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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

New Scottish Tory leader Russell Findlay has reasons to be cheerful

Why now is the best time to be Scottish Tory leader Alexander Brown

Former Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson, on the campaign trail in Davidson Mains in Edinburgh. Picture: PA

Ruth Davidson reveals her endorsement for Scottish Tory leader

'Gang of four' crying foul has only strengthened Findlay’s position John McLellan

Jamie Greene has launched his bid to become the next leader of the Scottish Tories (Photo: PA)

Jamie Greene becomes fifth Tory leadership contender with 'radical shake-up' vow

Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross failed to win a seat at the 2024 UK General Election but still serves as an MSP at Holyrood. The qualified football referee is standing down as leader of his party, but will still be appearing at The Stand Comedy Club for an in conversation event on Tuesday, August 20, at 12noon.

The Scottish Conservatives must at long last decide what they are for Brian Monteith

Former Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson. Picture: PA

Why Ruth Davidson thinks Scottish Tory split would be ‘electoral suicide’

Scottish Conservatives Harriet Cross and Andrew Bowie celebrate after winning their seats in the general election, but the party's vote share was halved (Picture: Michal Wachucik/PA)

Why Scottish Tories splitting from UK party is now a serious idea Liam Kerr

Ruth Davidson, the former leader of the Scottish Tory party, is a rather different kind of politician to those who subscribe to the 'Popular Conservative' ideology (Picture: Carl Court/Getty Images)

How 'pop Cons' are destroying party once epitomised by Ruth Davidson Alistair Carmichael

Former Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson

Ruth Davidson's warning for Tories over next leader after election rout

Former Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson

Ruth Davidson's warning for Tories over next leader after election rout

Whoever wins Scottish Tory leadership will be tainted by UK party link Euan McColm

Nicola Sturgeon will appear as an analyst on ITV's election results coverage. Picture: PA

Explainer How to watch the election results on TV, as Sturgeon to feature

Why the day has come for Scottish Tories to cut all ties with UK party Euan McColm

Rishi Sunak talks to journalists on his plane as he travels from Northern Ireland. Photos: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

Ruth Davidson mocks Sunak on 'sinking ship' visit to Belfast's Titanic Quarter

Liz Truss, Humza Yousaf and Mhairi Black to appear at Fringe

Chris Stewart, who has been appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director to the Scottish Rugby Limited Board.

Chris Stewart joins Scottish Rugby as independent non-executive director

Labour's London mayor Sadiq Khan stands alongside the then Conservative Home Secretary Amber Rudd during a vigil for the victims of the London Bridge terror attacks, carried out by Islamists, in 2017 (Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Why Lee Anderson's comments about Sadiq Khan were 'wrong'

Scottish peer Ruth Davidson on the campaign trail in Edinburgh. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Davidson says 'dogs in the street that know' Rwanda flights not going to happen

A preschool age child playing with plastic toy animals. Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire

Call for Scottish parents to be given £5,000 childcare vouchers

Exclusive Rory Stewart: 'I've often thought of standing for the Scottish Parliament'

Scotland captain Jamie Ritchie receives the Cuttitta Cup from Princess Anne after the Six Nations Rugby match between Scotland and Italy at Murrayfield in March. (Picture: Stu Forster/Getty Images)

Readers' letters: Scots south of the border are still Scottish

Ruth Davidson speaks at her last First Minister's Questions before going to the House of Lords in March 2021 in Edinburgh (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Readers' letters: New SRU chief drops ball with Ruth Davidson appointment

Uproar over Ruth Davidson’s rugby role reveals nationalists’ double-standards John McLellan

Scottish Conservatives leader Ruth Davidson arrives at a Six Nations match between Scotland and England at BT Murrayfield in 2018.

Ruth Davidson and BBC's The Apprentice interviewer join Scottish Rugby board

Director Nick Barley is overseeing his final Edinburgh International Book Festival programme. Picture: Robin Mair

Book festival chief Nick Barley pledges to offer social media 'antidote'

Humza Yousaf needs to work across party lines to set an example to the nation about how to disagree more amicably (Picture: Jane Barlow/PA)

Yousaf is right about ‘toxic’ politics. Now he must act – Scotsman comment

Pre-booked around three weeks in advance, Edinburgh Airport is the cheapest in the UK

Booking ahead gets best airport parking deal

Former Scottish Tories leader Ruth Davidson has responded to the UK Supreme Court decision. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Davidson says SNP will leverage indy ruling to 'seek grievance' with Westminster

A screenshot of the video showing the abuse directed at the BBC's James Cook.

