Local MSP will battle it out to become leader of Scottish Labour party

Scottish Government’s children’s minister, after apparently swearing at her during a Holyrood meeting.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.The SNP’s continued silence around the probe into Derek Mackay is a slight on the teenager he bombarded with messages and those who voted for him.That was the message from Neil Bibby MSP, who has challenged the SNP to bring the saga to end.Disgraced Mackay resigned as Finance Minister on the eve of the Scottish budget last year after it was reported he had repeatedly text a 16-year-old boy and callied him

link!“This is an annual fund. If North Lanarkshire Council submits a competent bid which meets the criteria, in consultation with the included school community, then of course I would support it as a constituency MSP.“Ms Nolan is asking me to use the privilege of my committee convenership to gain an unfair advantage for an incompetent funding application.

link!“While council leaders from other parts of Scotland have been pressing ministers on funding, the SNP here have been silent. They have a responsibility to shield communities from austerity, but they’d rather shield Nicola Sturgeon from the blame.“If they won’t stand up for local people now, they never will.“With an absence of political leadership at the SNP council, it falls to Labour to expose the scandal of South Lanarkshire’s missing millions.

Scottish Labour’s leadership contenders have revealed that they could push for income tax rises.Hopefuls Monica Lennon and Anas Sarwar broke the news while debating their political stances on BBC's The Nine programme on Monday.Ms Lennon said any changes would be part of an overall review while Mr Sarwar claimed he wanted to bring in more money to the public purse by increasing the amount paid by top earners.He added: “I think we need a progressive tax system where we get the powers we need to do

Scottish Government paid thousands of pounds to a team of top lawyers to try to block MSPs probing Alex Salmond’s botched sexual harassment case from hearing key evidence. The Sunday Mail has obtained ­documents showing a firm – hired using public cash – demanded ­investigating ­committee members give written guarantees they wouldn’t ask a ­senior official crucial questions.

Nicola Sturgeon has revealed her heartache over the death of Scotland’s first Asian MSP Bashir Ahmad.The First Minister took to social media to describe her continuing “sense of shock and heartbreak” on the twelfth anniversary of his death.In a poignant tribute, she said still missed the Glasgow politician who died at the age of 68.The First Minister wrote: “12 years ago today this special man left us.

the Reformer the visit was to help the Prime Minister be “accessible” during a national emergency, and during his stop he spoke to troops setting up the centre and volunteers there.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.GRAHAM Simpson is calling for police officers and teachers to receive Covid-19 vaccinations once current priority groups have been immunised.The Central Scotland MSP has highlighted how Scottish ministers adhere to priority groups based on advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI).Frontline health and social care workers, elderly care homes resident and their carers, and people

South Ayrshire with Covid suppressed in three key areas.Troon, Prestwick West and Coylton have all recorded 0-2 positive test results between January 16 and January 22.Data released by the Scottish Government shows promising signs of a fightback against the virus with the test positivity rate falling by 1.9 per cent.Across the board, the case rate per 100,000 of the population has plunged since a fortnight ago.Between January 9 and January 15, the case rate per 100,000 was 232.7 with a test

the role left by Richard Leonard, who quit suddenly this month. Lennon sets out her vision, printed in full below, after frustration at the ongoing crisis despite years of promises at Holyrood.She said: “We will use the full might of the Scottish Parliament’s tax and social security powers.

Tom Arthur was branded a "Quisling", a "careerist" and an "arrogant trougher" after he objected to plans for a demonstration outside the UK Government's new office building in Edinburgh.But the MSP for Renfrewshire South told the Record he would not be stopped from speaking his mind.All Under One Banner - a non-party movement known for organising pro-independence marches - announced last week it would hold a protest outside the Scotland Office in the Capital, which it branded

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racist who targeted Muslim MSP Humza Yousaf has announced a doomed attempt to stand in the Scottish elections.Jayda Fransen, deputy leader of the far-right British Freedom Party, said she will campaign to win Nicola Sturgeon’s Glasgow Govan seat.In a bizarre announcement, she said: “I am going to be standing in the Scottish elections in May against these SNP commie, Marxists, naughty people.”She will be hoping to attract more votes than the 56 she received in the 2014 Rotherham and Strood

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Scotland’s legal system as the thug prepares for his early release from prison.Record Online revealed earlier today how Michael McCash - known as Mikie - who was caged for a horrific eight-year campaign of domestic abuse is set to be released later this month.The cocky gym-bunny, 29, is to be freed less than halfway through his jail sentence.The Dundee thug was labelled a ‘modern-day Jekyll and Hyde’ after subjecting four former girlfriends to shockingly violent attacks.He was originally jailed

link.The MSP added: “We need to look at what was happening in our country before the pandemic.“We know locally that in Larkhall and Blantyre the SNP council closed council-run care homes. We need more council-run care homes, not fewer of them, so I am committed to publicly-owned national care services to make sure that we put people before profit.“I care about our local area.

Labour anti-semitism row, has backed MSP Monica Lennon for the top job.

Scottish Government has published the latest weekly coronavirus data as the country enters into its third week of lockdown.

Unite said it was endorsing the MSP to replace Richard Leonard as it had worked with her on a number of campaigns, including the succesful proposal to make period products available free of charge.