Most of the work in the Scottish Parliament happens in the Chamber. This is where Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) all sit and meet together. Their meetings are chaired by the Presiding ...

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But it’s no rival to Westminster’s network of hostelries, inside parliament and out, which brim with activity and conniving on what seems like a 24/7 basis. Perhaps that is why Scottish MPs ...

A frontbench Scottish Tory MSP has announced she will not seek re-election to the Scottish Parliament next year, pointing to a need for “new blood” in the party. Liz Smith, who is Russell ...

In a statement on social media, the MSP said he hoped to return to Westminster and did not want to stand again for the Scottish Parliament. He said he would "work flat out to support Russell ...

The Scottish Parliament is expected to pass the 2025-26 Budget when MSPs vote at the end of business on Tuesday. The Scottish Greens and the Scottish Liberal Democrats have reached separate ...

Undeterred by this, and a subsequent defeat at the 1997 election, Sturgeon was selected to contest a seat at Holyrood – the newly formed Scottish Parliament – for the SNP in 1999. Following the ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. Calls have been made for the Scottish Parliament to cut ties with companies run by the tech billionaire Elon Musk. The Scottish Greens ...

It also pledged to bring in permanent rent controls through new legislation. The Housing (Scotland) Bill, which is passing through the Scottish parliament, will introduce a long-term cap on private ...

Every four or five years, voters in Scotland elect the 129 MSPs who represent them in the Scottish Parliament. 73 represent constituencies and 56 represent larger regions. All MSPs vote on who ...