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Multimedia Political Reporter @ScotNational @SunScotNational Holyrood Weekly podcast host 🎙️ Tips - abbi.garton @thenational .scot. She/her. Feminist ✊🏼🏳️‍🌈

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Thanks everyone for the well wishes, thats me officially off on holiday/maternity leave 👼🏻 Best believe I’ll be back for the election (unless it’s in May) even temporarily 🤓 Until then ta the noo👋🏻 (I’ll probs still lurk about I am addicted to this hell sites memes)

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Been turned away from Boris Johnson’s press conference and told to “watch it online” after journos on Number 10 list allowed in. Can see empty seats through the window. At it.

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NEW: @NicolaSturgeon has hit back at criticism she has 'abandoned' Holyrood to spend time at COP26, adding that she is "showcasing Scotland" and it's "not every day" the world comes to Glasgow 👇

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Nicola Sturgeon swiftly shuts down complaints about her COP26 appearances

The First Minister said it's "not every day" the eyes of the world are on Glasgow, and that she intends to make the most of it.

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The whole of Southside is out to support Deanston Bakery’s fundraiser for Ukraine, an approximation of the queue size, which is slowly getting bigger ❤️

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@RMcElhenney Rob, I (a creep) know like whisky so you’ll love Scotland, and don’t listen to the other Scottish people on this site telling you to go to Edinburgh, Glasgow is the one, the vibe is more Philly 😂

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@RMcElhenney And if you brought Danny I’d lose my fucking shit, we’re the same height, and for some weird reason, I see cardboard cut outs of him all over Glasgow, like he’s my spirit animal? I don’t understand it either

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One political party decided to skip the Queen's jubilee celebrations in Holyrood today...

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Tories rage as Scottish Greens snub Queen's jubilee celebrations in Holyrood

The FM opened a debate to pay tribute for the monarch ... but one cohort was conspicuously absent, much to the fury of the Tories

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BREAKING: Kemi Badenoch has declined the invitation to appear at Holyrood's equalities committee, following Scottish Secretary Alister Jack's snub last week. Neither UK Gov minister is willing to explain their decision to use S35 to MSPs in the Scottish Parliament. 📸PA

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Aye, I said it.

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The phrasing on this headline makes it sound like ScotGov is going to start handing out heroin. Decriminalisation is a slightly different thing than legalising...but why let that get in the way of a good headline

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Scottish government wants drug possession to be legal

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Roza Salih celebrates making history as the first refugee to be elected to a Scottish council (SNP, Greater Pollok)

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SPOTTED: @AOC surrounded by young women at #COP26

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Christmas Eve eve, the Glasgow Fort, heaving. Inside a packed perfume shop a staff member asks a man what he’s looking for. “Perfume, heehee”. “Right,” she sighs. Merry Xmas to all retail staff you absolute troopers.

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The crowd erupted into applause as one resident hung a banner from their window which reads: “If this is Team UK we reject it.”

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Excl: Kemi Badenoch has missed the deadline to accept or refuse to appear at Holyrood's equalities committee - after Alister Jack refused to attend yday. Have approached UK Gov for confirmation, will update if they respond.

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Kemi Badenoch ducks deadline for appearance at Holyrood committee over gender reforms

Kemi Badenoch did not respond to the deadline given by Holyrood committee demanding 'further clarity' on the decision to block Scotland's gender…

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EXCL: The Scotland Office has spent a whopping £75k on hospitality - food, drinks and staffing - for 26 events in the past 16 months. The most spent was +£11k on hosting guests for Trooping the Colour. They spent +£6k on a Burns Supper...

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EXCL - Hate crimes with a trans, sexual orientation and disability aggravator have risen again in Scotland showing a year-on-year growth. Trans hate crimes rose by 76.7%.

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Scotland a 'less welcoming place' for trans people amid huge rise in hate crimes

A Police Scotland report stated there was a "significant" uptick in the number of hate crimes where the aggravator was listed as…

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I asked FM Humza Yousaf about Tory Lord Frost’s call to “reverse Scottish devolution” and here’s his response 👇🏻

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Scottish Labour so insistent on refusing to work with SNP they've just let a Tory budget pass in D&G - after previously being in an SNP-Lab-Ind deal, which they pulled out of, cos Anas Sarwar didn't like it.

