Last week Anas Sarwar accused the Nats of copying Reform UK by blaming its housing crisis on migrants Today The SNP condemned his “shameful and dangerous” remarks “It's incredible a senior Labour figure would seek to inflame a volatile situation with deliberate untruths”

New Scottish Secretary Douglas Alexander yesterday refused to rule out a second independence referendum after the Holyrood election.

Breathless "BREAKING" press release from Scot Gov spin doc announcing his MSP candidacy. Classic SpAd line highlighted - nudge nudge the First Minister is backing me wink wink (to be denied with utmost indignation, obv). And never seen a more "gutted" statement re incumbent going

BREAKING: First Minister John Swinney is to meet President Donald Trump in the Oval Office to discuss whisky tariffs. Mr Swinney is in the United States to undertake a series of trade and political meetings involving both main US political parties.

JOHN Swinney held “constructive discussions” with Donald Trump on cutting tariffs for Scotch whisky during his crunch talks in Washington. The FM also discussed ongoing the war in Gaza and the Israeli strikes on Hamas targets in Qatar. thescottishsun.co.uk/news/15322530/…

Trump looks like he’s been sent to the headmaster’s office

.John Swinney mocked The Labour Party for losing their Deputy Leader and sacking their Scottish Secretary in the space of a week. Hasn't he missed someone out?!

I may need a bigger naughty step…

Doomed Peter Mandelson caught on camera 'desperately' checking phone amid bombshell Epstein saga thescottishsun.co.uk/news/15329887/…

Glasgow Council - run by The SNP - has asked the SNP government for a “national dispersal strategy” to move refugees out of the city. It also asked the SNP government to review its policy of handing homeless accommodation to refugees with no prior connection to Scotland.

✖️ John Swinney yesterday suggested he may ban ministers and staff from using X. The First Minister said he was “giving thought” to the move amid an ongoing SNP feud with the site’s owner Elon Musk. thescottishsun.co.uk/news/15350246/…

MPs have questioned why The SNP ministers are spending £2.3 million a year on Glasgow’s drugs “fix room” when cheaper options could save lives. The fix room in Lisbon, Portugal, costs less than £250,000 a year and it has mobile vans costing £100,000. thescottishsun.co.uk/news/15346448/…

Douglas Ross accuses SNP MSP of assaulting him in bombshell Holyrood claim thescottishsun.co.uk/news/15357053/…

BREAKING Former Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross Douglas Ross MSP claims he was "physically assaulted" by Scottish Parliamentary Business Minister Jamie Hepburn MSP thescottishsun.co.uk/news/15357053/…

Education Secretary Jenny Gilruth says separate school toilets for boys and girls “is not mandatory” but it is “required by law” Figure that one out! 🤷‍♂️

This morning Jenny Gilruth said separate boys and girls school toilets was "not mandatory" and there "will be no penalties" for ignoring it This afternoon, The SNP SPAD contradicted her insisting "it is an obligation" and confirmed ministers have powers to enforce the law

SNP MSPs clapped themselves in 2022 as they passed their "groundbreaking" fireworks law. Scot Gov's headline measure was permits for buying fireworks. That's now axed, as are limits on days-of-sale. Main thing left is control zones, but police say they'll struggle to enforce them

NEW: Holyrood 2026 will NOT have an overnight count Instead, votes will be counted on the Friday after the polls close Nervous waits all round and, critically, more time for spin/narrative setting for winners and losers...

John Swinney gives a very limp response to the Times story on Kate Forbes telling SNP members to keep quiet about currency. He was speaking this morning at the IPPR Scotland conference in Edinburgh.

People from the Highlands would never post "racist bile" about asylum seekers, according to former Scottish Greens MSP Chris Ballance. It must have been the English and, bizarrely, people from Peterhead, he said?! Barmy! thescottishsun.co.uk/news/15536125/…