Scottish Conservative manifesto: 10 things you need to know and what is in it

Scot Squad star Darren Connell has divided Scots - with a scran pic posted on his Twitter page.The actor, who plays Bobby Muir in the hit comedy show, asked his followers what they called a roll filled with chips.And he anticipated the impending good humoured arguing, captioning the picture: "Time for chaos lmao.

All for Unity ”, was snubbed by voters in South Scotland after the party only won 5,521 votes. An SNP source said: "One of the least surprising results in this election is the abject humiliation of George Galloway.

Dundee United didn’t deserve to beat Hibs. The on-loan Tannadice striker insists a failure to take their chances and a superior display from the Edinburgh club delivered the right result as his Scottish Cup semi-final ended in defeat.

candidates. Yesterday, Salmond predicted he would "fall short" of winning a seat with his new party due to a number of factors including the short time from launching the party to polling day and the lack of TV coverage for Alba.

coronavirus in the last 24 hours. The latest figures for Scotland showed that 224 new cases had been identified overnight.

Neil Findlay said Sarwar’s campaign was simply a “rehash” of the 2016 election and urged Labour to recognise the right of the Scottish people to self-determination.Sarwar has been credited for the Holyrood election campaign he fought after taking over the leadership of Scottish Labour ten weeks ago.He rejected calls for indyref2 and made national recovery from covid his party’s top priority.However, although Labour held on to key constituencies yesterday, they could come third again for the

SNP headed towards a thumping victory at the Holyrood election.Nicola Sturgeon’s party may fall short of an outright win - 65 seats - but a pro-independence majority with the Greens is all but assured.Dozens of results were announced yesterday and counting has resumed.An SNP Government will push for indyref2 at some point during the next term, but Boris Johnson’s Government appears to be hardening its position.Eustice, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, dismissed

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defeated Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar by 19,735 votes to 10,279, the First Minister said her party is set for a fourth term in power. The SNP leader had played down the likelihood of an overall SNP majority at Holyrood, saying it has “always been a very, very long shot”.

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Join thousands of others and get the latest Scottish politics news sent straight to your inbox.Caithness and Sutherland and Ross is an SNP hold with Maree Todd gaining 15,889 votes.

Join thousands of others and get the latest Scottish politics news sent straight to your inbox.The SNP has won the East Lothian, the first constituency to change hands in the 2021 Holyrood election.Paul Stewart McLennan, the SNP candidate took 17,968 votes while Martin Whitfield, a former Labour MP scored 16,789.It is the first seat to change hands and if the party holds all its constituency seats the party is now just one short of an overall majority.A majority has always been "a long shot"

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Holyrood’s short history. The election was carried out in a different fashion to what we are used to this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Scottish Election. Described as being an 'historic election', millions have visited their local polling station to secure their vote and shape the Scottish Parliament for the next five years.

Apple - Android Anyone who a long-term proxy can apply to change the person who is appointed as their proxy if that person is unable to attend the polling station as a result of coronavirus.You can also apply for an emergency proxy vote if you have a medical emergency or if you learn that you cannot go to the polling station for work reasons.

coronavirus policies.In a statement, NTIA Scotland said: “Scottish Government support has been wholly inadequate to compensate for operating losses and a majority of businesses have now incurred unsustainable debt as a result.”Noting that 39,000 jobs are at risk, it argued that the costs of rent, staff furlough, insurance and other expenses are now far exceeding the income gained from revenue and government grants.They said the average small business in the sector has now exceeded £150,000 in

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