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BREAKING: Labour councillors in Dumfries and Galloway have been accused of causing the 'collapse' of the SNP-Independent administration by acting 'irresponsibly' during budget negotiations Story to follow

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EXCL: More than a third of MSPs who signed a letter calling for a pause to the short-terms let’s licensing scheme have links to the sector Oh yes, I’ve been all over their registers of interests once again, let’s break it down 🧵👇🏻

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EXCL: European prof dismisses claims Scotland’s self-ID a ‘global issue’. “The cases haven't occurred in Belgium. “It's my understanding that they haven't occurred in any country where there has been this framework of gender recognition.” 👇🏻

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European expert dismisses Scotland transgender self-ID 'global risk' claims

There are eighteen countries where self-ID for transgender people, the removal of the medical requirement and psychiatric diagnosis, is in place.

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Here we are again - reports of hate crimes with a transgender aggravator have TRIPLED in Scotland. Greens have slammed this as a result of a "cynical campaign" of smears against the LGBT community Full report 👇 📸AGC (me)

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"Climate change is a feminist issue" - First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is charing a panel on the main stage at #COP26 after being introduced by Speaker of the House @SpeakerPelosi (First pic: Press Association)

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Earlier, SNP Cabinet Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville gave an emotional tribute to Winnie Ewing in Holyrood. "I still have the card she sent me when I was first elected in my office, and I looked at it before I came down the stairs, hence why I think I'm so emotional..."

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EXCL: Hate crimes against LGBT Scots are sharply rising new police figures show - with a 102% increase in hate crimes recorded with a transgender aggravator in a SINGLE year. 👇

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Hate crimes against LGBT Scots rise as trans attacks double in a year

Hate crimes recorded by Police Scotland show a staggering increase amongst those with a transgender, sexual orientation or disability aggravator

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FM @NicolaSturgeon tells delegates rich countries have “no excuse” not to deliver on $100bn commitment for poor and developing countries. The pledge was made 12 years ago and has not yet been fulfilled.

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While everyone else was at the Sturgeon huddle, Lorna Slater told MSPs Circularity Scotland had appointed administrators. Tory MSP asks where £9m from Scottish National Investment bank has gone, and the mic picked up Shona Robison's spicy reply...👀

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BREAKING: Douglas Ross has refused to call on Boris Johnson to quit as PM over partygate fines - comes after Ross sent letter to 1922, then withdrew it, so no U-turn on the U-turn from the Scottish Tories 👇

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Still thinking about the giant goose plushie I now know lives in @scottishgreens parly office.

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Interesting that Anas Sarwar stopped taking press questions once I put my hand up and we made eye contact, I wonder why that could be 🤷🏼‍♀️ Here even Douglas Ross let me ask a q, not that he answered it 😂

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Does Douglas Ross regret calling Boris Johnson an "honest man", and will he miss him now he's gone? I spoke to him after FMQs to find out...

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EXCL - A majority of MSPs have backed the Buffer Zones proposal - but not Douglas Ross, the only party leader not to do so…

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Majority of MSPs back Buffer Zones Bill – but not Douglas Ross

DOUGLAS Ross has dodged signing the Buffer Zones Bill proposal as a majority of MSPs backed the plan ...

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The Scottish Tories seem to be getting a little bit rattled on net zero at FMQs today...👀

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It turns out the Tories are in fact willing to spark a constitutional row over trans rights.

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The UK Government has decided to block gender reform legislation in Scotland

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LOUDER FOR THOSE IN THE BACK (London journalists I'm looking at you👀) England is not the UK. England is not the UK. ENGLAND IS NOT THE UK.

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Nicola Sturgeon slams Sky News for saying UK instead of England in Covid report

The First Minister told the broadcaster it wasn't "acceptable" to confuse public health messaging.

