Is independence, as Humza Yousaf said on quitting, 'frustratingly close'?

“It’s frustrating, but it’s not close,” an SNP MP tells Andrew McDonald in his latest analysis

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NEW: Kate Forbes MSP tells Connor Gillies there is “a lot of support” for her across SNP as she confirms she is considering standing

Asked about Swinney coronation: “the membership need to be behind the next leader and process needs to reflect that”

Decision expected with 24 hours

i *promise* this is a professional post and not at all me doing any dodgy business, but (for my job) does anyone want to talk to me about dating in Westminster. DMs open

How Humza Yousaf blew up his leadership in 5 days

by Andrew McDonald
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🚨Our latest More in Common voting intention in today’s Playbook finds the lowest Conservative share we’ve recorded at just 24% and the Labour lead at 19pts.

🌹 Labour 43% (-)
🌳Conservatives 24% (-2)
🔶Lib Dem 11% (+1)
🟣Reform UK 11% (-)
💚Greens 6% (-1)

N: 2053
26-28/4

Ash Regan closing 'Ideas' in the notes app

a reminder that John Swinney can effortlessly levitate

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🚨 NEW: SNP’s John Swinney has just told Sky News when asked about Humza Yousaf’s position:

‘There’s a lot to happen today, and we’ll wait to hear what the FM’s got to say later on today’.

me sowing: haha fuck yeah
me reaping:

maybe the real Bute House agreement is the friends we made along the way

Labour’s 2030 clean power target is doable, but would require a “herculean effort,” outgoing CCC boss Chris Stark tells me
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Scoop (now free to view): Rishi Sunak’s AI Safety Institute is failing to test the safety of most leading AI models like GPT-5 before they’re released — despite heralding a “landmark” deal to check them for big security threats 👇

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I worked as a teacher for a month at a school run by conspiracists who believed they were battling a sinister plot against humanity. The children were taught that crystals could cure them of illnesses and that Bill Gates was going to force them to eat insects.

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