John Swinney has said that he is giving “very active consideration” to being SNP leader after Humza Yousaf announced his resignation on Monday, 29 April. The first minister’s statement came after days of political turmoil following his ...

Humza Yousaf fought back tears as he announced his resignation as Scottish first minister on Monday (29 April). Mr Yousaf announced he was stepping down during a press conference at Bute house in Edinburgh, just days before a vote on his leadership w ...

As the Scottish National party leader announces his resignation, we look at likely successors

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Worried MPs have concocted five-point plan of quick measures aimed at showing that the party cares about public’s priorities

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As an MP and psychiatrist, I see the burden that a service near breaking point takes on patients, their families and healthcare colleagues, writes Dan Poulter

Cross-party MPs criticise protesters who waved Palestinian flags and shouted at former Tory minister who was flanked by security

Ex-health minister Dan Poulter who also works as a hospital doctor, says Conservatives have become ‘nationalist party of the right’

Scotland’s under-fire first minister has insisted he will not resign, despite facing a vote of no confidence in his leadership. The Scottish Conservatives have put forward the motion of no confidence in Humza Yousaf, while Labour has submitted a si ...

Even grandees are bracing for the worst. But such apocalyptic language around the party is nothing new, says author Samuel Earle

The first minister’s latest misstep will worsen his party’s split along culture war lines, says Dani Garavelli, a freelance journalist and Herald columnist

Scotland’s first minister faces motions of no confidence from Labour and the Conservatives after ending his power-sharing deal with the Green party

SNP leader says he will fight next week’s no-confidence vote at Holyrood and take party into general election