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Hundreds of Glaswegians have turned out in Kenmure Street to protest immigration enforcement officers removing a family from the street

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NEW: Nicola Sturgeon has criticised coverage of the credit card row and her VIP airport travel. She says the £10k over three years is “probably less than on private jet trip of Rishi Sunak’s”

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Nicola Sturgeon hits out at media's coverage of credit cards row

THERE are bigger issues than how a first minister travels through an airport, Nicola Sturgeon has said, as she called for “perspective” over…

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I’m Bute House this morning as Nicola Sturgeon and Patrick Harvie launch the first in a series of white papers setting out ScotGov’s vision for an independent Scotland. Coverage on @ScotNational

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Any LGBT activists kicking about Holyrood/Edinburgh tomorrow drop me a DM if you are up for chatting about UK Gov blocking Scotland’s gender reforms, keen to include as many trans voices in our coverage as we can. My DM’s are open 🙌🏻

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Rishi Sunak can't help himself and laughs while saying "of course our party follows all laws". This from the PM who was given a fixed penalty notice for breaking pandemic rules? #PMQs

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Andrew McConnachie and a Force for Good are getting QUITE the reception outside the SNP’s independence convention in Dundee

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@TheSunnyPodcast @RMcElhenney @GlennHowerton @meganganz Glasgow Danny is NOT pleased with this development No Scottish characters and now this? A SNUB

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#climatemarch turning on to High Street now

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NEW: Scotland could ditch King Charles as head of state within five years of a Yes vote, the FM has said. I asked the FM for the timeline for a full written constitution following independence, and he said ScotGov working to 3-5 years 👇

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The figures come from Police Scotland’s quarterly report - shown below - but the report says it can’t pinpoint the reason but adds all 3 with the most growth had “increased political and media coverage.”

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So to claim that Scotland adopting the policy, which removes the medical requirement when applying for a GRC, is disingenuous. It already exists, and there is no data that proves predatory men are abusing the system elsewhere 👇🏻

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European expert dismisses Scotland transgender self-ID 'global risk' claims

There are eighteen countries where self-ID for transgender people, the removal of the medical requirement and psychiatric diagnosis, is in place.

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I spoke to @ScottishTrans and @StonewallScot about the stats - both say the “intense spotlight” on trans lives in both the media, politics and online has undoubtedly had an effect. Read the full report below 👇🏻

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Scotland a 'less welcoming place' for trans people amid huge rise in hate crimes

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Humza Yousaf takes the stage to rapturous applause from SNP members The independence convention is kicking off soon…

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Ran into Douglas Ross in a hoody and jeans in parly, asked if he thought he’s any chance of winning vote to be next FM… “We’ll I hope I get 31 votes” 😂

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DFM Shona Robison is leading her first FMQs with Humza Yousaf is in New York. In exchange with Douglas Ross she says the Scottish Tory leader should be "ashamed" to stand side by side with Rishi Sunak after his net zero U-turn after he goes on oil and gas this week

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A Scottish Tory MP not giving the full context to claims he made during an attack on the SNP over council tax? Surely no... Andrew Bowie has been fact checked 👇❌

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Fact-checker calls out Scottish Tory MP after misleading attack on SNP

ANDREW Bowie made misleading claims about SNP council tax rises that were “missing important context”, a fact checking service has said.

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Nicola Sturgeon has given her final speech as FM to Holyrood, I didn’t get to join her last huddle today but here’s a clip from a few weeks ago. “Right, what?” 😂 👋🏻 Ta the noo @NicolaSturgeon guna be strange chasing another FM around

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Nicola Sturgeon's last huddle as FM was...awfy male dominated. Journo gallery stats for FMQs/speech: M20/F8 (I wasn't at huddle below cos I am on for @SunScotNational this week and was doing an interview) 📸 PA

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Good morning, it’s Wednesday, and the SNP WM group are trying to get the S35 order annulled in the HoC like a Las Vegas wedding gone wrong. But what’s a prayer motion 🙏🏻 and will it work?

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Nicola Sturgeon and Jeane Freeman have been accused of buying “burner” phones at the start of the pandemic…but not all is what it seems. It took me under 90 mins to compile this list from looking at Holyrood expenses 👀 Story here 👇🏻

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The Holyrood bees are stopping everyone from enjoying lunch in the lobby garden sunshine 🐝

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Can you guess who was asking a question when I took this screengrab? #FMQs

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Deidre Brock describes Alister Jack as a “toff Tarzan” who swooped in to “squash” the deposit return scheme in the Commons earlier 👇🏻

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@JudDuffy So heated in fact that Sarwar took a pop at our newspaper. I was told this was the "most tense" moment of the trip by a colleague. I got told to stop by a press officer, and asked another question anyway 😂

