Now 'delusional' John Swinney urges SNP faithful to redouble independence push despite catastrophic general election rout
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Now 'delusional' John Swinney urges SNP faithful to redouble independence push despite catastrophic general election rout

Daily Mail  

John Swinney has told his party to ‘redouble’ its push for independence despite its general election rout for failing to fix broken public services. ‘The Scottish public want the SNP government to focus on their real priorities - like growing our economy and fixing our crisis-ridden public services - which is why the negligent Nationalists deserve to be turfed out at the next Holyrood election.’ Mr Swinney also claimed the SNP was ‘uniting’ and ‘coming together’, despite the vicious civil war triggered by its worst electoral reversal since 1979. ‘If John Swinney went out and spoke to some ordinary voters, he would learn that they want him to focus on driving down long waits for NHS treatment, tackling the violence in our schools and getting the sewage out of our rivers.’ Scottish Labour deputy leader Dame Jackie Baillie added: ‘The SNP is completely bereft of ideas and out of touch with Scotland’s priorities.’ The Scottish Tories also accused the SNP of running scared of its own record by keeping crisis hit services off the conference agenda. Scottish Tory chairman Craig Hoy said: ‘The SNP may wish to run from their dismal record at their party conference, but they won’t be able to hide from it come the Scottish Parliament elections in 18 months.’ Without mentioning his failed predecessor Humza Yousaf by name, Mr Swinney also said in his introduction: ‘A lot has happened since we last gathered - a change of leadership and an incredibly tough Westminster election.

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GRAHAM GRANT: A Reform vote will pave the way for more of the SNP's divisive rhetoric - only Findlay's Tories can stand up for the Union
1 month, 2 weeks ago

GRAHAM GRANT: A Reform vote will pave the way for more of the SNP's divisive rhetoric - only Findlay's Tories can stand up for the Union

Daily Mail  

Nigel Farage is giving the Scottish Tories a run for their money as the clock ticks down to the next Holyrood election in 2026. Scotland’s top pollster Sir John Curtice believes this split could help the SNP remain the largest party - and create the prospect of another ‘pro-independence majority’. We deserve a longer break from the world’s most circular …

STEPHEN DAISLEY: Salmond was the great disruptor who took a fringe movement to the heart of power...and the brink of independence
5 months ago

STEPHEN DAISLEY: Salmond was the great disruptor who took a fringe movement to the heart of power...and the brink of independence

Daily Mail  

Policies and principles matter but if you want to get ahead in politics you need personality. Alex Salmond, with former Primer Minister David Cameron, dragged the SNP from the fringes into mainstream politics Salmond was a boomer and it showed. Salmond got 45 per cent of Scots to vote for independence, which was impressive but short of the 50 per …

KEMI BADENOCH: Scots need a well-earned break from the tired, failed politics of the left
5 months, 1 week ago

KEMI BADENOCH: Scots need a well-earned break from the tired, failed politics of the left

Daily Mail  

Sometimes, before we can move on from a great defeat, we need to acknowledge where we went wrong. Tory leadership contender Kemi Badenoch says Scotland is being damaged by the SNP's socialist tax regime The loss of this investment and the stalling of key projects not only affects Aberdeen but the energy security of the whole United Kingdom. If I …

GRAHAM GRANT: Independence is dead in the water, but the SNP just can't shake off that 'no can do' mindset and stop passing the buck
5 months, 2 weeks ago

GRAHAM GRANT: Independence is dead in the water, but the SNP just can't shake off that 'no can do' mindset and stop passing the buck

Daily Mail  

Now that the independence drive is in the deep freeze, a pressing question arises: what exactly is the SNP for? That dream of breaking up Britain is dead in the water but the SNP can’t shake the ‘no can do’ mindset – old habits die hard, and blame-shifting is baked into its modus operandi. Education Secretary Jenny Gilruth wants demoralised …

Starmer’s first weeks in power show Scotland needs independence, says Swinney
6 months ago