Nicola Sturgeon condemns 'disgraceful' abuse of BBC journalist by protester

Nicola Sturgeon’s repeated calls for a referendum are a charade (Picture: Andrew Milligan/pool/Getty Images)

SNP's lack of real planning for independence speaks volumes – Murdo Fraser MSP

Liz Truss

Tory leadership favourite Liz Truss secures the support of her first MSPs

Alex Salmond. Picture: Getty Images

BBC breached impartiality rules in Alex Salmond inquiry radio report

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss. Picture: Aaron Chown/PA Wire

Liz Truss: Can this 'child of the Union' gain support in Scotland?

Liz Truss

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

Ruth Davidson will be on the campaign trail in Edinburgh. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Davidson backs Rishi Sunak, but urges both candidates to 'keep it clean'

Penny Mordaunt could help persuade people who do not think of themselves as Conservatives to vote for the party (Picture: Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Mordaunt can do for Conservatives what Davidson did for Scots Tories

Boris Johnson appears to be getting away with breaking his own laws and lying to parliament (Picture: Leon Neal/WPA pool/Getty Images)

Why Boris Johnson must not get away with his Partygate lies – Scotsman comment

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It is now clear Boris Johnson lied to Parliament over parties - Ruth Davidson

Nicola Sturgeon meets candidates at the council election count in Glasgow on May 6 (Picture: Peter Summers/Getty Images)

Unionists should learn from history and form an anti-SNP alliance

Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross during his visit to Cocoa Black chocolate shop and cook school in Peebles while on the local election campaign trail. Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire

Johnson 'can't ignore the message' from voters, says Douglas Ross as Tories hurt
Prime Minister Boris Johnson “can’t ignore the message” sent by voters in Thursday’s local elections, Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross has said.

Supporters of Donald Trump storm the US Capitol in an attempt to stop the ratification of Joe Biden's election as US president (Picture: Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

Culture wars that saw Trump rise to power are degrading democracy in the UK

Ruth Davidson has criticised politicians and journalists around the trans rights debate

Ruth Davidson: 'Rights of trans people and women do not need to be in conflict'

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon in Dunfermline. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Sturgeon calls Jim McColl comments on ferries "disingenuous to the extreme"

Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross and former leader Ruth Davidson, on the campaign trail in Davidson Mains, Edinburgh. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Davidson says voters should not reward SNP for 'failure'

Douglas Ross on the campaign trail in Edinburgh

Flip-flop on PM is beginning of the end for Douglas Ross as leader - Euan McColm

Nicola Sturgeon has branded UK Government plans to privatise Channel 4 “cultural vandalism”.

Sturgeon condemns ‘cultural vandalism’ in Channel 4 privatisation plans

Boris Johnson's lockdown breaches are driving even life-long Conservatives away (Picture: Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images)

Partygate fines mean Boris Johnson should resign – John McLellan

Former Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Ruth Davidson slams Boris Johnson for 'making a mockery' of Covid sacrifice

Former Scottish Tory leader Ruth Davidson. Picture: PA

Ruth Davidson urges pro-UK voters to unite and back Tories in local elections

Boris Johnson and Douglas Ross

Douglas Ross insists it would not be right to remove PM 'at this time'

Ruth Davidson. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA

Ruth Davidson joins Tory backlash against Channel 4 privatisation plans

There are widespread concerns over the impact of privatising Channel 4

Analysis: Tories should listen to industry over Channel 4 privatisation plans

New Dundee manager Mark McGhee meets the press on his unveiling at Dens Park.

Alan Pattullo: Dissecting a dramatic week at Dundee

Presiding Officer Alison Johnstone has launched a review of the participation of women in the Scottish Parliament (Picture: Jane Barlow/PA)

Why women are being put off politics in Scotland – Susan Dalgety

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