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Anas Sarwar is rattled by National's questions on Tory deals – and no wonder

ANAS Sarwar’s defiance over the numerous dodgy deals struck with the Tories across Scotland’s local authorities sums up the problem with…

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Former MEP Struan Stevenson has called for President of Iran Ebrahim Raisi to be banned from COP26 or arrested if he comes the Scotland. @HoAbedini called for action from the international community if Raisi enters their country. 👇

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Former MEP calls on Nicola Sturgeon to ban 'mass murderer' from COP26 summit

President of Iran Ebrahim Raisi is accused of genocide and playing the part in the 1988 massacre which saw 30,000 people killed.

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@RMcElhenney Scottish fans be like

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Could the biblical rain be a sign that Liz Truss has officially been made PM? Press getting drenched waiting for her to come out

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Wow there are a serious amount of accounts with Union Jack flags that hate the Baby Box huh, fancy that. Shouting into the ether lads I loved it and the universalism of it is what's so good about it, every little one deserves an equal start in life 👼

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Around 232,000 baby boxes have been delivered in Scotland to support new parents 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🍼 Take a look as our political reporter @agc_reports shows you everything she got in hers!

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This is the spiciest Budget announcement I've ever seen in Holyrood. High drama over leaks, heckling from the FM, the £20m indyref allocation cut, and Swinney not holding back. Indyref2 story here 👇

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I’m Dundee this morning for the independence white paper on migration; *sets out a number of new visa schemes *says population decline in Scotland being “ignored and made worse” by Westminster migration policies *ensure robust protection of migrant rights

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Humza Yousaf on his way into the chamber for vote to install him as Scotland’s FM

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The Labour folk attacking me personally on here should grow a thicker skin, just like their boss anaw. I’m a journalist, I’m entitled to ask questions whether you like the publication I work for or not.

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Today is Transgender Remembrance Day 🏳️‍⚧️ so for this week’s @SunScotNational we explored the issues with accessing basic healthcare in Scotland, patients can be left on waiting lists for years with no hope of an appointment in sight 👇🏻

'Fundamentally broken': Transgender Scots call for radical healthcare reform

HEALTHCARE for transgender Scots needs radical reform as the system is “fundamentally broken”, the Sunday National has learned.

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There are 18 countries that already have self-ID for transgender people, many in Europe. Argentina has had it since 2012. Belgium, Denmark, Malta, Ireland, Norway, Luxembourg, Portugal, Iceland and Switzerland all have self ID.

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THREAD: What's been happening in Scottish politics today? With Keir Starmer and Boris Johnson both up visiting this week, it's quite hard to keep on top of. Here are the top stories from @ScotNational you need to read to catch up 👇 (1/?)

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A cheeky Tuesday huddle. FM says opposition MSPs want Nicola Sturgeon suspended because she’s “thrashed them in every election”

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Disability related hate crimes are also covered - which the report adds is related to “mask wearing exemptions” during the course of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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✊ #NotMyKing

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NEW: The Proclaimers have been removed from a UK government King's coronation playlist after sharing republican views in an interview with The National

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Price cap August 2021 - £1277 Price cap October 2022 (predicted) - £3549 UK Gov 'Energy price guarantee' - £2500. That's £54 short of doubling the August cap rate. Tories spinning this as a £1000 saving for consumers...it is not. Even with £400 discount, that's an extra £823.

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'The shambolic approach to tackling the ongoing energy crisis by the UK Government has completely fallen under the radar'// @agc_reports

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NEW: The Buffer Zones Bill has been given the greenlight for formal introduction at Holyrood, with Gillian Mackay set to bring it forward after recess 👇

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NEW: Alister Jack has been accused of making a "totally inaccurate" claim on the BBC regarding Scotland's deposit return scheme behind the firm set to run it - who say Jack has risked £10m worth of investment...

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John Swinney closes his ministerial statement on the Supreme Court ruling that two Holyrood bills were not within the "legislative competence" of the Scottish Parliament. Full report to follow.

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That strange pause at the end of Sunak's speech make anyone else feel incredibly uncomfortable or just me? Also how SHORT was that. Shocking.

