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Record Politics @politics.dailyrecord.co.uk · 15h

Nicola Sturgeon tips John Swinney to lead SNP to landslide Holyrood election win next year and says it would be "good for Scotland"

SNP conference LIVE as Nicola Sturgeon backs John Swinney to win majority

The Nationalists are determined to stretch their time in power at Holyrood into a third decade when a crunch Scottish election rolls around in May next year.

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Record Politics @politics.dailyrecord.co.uk · 18h

SNP's fifteen second tribute to Alex Salmond branded 'completely undignified'

Former Alba general secretary Chris McEleny said the brief tribute at SNP conference was a "lost" opportunity.

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Record Politics @politics.dailyrecord.co.uk · 19h

John Swinney insists he won't resign if SNP fails to win majority at Holyrood election

John Swinney insists he won't resign if SNP fails to win majority at election

Keith Brown, the SNP depute leader, had suggested the First Minister was "staking his premiership on winning independence".

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Record Politics @politics.dailyrecord.co.uk · 19h

SNP MSP Colin Beattie under pressure over 'cash-for-votes' allegation in election race

SNP MSP Colin Beattie under pressure over 'cash-for-votes' allegation

Beattie, who was previously investigated as part of Operation Branchform, has denied any wrongdoing.

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Record Politics @politics.dailyrecord.co.uk · 1d

John Swinney ‘staking his premiership on winning independence’, claims SNP depute leader

SNP conference LIVE as John Swinney sees off party rebellion on IndyRef2 plans

The Nationalists are determined to stretch their time in power at Holyrood into a third decade when a crunch Scottish election rolls around in May next year.

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Record Politics @politics.dailyrecord.co.uk · 1d

John Swinney has faced down SNP rebels to win support for his strategy to secure another referendum on Scottish independence.

John Swinney sees off SNP rebels to win conference backing for indy plan

The First Minister faced a potential banana skin on the opening day of his party's conference in Aberdeen.

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Record Politics @politics.dailyrecord.co.uk · 1d

John Swinney has told SNP members the party will "win big" at next year's Holyrood election

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Record Politics @politics.dailyrecord.co.uk · 3d

John Swinney has been accused of failing to realise the "urgency" of the need to close schools during the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic in March 2020.

John Swinney accused of lacking 'urgency' over school closures during pandemic

Swinney, who was serving as Education Secretary in 2020, told the UK Covid Inquiry that shuttering schools was "not our preferred scenario".

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Record Politics @politics.dailyrecord.co.uk · 3d

Humza Yousaf says praising Donald Trump over Gaza is like 'thanking an arsonist for putting out a fire'

The former first minister accepted Trump had played "an important role" in instigating the latest round of peace talks.

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Record Politics @politics.dailyrecord.co.uk · 3d

Palestine’s top diplomat in the UK will address the SNP conference this weekend as hopes rise of a peace deal with Israel.

Palestine's ambassador to the UK to address SNP conference

EXCLUSIVE: Dr. Husam Zomlot will speak on Sunday afternoon after being invited by the SNP.

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Record Politics @politics.dailyrecord.co.uk · 4d

The leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats has declared he wants to be Deputy First Minister after the Holyrood election.

Alex Cole-Hamilton says he wants to be Deputy First Minister after election

EXCLUSIVE: The Scottish Lib Dem leader also said a Lib Dem/Labour Government would not be tarnished by Reform UK MSPs putting them into power.

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Record Politics @politics.dailyrecord.co.uk · 4d

John Swinney has claimed Scotland is "reaching the limits of devolution" as he blamed Westminster for a decline in living standards.

Scotland 'reaching the limits of devolution' says John Swinney

The First Minister denied the SNP was running out of steam as he laid the blame for declining living standards in recent years squarely at the door of Westminster.

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Record Politics @politics.dailyrecord.co.uk · 4d

Glasgow is at “crisis point” after the council received over 7,500 homeless applications from outside the city.

Nearly 75% of the bids came from people in other parts of the UK.

Glasgow hit by 7,500 homeless applications from outside the city

EXCLUSIVE: The huge number of applications from south of the border has prompted SNP council leader to call for action from the UK and Scottish Governments.

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Record Politics @politics.dailyrecord.co.uk · 4d

Nicola Sturgeon's Promise to kids in care could be broken due to lack of SNP planning

Nicola Sturgeon's Promise to Scots kids in care could be broken

Auditors warned there was still "confusion" about The Promise five years on after it was first announced.

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Record Politics @politics.dailyrecord.co.uk · 5d

Darren McGarvey blasts child poverty as Scotland's 'national shame' ahead of major campaign rally

Darren McGarvey blasts child poverty as Scotland's 'national shame'

McGarvey, a former columnist for the Record, will be the headline speaker at the Scotland Demands Better rally in Edinburgh on October 25.

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Record Politics @politics.dailyrecord.co.uk · 5d

A former Alba candidate who backed Alex Salmond’s independence “super majority” plan has defected to Labour.

Former Alba candidate who backed independence 'super majority' defects to Labour

EXCLUSIVE: Irshad Ahmad will have stood for three different parties since 2016.

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Record Politics @politics.dailyrecord.co.uk · 6d

John Swinney defends Palestine stance after First Minister heckled at vigil for Hamas hostages

John Swinney defends stance on Palestine after First Minister heckled

The First Minister was booed by some in the crowd while he addressed the vigil outside the Scottish Parliament.

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Record Politics @politics.dailyrecord.co.uk · 6d

The number of civil servants working in Scotland rose again last year despite an SNP Government pledge to reduce the number of bureaucrats by 20 per cent.

SNP hiring spree continues as civil service 'bloats' while NHS struggles

Shona Robison has pledged to reduce the size of the civl service by 2030 but staffing numbers continue to rise.

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Record Politics @politics.dailyrecord.co.uk · 6d

An MSP has demanded answers on whether criminal gangs are targeting Scots farmers to pinch valuable GPS tracking devices and sell them on to army units in Ukraine.