Starmer’s first weeks in power show Scotland needs independence, says Swinney

The Telegraph  

Sir Keir Starmer’s administration has already “completely demolished” Labour’s claim that Scotland does not need independence, John Swinney said on Wednesday as he tried to revive the SNP’s push for separation. Speaking on the tenth anniversary of the 2014 referendum, the First Minister said it had only taken 10-weeks to destroy Labour’s argument that “all we need to do is …

SNP budget in trouble as Scottish Greens say they are 'unlikely' to give it their support amid ongoing fallout
6 months, 2 weeks ago

SNP budget in trouble as Scottish Greens say they are 'unlikely' to give it their support amid ongoing fallout

Daily Mail  

The threat to the SNP’s Budget has grown after the Greens said they are ‘unlikely’ to support it - as experts urged ministers to have a ‘grown-up discussion’ about the future of free universal services. Scottish Greens MSP Lorna Slater said her party is unlikely to support the SNP budget Speaking to the BBC’s The Sunday Show, Ms Slater said: …

Swinney reveals reservations about Sturgeon’s post-Brexit indyref strategy
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Swinney reveals reservations about Sturgeon’s post-Brexit indyref strategy

The Independent  

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'Failing' SNP will unveil £500m of spending cuts TODAY after ditching policies like free bus tickets for asylum seekers and admitting Scottish finances are in tatters
6 months, 3 weeks ago

'Failing' SNP will unveil £500m of spending cuts TODAY after ditching policies like free bus tickets for asylum seekers and admitting Scottish finances are in tatters

Daily Mail  

The SNP will unveil around £500million of spending cuts today after admitting Scotland's finances are in tatters. Last week the independent Scottish Fiscal Commission found that 'much of the pressure' on the finances has come from 'the Scottish government's own decisions'. Finance minister Shona Robison will blame Westminster for a huge black hole in the books as she confirms cuts …

Swinney pledges to restore SNP to winning ways after election losses
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Swinney pledges to restore SNP to winning ways after election losses

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Speaking at his first SNP conference since becoming leader and Scottish First Minister, he …

Scottish Government must work smarter in face of Westminster ‘cuts’ – Swinney
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Scottish Government must work smarter in face of Westminster ‘cuts’ – Swinney

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Scottish Government will need to work “harder and smarter” …

Swinney will not be drawn on scale of financial challenge facing country
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Swinney will not be drawn on scale of financial challenge facing country

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “I think that we’re getting dangerously close to me setting out details that Parliament …

Swinney can ‘realign’ SNP so it can take on Labour, insists Flynn
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Swinney can ‘realign’ SNP so it can take on Labour, insists Flynn

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The SNP can “realign” under John Swinney’s leadership so it …

Swinney to begin SNP conference with post-mortem of election result
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Swinney to begin SNP conference with post-mortem of election result

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Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy John Swinney’s first party conference since returning as SNP leader …

UK Government cuts put my ability to serve Scotland under threat – Swinney
6 months, 3 weeks ago

UK Government cuts put my ability to serve Scotland under threat – Swinney

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy First Minister John Swinney has warned cuts by the UK …

STEPHEN DAISLEY: The SNP now lacks ANY credibility - and at the root of the Nationalist problem lies Nicola Sturgeon
7 months, 3 weeks ago

STEPHEN DAISLEY: The SNP now lacks ANY credibility - and at the root of the Nationalist problem lies Nicola Sturgeon

Daily Mail  

Joanna Cherry is wrong about almost everything. Former MP Joanna Cherry has raised concerns about the 'culture of hate' within the SNP Writing in a separatist newspaper, she decried ‘a culture of hate’ inside the SNP towards ‘those who dare to disagree’ and urged the party to examine its ‘internal culture’ and ‘the poison that has been allowed to spread’. …

STEPHEN DAISLEY: The SNP doesn't look like a party reflecting on a bad election result. It looks like a party struggling to remember why it exists at all...
8 months, 1 week ago

STEPHEN DAISLEY: The SNP doesn't look like a party reflecting on a bad election result. It looks like a party struggling to remember why it exists at all...

