balancing act Alexander Brown

A serviceman mourns at the Memorial Wall of Fallen Defenders of Ukraine in Russian-Ukrainian War in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, Feb. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Kravchenko)

Scottish MPs on visit to Ukraine praise 'utter defiance' of its people

Chancellor Rachel Reeves could kickstart growth with a fresh approach

With the US no longer reliable, it’s time to rip up the fiscal rules Alexander Brown

Exclusive The damning level of winter energy debt revealed

Hundreds of jobs will be lost at Grangemouth

Trade union chief tells Labour 'do your jobs' on Grangemouth

Prime minister Sir Keir Starmer has called on the UK and Europe to do more as Russia continues its invasion of Ukraine.

MPs demand details after Starmer suggests sending troops to Ukraine

SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

‘Boys brigade’ claims show divided SNP unready for Holyrood elections Alexander Brown

People take part in a demonstration at Old Palace Yard in Westminster, London, to oppose the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill. PIC: Yui Mok/PA Wire

Analysis Why Scottish MPs are split on 'rushed' assisted dying legislation

Evelyn Tweed MSP

'I wanted to make a difference': Second female SNP MSP resigns in days

Labour MP Kim Leadbeater, centre, who proposed the private member's bill on assisted dying, meets campaigners after a parliamentary vote on the issue last November (Picture: Carl Court/Getty Images)

Readers' Letters: A free society should let everyone choose when they die

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres addresses the UN General Assembly at the organisation's headquarters in New York City (Picture: Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images)

Readers' letters: It's time the UN packed up and left the United States

Ineos anounced the closure of the ethanol plant in Grangemouth last September.

Scottish Labour MP says Anas Sarwar has been 'quiet' on Grangemouth

The people of Gaza are returning to rubble

Exclusive Concerns about tariffs must not stop UK speaking out on Gaza, SNP say

Vicki Michelle has recorded a hard hitting video for the Ban Trophy Hunting campaign - Animal News Agency

'Allo 'Allo! star Vicki Michelle urges Scots residents to write to their MP on t...

Donald Trump and Sir Keir Starmer both spoke on tariffs on Monday

Sir Keir Starmer responds to Donald Trump's 'out of line' warning

Roisin Therese from The Dreadnought in East Lothian accepting her award in 2024

Final call from Craig Hoy MSP to find Scotland’s Best Community Pub

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves has defended her handling of the economy

Analysis Why Rachel Reeves is under threat, and what she can do to stop it

SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Stephen Flynn says UK Government denying land borrowing powers

Elon Musk has frequently campaigned for right-wing parties

Elon Musk is getting more involved in UK politics, and what MPs think Alexander Brown

Richard Baker previously served in Holyrood

New Scottish Labour MP on what Westminster can learn from Holyrood

Scotland's NHS compares favourably with the rest of the UK, a reader suggests (Picture: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Readers' Letters: Labour does not have a magic bullet to fix the NHS

MPs predict a tense year

Analysis The year of 'reckoning': Why 2025 will make or break for Starmer, SNP

Liz Kendall in a regrettable photo-op

Waspi women decision shows Labour offered hope without a plan Alexander Brown

Stephen Flynn sparked an internal party row after announcing his intention to run for Holyrood while remaining an MP

'Not a cosy club': Why Holyrood has banned 'double jobbing'

MPs gathered to hear the result of the vote on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill. PIC: House of Commons/UK Parliament/PA Wire

What happens next with the assisted dying bill?

Harriet Cross urged the Government to change course

Inside the political battles over today's 'farm tax' vote

Assisted dying bill debate did little to ease my scepticism Euan McColm

Liberal Democrat MSP Liam McArthur published his Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill in March this year

Analysis What the assisted dying vote in Westminster means for Scotland

Campaigners in support of assisted dying protest outside Parliament in Westminster

How Scottish MPs voted on Westminster assisted dying legislation

Stephen Flynn, seen posing for a portrait in the Houses of Parliament last year, hopes to become an MSP as well as an MP (Picture: Leon Neal)

Flynn's bid for second job as MSP reveals how little work SNP MPs do Jackie Baillie

Farmers protest in central London over the changes to inheritance tax (IHT) rules. Picture: PA

I went to the farmers protest - it was unlike any rally I’ve seen

Is it reasonable for politicians to sit in the Scottish Parliament, while also having a seat at Westminster? (Picture: Andrew Milligan)

Vote: Should 'double jobbing' be allowed for Scottish politicians? Ian Johnston

Why politicians must be allowed honest say on matter of life and death
When it emerged MPs would be voting on the legalisation of assisted dying, the national mood seemed, to me, to be broadly sympathetic to the idea.
Euan McColm

Scottish MP might stay in Scotland if Donald Trump visits Westminster

Former Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross warned more protests could follow.

Farmer protests over tax ‘could just be the start’

Angus and Perthshire Glens MP Dave Doogan, seen with First Minister John Swinney, is understood to be seeking election an MSP (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Readers' Letters: MPs' Holyrood ambitions a sign it's all but over for SNP

A woman cradles her son, eight-month-old Muhammad Bilal Abu Salah, as residents collect the bodies of Palestinians killed in reported Israeli air strikes.

Scottish Labour MP on Gaza testimony that has stayed with him

Stephen Flynn has worried some Holyrood colleagues

Analysis Why Stephen Flynn’s bid for Holyrood is designed to worry MSPs

Stephen Flynn has announced plans to run for Holyrood

Stephen Flynn criticised by own party after announcing MSP bid

London will want to implore President Trump to tread carefully on the issue of Ukraine, writes John Gemmell

Labour challenged to change Europe stance after Donald Trump victory

Conservative party leader Kemi Badenoch during Prime Minister's Questions

Analysis Kemi Badenoch focuses on Trump in flat first PMQs as Tory leader

Rachel Reeves will deliver her Budget next week. Credit: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

Scottish Labour MP calls for 'extreme wealth' tax

Labour MP Gordon McKee wants to focus on the crisis in Gaza

Why two Scots are on Westminster’s International Development Committee

Are there any politicians who will accept they are bankrupting the country? Brian Monteith

Poppy Gustafsson, seen with First Minister John Swinney at last week's Council of Nations and Regions, looks set to be ennobled so she can serve in the Cabinet (Picture: Andy Buchanan/Pool/AFP via Getty Images)

Readers' Letters: Shortcuts into government are wrong

Tributes were paid to Alex Salmond in the commons

What MPs said in tributes to ‘deep and lasting legacy’ of Alex Salmond

The key which unlocked Alex Salmond's success John Curtice

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