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Increase in social security budget to £6.3bn comes as SNP’s Yousaf seeks to outflank a resurgent Labour party
Murray Foote rejoins party after stepping down over membership figures row
Keir Starmer’s socially conservative stance threatens to alienate voters in Scotland ahead of general election
Drug-related fatalities last year fell by 21% from 2021 but levels remain far higher than the UK average
Constituents trigger recall vote after Margaret Ferrier was found to have broken Covid travel rules
Probe has moved beyond ‘initial complaints’ as scandal continues to trouble party leadership
Ruling SNP calls for ‘bold and radical’ policy changes to reduce harm and deaths
Accountants provide a qualified audit opinion after highlighting missing documents
Mixed messaging highlights challenge facing first minister Humza Yousaf in trying to satisfy impatient members
Humza Yousaf discards predecessor’s plan to use next UK election as a de facto referendum
SNP leader will address special party conference in attempt to move on from crises
First minister Humza Yousaf wants to safeguard rights contained in the ECHR
Warnings from seeing the UK’s three most prominent leaders — and the most monomaniacal — blow up
Running the SNP as a narrow clique worked well . . . until it didn’t
First minister says he has ‘no reason’ to remove predecessor after she was arrested in finances probe
Boris Johnson’s departure from parliament and SNP finances probe boost Labour leader’s chances of reaching No 10
Opponents see chance as former first minister questioned in widening police probe into SNP finances
Former Scottish first minister later released without charge in escalation of police investigation
First minister beset by policy disputes in his first 10 weeks amid ongoing police investigation into SNP finances
First minister ‘committed’ to juryless pilot scheme despite mounting opposition
Drinks industry says Edinburgh’s deposit return programme is impractical
Critics say Scotland’s ruling party needs to explain what happened to £740,000 raised to fight a second referendum
Both Conservatives in Westminster and the SNP at Holyrood are weakening our legal safeguards
Announcement by governing party boosts chances of avoiding loss of public funds
Loyalists hope new first minister can regain initiative after police probe but admit it will be a tough task
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