Daily Mail  

What is the point of the SNP? The Scottish results on July 4, an electoral reversal dubbed the ‘Independence Day Massacre’, marked the SNP’s poorest performance at the ballot box since 2010. Former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and the current one, John Swinney, realise voters have abandoned the party as elections came in last week Joanna Cherry, defeated in Edinburgh …

This is how Starmer fixes ‘the Scotland problem’
8 months, 1 week ago

This is how Starmer fixes ‘the Scotland problem’

The Independent  

On winning the election, Keir Starmer said he wishes to reset Westminster’s relationship with the devolved nations. Interestingly, Starmer, at the time of the court’s decision, said he would not allow a second referendum if he was in government, even if the Supreme Court agreed it was legal. Stuart Smith Aberdeen A shark attack of a different kind James Dyson …

Scottish independence is dead… and good riddance
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Scottish independence is dead… and good riddance

The Independent  

The dream shall never die” – that was the claim by former first minister Alex Salmond after the 2014 Scottish independence referendum. The failure of the nationalist movement in Scotland is a boon for those of us who want to move on to more practical, serious government across the UK – but it should also be a reminder that even …

JAMES MITCHELL: The SNP's cataclysmic election wipeout is only the beginning... things can only get worse for the Nationalists
8 months, 2 weeks ago

JAMES MITCHELL: The SNP's cataclysmic election wipeout is only the beginning... things can only get worse for the Nationalists

Daily Mail  

If the SNP thinks that it hit rock bottom in last week’s election then it is in for a shock. The fallout from last week’s devastating loss of seats will do further damage as SNP members search for scapegoats rather than solutions. The SNP suffered the loss of 39 seats at the General Election, but this is only the beginning …

British Prime Minister heads to Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales as 're-set' with UK's 4 nations
8 months, 2 weeks ago

British Prime Minister heads to Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales as 're-set' with UK's 4 nations

The Independent  

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SNP figures left reeling after 'cataclysmic' election night which saw biggest ever loss of MPs
8 months, 2 weeks ago

SNP figures left reeling after 'cataclysmic' election night which saw biggest ever loss of MPs

Daily Mail  

Senior SNP figures have been left reeling after a 'cataclysmic' night in which their party slumped to its biggest ever loss of MPs. Voters turned against the SNP amid the continuing police probe into its funding and finances, which led to Ms Sturgeon's husband being charged in connection to the embezzlement of funds from the party. First Minister John Swinney …

Scottish National Party’s ‘damaging’ U.K. election result hits independence push
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Scottish National Party’s ‘damaging’ U.K. election result hits independence push

The Hindu  

The pro-separatist Scottish National Party was virtually obliterated at the U.K. General Election on July 5, suffering a devastating blow to its withering independence movement. The SNP lost dozens of lawmakers as it recorded its worst result in a British general election since 2010, with leader John Swinney lamenting a “very, very difficult and damaging” night for his party. Labour …

SNP admits Scottish independence is ‘a hard sell’ after losing 38 seats
8 months, 2 weeks ago

SNP admits Scottish independence is ‘a hard sell’ after losing 38 seats

The Independent  

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SNP failed to convince Scots of urgency of independence, says Swinney
8 months, 2 weeks ago

SNP failed to convince Scots of urgency of independence, says Swinney

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SNP set for election humiliation leaving nationalists with just TEN seats - fewer than even the Tories - leaving their independence dream in tatters as Scots turn their back on scandal-ravaged party
8 months, 2 weeks ago

SNP set for election humiliation leaving nationalists with just TEN seats - fewer than even the Tories - leaving their independence dream in tatters as Scots turn their back on scandal-ravaged party

Daily Mail  

The SNP is set for a major election humiliation in Scotland that could leave it with fewer seats than Nigel Farage's Reform UK, polls suggest. Sir Keir Starmer's party's success appears to have extended north of the border, with the SNP losing 38 seats compared with the 2019 election, many at the hands of Labour. Speaking on ITV, former SNP …

