Motherwell and Wishaw MSP Clare Adamson chose Les Hoey to be her guest on the day.

Scottish women and children do not need the protection of Scots Active or any of the other rag-bag groups that seek to spread ...

The First Minister’s comments come as Andy Burnham made his first speech after Sir Keir Starmer’s resignation.

Andy Burnham, the likely next prime minister, offered “nothing of substance for Scotland” as he set out his vision to ...

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Moray’s new MSP Laura Mitchell has been sworn into the Scottish Parliament this morning following her election win last Thursday. Ms Mitchell took her affirmation in English and Doric, a nod to her ...

A Labour MSP has claimed a cross-party convention could be set up to agree the trigger point for indyref2. Paul Sweeney, who is tipped as a potential Scottish Labour leader, said there is a need to ...

12:59, Mon, May 11, 2026 Updated: 13:04, Mon, May 11, 2026 A newly elected transgender Scottish Green MSP has sparked a political firestorm after a social media post resurfaced in which they referred ...

India-born anthropologist, Q. Manivannan, who identifies as non-binary, has been elected to the devolved Scottish Parliament on a platform of “kinder politics” for the region. The newly elected member ...

"I am standing here as your MSP now with care." A transgender Tamil immigrant has become the first person elected to the Scottish Parliament without a permanent visa to remain in the UK. Q Manivannan, ...

07:27, Sun, May 10, 2026 Updated: 07:29, Sun, May 10, 2026 A transgender Indian immigrant has been elected a Green Party MSP. Q Manivannan, a non-binary PhD student, will earn £77,711 a year despite ...