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🧵It’s day one of the Supreme Court hearing and I’ll be live tweeting in this thread during proceedings from court room one. My colleague @HMorrison97 is outside getting all the goss. Case due to kick off at 10.30, only four members of the press in here so far…

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I simply could not resist

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Me: "Will you miss Boris Johnson?" Douglas Ross:

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Douglas Ross has withdrawn his letter to the 1922 committee calling for Johnson's resignation - comes not long after news PM is due to visit Scots Tory conference in person 🤔

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Douglas Ross withdraws letter demanding Boris Johnson's resignation

SCOTTISH Tory leader Douglas Ross has withdrawn his letter to the 1922 Committee demanding the Prime Minister’s resignation over Downing Street…

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This isn’t going away any time soon, “we’re not leaving until you let them out”.

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RIP Fred. We almost had 10 years with you, but you didn’t quite make it. My heart is broken. Gave the vets one last go though, my feisty boy. I didn’t realise how much he was my shadow until he was gone ❤️our best pal, the grumple, rest easy big man x

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Gillian Mackay’s buffer zones proposal has secured the backing of more than 18 MSPs less than 30 mins after the end of FMQs, here’s her reaction 👇🏻 @GillianMacMSP

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Scottish Labour tho are ofc more than happy to cooperate with Tories across Scotland - but not happy if you press them on it 👇 Still howling at Sarwar trying to pretend D&G was not a coalition last year. Sir, you are talking to a Galloway gal.

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Anas Sarwar is rattled by National's questions on Tory deals – and no wonder

ANAS Sarwar’s defiance over the numerous dodgy deals struck with the Tories across Scotland’s local authorities sums up the problem with…

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Was there some sort of chat today about a poll or something? 🤔 EXCL: Scottish independence poll gives Yes a HUGE lead amid gender bill row Via @HMorrison97 / @ScotNational

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Scottish independence poll sees HUGE lead for Yes amid Section 35 row

SUPPORT for Scottish independence is at its second-highest level EVER reached, according to an exclusive new polling series commissioned for The…

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Protestors following the police shouting “let her go”, I saw police officers shoving people out of the way.

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NEW: The top Tory donors with links to fossil fuel interests and climate denial 👀 Folks, there are a lot of them, these are just the main ones. Coincidence eh?

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SNP win two seats in Maryhill making them the biggest party in Glasgow. Franny Scally and Abdul Bostani have been elected, what a reaction

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Spending my Friday night in Fife at a Q&A with Stephen Flynn, Mhairi Black and Stewart Hosie. Currently hiding up the back with a bottle of irn bru, lots of interesting points so far on the MPs role at WM, the campaign etc

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EXCL: @jamiehepburn has hit back at Alister Jack’s bid to stop government officials working under him “I’m not going anywhere,” the independence minister told the Holyrood Weekly podcast, More to follow and full episode Friday 👇🏻

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'I'm not going anywhere': Independence Minister's defiant response to Alister Jack

It follows reports that the Scottish Secretary attempted to block civil servants from working under him.

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Douglas Ross' constituency as well, so transparent 🙄

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BREAKING: Jeremy Hunt has announced that two Scottish projects will be given funding through the levelling up scheme - one in a Tory-controlled council area

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Good morning! It's Court of Session Section 35 day! (I know I'm one of few people who is keen for a constitutional court case row, canny help it) And instead of bombarding all your timelines with tweets like I did during GRR, I'm liveblogging instead 👇

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Unsurprisingly, this has not gone down well.

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BREAKING: SNP leadership candidate Kate Forbes has revealed she wouldn't have voted for the Scottish Parliament's equal marriage bill 'as a matter of conscience'.

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Bar workers at the 13th Note in Glasgow have started strike action today. Unite say it is the first bar workers strike in 20 years 👇🏻

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@ChrisMcEleny Chris, if you read the story it clearly states that hate crime reports with a trans aggravator are the fastest growing, at the same time as those with sexual orientation accounting for over a quarter (27%). It's an important story and dismissing it helps no one.

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Amazing that Rishi Sunak TWICE here says Advocate General for Scotland (UK law officer) when he means the Lord Advocate (Scottish law officer). Wow.

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In full: STV News political editor Colin Mackay quizzes Rish Sunak on issues including the UK's first drug consumption room in Glasgow and approving the £24bn Rosebank oil field.

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