John Swinney profile: The ‘safety first’ SNP leader
9 months ago

John Swinney profile: The ‘safety first’ SNP leader

The Telegraph  

Mr Swinney has never been viewed as a charismatic politician and has normally been seen as a moderate voice in the SNP hierarchy but his support for independence has never been questioned. However, moving Mr Swinney to education didn’t work and in 2020 he faced fierce criticism from parents, teachers and political opponents over what Labour’s Richard Leonard described as …

Who won the BBC Question Time election special? Our writers have their say
9 months ago

Who won the BBC Question Time election special? Our writers have their say

The Telegraph  

It’s never nice watching someone struggle. And so it was with a distinct sense of relief that I turned off the England game, and started preparing for the Question Time special. Davey conceded he was “not proud” of some of the things the Liberal Democrats did the last time they were actually relevant, and by the time he’d answered questions …

Alex Salmond attacks SNP over ‘half-hearted’ campaign on independence
9 months, 1 week ago

Alex Salmond attacks SNP over ‘half-hearted’ campaign on independence

The Independent  

Sign up to our free Brexit and beyond email for the latest headlines on what Brexit is meaning for the UK Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The former Scottish …

Fresh SNP misery as Scotland's top civil servant warns John Swinney he must slash public services to balance the books - with separatists already nosediving in polls
10 months ago

Fresh SNP misery as Scotland's top civil servant warns John Swinney he must slash public services to balance the books - with separatists already nosediving in polls

Daily Mail  

Scotland's new First Minister John Swinney has been told he will have to make 'significant' spending cuts in order to balance the books. John-Paul Marks, Scotland's top civil servant, revealed to MSPs this morning that he had already issued a message of frugality to Mr Swinney. Scotland's new First Minister John Swinney has been told he will have to make …

Labour lead over Tories falls as economy recovers
10 months ago

Labour lead over Tories falls as economy recovers

The Telegraph  

Increase in economic optimism There was good news for the Conservatives with the finding that there was a sharp increase in economic optimism. On 10 May – during the period that the poll was taken – the Office for National Statistics announced that Britain’s economy had grown by 0.6 per cent in the first quarter of the year. Asked whether …

No Swinney bounce for SNP as Labour surges 10 points clear in ‘bombshell’ poll
10 months ago

No Swinney bounce for SNP as Labour surges 10 points clear in ‘bombshell’ poll

The Telegraph  

Labour has surged ahead of the SNP in Scotland after John Swinney replaced Humza Yousaf as First Minister, according to a new poll. The YouGov survey found 39 per cent of Scots plan to vote Labour in this year’s general election, up five points from a similar poll conducted late last month, shortly before Mr Yousaf’s resignation. In a major …

Floundering SNP admits Scotland has a 'housing emergency' to fend off humiliating defeat in Holyrood vote
10 months, 1 week ago

Floundering SNP admits Scotland has a 'housing emergency' to fend off humiliating defeat in Holyrood vote

Daily Mail  

The SNP is set to admit that Scotland is in the grip of a 'housing emergency' today to avoid an humiliating Holyrood defeat. New First Minister John Swinney has been forced into making the declaration after Scottish Labour tabled a motion condemning the situation. New First Minister John Swinney has been forced into making the declaration after Scottish Labour tabled …

John Swinney | The gradualist
10 months, 1 week ago

John Swinney | The gradualist

The Hindu  

On May 8, 60-year-old John Ramsay Swinney, a veteran of the Scottish National Party, was sworn in as Scotland’s First Minister. Mr. Swinney takes up the reins from Humza Yousaf, the former First Minister who stepped down following a threat of a no-confidence vote against him, after he ripped up his party’s coalition agreement with the Scottish Greens over climate …

Desperate John Swinney vows to make Scotland independent within five years as poll shows SNP slipping behind Labour - with new First Minister begging LGBT voters to stick with the separatists despite
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Desperate John Swinney vows to make Scotland independent within five years as poll shows SNP slipping behind Labour - with new First Minister begging LGBT voters to stick with the separatists despite

Daily Mail  

Desperate Jon Swinney insisted he can make Scotland independent within five years today as a poll showed the SNP slipping behind Labour. The comments came as a Savanta survey found Labour ahead of the SNP on Westminster voting intention - the first time the firm has given Keir Starmer's party the advantage. Desperate Jon Swinney insisted he can make Scotland …

John Swinney to become Scotland's new first minister
10 months, 2 weeks ago

John Swinney to become Scotland's new first minister

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-05-07 00:23 Candidate for the leadership of the Scottish National Party John Swinney gestures, as he delivers a speech to confirm his victory at an event at Glasgow University, Glasgow, Scotland, Britain, on May 6. LONDON -- John Swinney was named as head of the Scottish National Party on Monday, paving the way for him to become …

EUAN MCCOLM: John Swinney is not the SNP's saviour… he is the definition of yesterday's man who helped bring the party to its knees
10 months, 2 weeks ago

EUAN MCCOLM: John Swinney is not the SNP's saviour… he is the definition of yesterday's man who helped bring the party to its knees

Daily Mail  

Twenty years ago, John Swinney was hounded from the leadership of the SNP after a disastrous four years in charge. An SNP ‘lifer’ – he joined the party at the age of 15 – Mr Swinney was a management consultant and life assurance industry executive before becoming MP for Tayside North in 1997. John Swinney and his former boss Nicola …

GRAHAM GRANT: Predictably, independence will be top of Swinney's to-do list… but with a bulging in-tray, here are the priorities he MUST focus on
10 months, 2 weeks ago

GRAHAM GRANT: Predictably, independence will be top of Swinney's to-do list… but with a bulging in-tray, here are the priorities he MUST focus on

Daily Mail  

He is on course to lead the SNP Government after his confirmation as party leader yesterday – but John Swinney faces a mountainous in-tray. Mr Swinney also pledged last week to improve delivery of public services, including the NHS, ‘so that people can see their lives are getting better as a result of the actions of their government’. Yet health …

EUAN MCCOLM: John Swinney - The party lifer who's back after the disasters of his past
10 months, 2 weeks ago

EUAN MCCOLM: John Swinney - The party lifer who's back after the disasters of his past

Daily Mail  

Twenty years ago, John Swinney was hounded from the leadership of the SNP after a disastrous four years in charge. The 60-year-old MSP for Perthshire North was the sole candidate when nominations to succeed Humza Yousaf as party leader closed at noon yesterday and he will now be nominated as the SNP's candidate to become the seventh First Minister of …

John Swinney expected to lead Scotland after taking the helm of the Scottish National Party
10 months, 2 weeks ago

John Swinney expected to lead Scotland after taking the helm of the Scottish National Party

Associated Press  

LONDON — Scotland’s former deputy first minister was poised to become its third leader in just over a year after taking the helm of the troubled Scottish National Party on Monday. John Swinney, who led the SNP two decades ago, was the only candidate to replace First Minister Humza Yousaf as the leader of the party. As first minister, I …

John Swinney is crowned as SNP leader - and is set to become Scotland's new First Minister - after party dodges divisive leadership contest in wake of Humza Yousaf's meltdown
10 months, 2 weeks ago

John Swinney is crowned as SNP leader - and is set to become Scotland's new First Minister - after party dodges divisive leadership contest in wake of Humza Yousaf's meltdown

Daily Mail  

John Swinney was crowned the new SNP leader today after nominations in the party's contest to replace Humza Yousaf closed without him being challenged. Following his confirmation as the SNP's new leader, Mr Swinney is set to become Scotland's next first minister - replacing Mr Yousaf - in the coming days. John Swinney was crowned the new SNP leader today …

John Swinney set to be crowned as new SNP leader TODAY after party dodges divisive leadership contest in wake of Humza Yousaf's meltdown
10 months, 2 weeks ago

John Swinney set to be crowned as new SNP leader TODAY after party dodges divisive leadership contest in wake of Humza Yousaf's meltdown

Daily Mail  

John Swinney is set to be crowned the new SNP leader today after nominations in the party's contest to replace Humza Yousaf closed at noon. If he is confirmed as the SNP's new leader, Mr Swinney is then likely to become Scotland's next first minister - replacing Mr Yousaf - as early as tomorrow. John Swinney is set to be …

SNP activist to run against John Swinney for party leadership
10 months, 2 weeks ago

SNP activist to run against John Swinney for party leadership

The Telegraph  

Mr Swinney has pitched himself as a unity candidate, following Mr Yousaf’s disastrous tenure in charge of the SNP. “My bid to become SNP leader has received very, very comprehensive support within the SNP,” Mr Swinney said. In a speech at the SNP party conference last year, Mr McCormick described the SNP-run Scottish Government as “flatulence in a trance”. Mr …

Nationalism's greatest trick? Making people believe in its empty promises
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Nationalism's greatest trick? Making people believe in its empty promises

Daily Mail  

The energising skirl of the bagpipes echoed across the Firth of Clyde on the rainy morning of November 21, 2017. One might make the argument for Kate Forbes, the former Finance Secretary who, rather than standing against Mr Swinney has accepted his offer to join his new Cabinet in a senior role, as a politician of some substance but beyond …

Swinney promised change, but his fingerprints are on every one of the SNP's appalling failures
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Swinney promised change, but his fingerprints are on every one of the SNP's appalling failures

Daily Mail  

This is a classic of the form. The Nationalists’ decision to install John Swinney as leader, setting him up to be Scotland’s seventh First Minister, displays the sort of contempt for the electorate they continually detect and dramatically deplore in others. Yesterday, in a desperate bid to stop his party falling apart, former leader John Swinney – the very definition …

Goodbye to Scotland's answer to Liz Truss: How Sturgeon's short-serving, scooter-crashing, gaffe-prone heir has quit as SNP leader after fewer than 400 dismal days in power - brought down by blind pus
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Goodbye to Scotland's answer to Liz Truss: How Sturgeon's short-serving, scooter-crashing, gaffe-prone heir has quit as SNP leader after fewer than 400 dismal days in power - brought down by blind pus

Daily Mail  

Humza Yousaf bowed out as SNP leader today after fewer than 400 crisis and gaffe-filled days in charge of the country. Humza Yousaf bowed out as First Minister of Scotland today after fewer than 400 crisis and gaffe-filled days in charge of the country. Mr Yousaf's campaign, however, was not without challenge, with the early part taken up by questions …

Why the SNP is staring down the barrel of electoral disaster
11 months, 1 week ago

Why the SNP is staring down the barrel of electoral disaster

The Telegraph  

Last week was more difficult than usual for Humza Yousaf. News outlets breathlessly reported that the first minister’s brother-in-law, Ramsay El-Nakla, had appeared in court, charged with abduction and extortion following an incident where a man fell from a block of flats and later died. Nevertheless, the publicity would have been an unwelcome complication in a week when a new …

Tories could lose 58% of past voters in Scotland at next election, poll suggests
1 year ago

Tories could lose 58% of past voters in Scotland at next election, poll suggests

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Conservatives face losing as much as 58% of their …

Unionists can oust ‘dud’ Humza Yousaf with tactical vote for Scottish Tories
1 year ago

Unionists can oust ‘dud’ Humza Yousaf with tactical vote for Scottish Tories

The Telegraph  

Although polls have predicted the Tories will endure large losses across the UK in the election, they are confident that they can make gains in Scotland, partly thanks to the SNP’s travails. Mr Yousaf has urged Scots to make Scotland “Tory-free” by backing the SNP in the six Conservative seats, but Mr Hoy predicted the First Minister’s unpopularity would have …

First minister Humza Yousaf says vote SNP for Tory-free Scotland
1 year, 2 months ago

First minister Humza Yousaf says vote SNP for Tory-free Scotland

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Scotland’s first minister, Humza Yousaf, is expected to urge Scotland to …

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