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UK Government ‘sitting on its hands’ instead of cutting rural costs – Swinney

The First Minister said ‘frustration has turned to genuine fear’ in rural Scotland over the cost of energy.

Evening Standard

Arm all police with Tasers as Glasgow has become lawless under SNP – Reform

Party candidate and Glasgow councillor Thomas Kerr said ‘mass illegal migration is pushing Glasgow to breaking point and anarchy’.

Evening Standard

Reform’s Offord says no backlash to debate comments about his success

The Reform UK Scottish leader was earlier branded ‘out of touch’ after telling a TV election debate he owns six houses, five cars and six boats.

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Welsh Labour First Minister Eluned Morgan shouts ‘vote Plaid Cymru’ in major campaign gaffe

The slip of the tongue was met with amusement

The Independent UK

How immigration is playing a role in the Scottish election, even though policy is set in Westminster

No single issue has dominated the agenda ahead of the Scottish parliament election in May. But immigration, despite being a matter not devolved to Holyrood, has been part of campaigns. This is because some parties use it to feed wider anxieties about housing, jobs, public services and identity.

The Conversation

Tories are party of aspiration, says Findlay in warning over ‘politics of envy’

The Scottish Conservative leader was speaking after Reform UK Scotland boss Malcolm Offord said he owns six houses, five cars and six boats.

Evening Standard

Local elections 2026: Labour to lose 75% of council seats, polling guru predicts

Lord Hayward said Sir Keir Starmer's party will be down some 1,850 councillors after the polls close on May 7

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SNP bound to win ‘vast bulk’ of constituencies if polls are accurate – Curtice

The polling expert however said the three current largest parties in Scotland are ‘all doing badly’ compared to the last election.

Evening Standard

‘Reform is an acute threat to Scottish self-government,’ says John Swinney

Polling puts Reform, led in Scotland by former peer Malcolm Offord, neck and neck with Labour for second place

The Guardian - UK

May 7 elections in England, Scotland and Wales: What you need to know

Elections are being held for the Scottish Parliament, the Senedd in Wales and 136 councils in England.

Evening Standard

Politicians step up campaigning with one week to go until Holyrood ballot

Voters will elect 129 MSPs in next weeks Scottish Parliament elections, with polls tipping the SNP to once again be the largest party at Holyrood.

Evening Standard

SNP majority would stop Farage at the border, Swinney says

The First Minister said an SNP majority would lock Reform UK out of power in Scotland.

Evening Standard

Lib Dems pledge to put defence at heart of industrial and skills strategy

Alex Cole-Hamilton made the pledge ahead of a visit to Babcock’s site in Rosyth.

Evening Standard

Labour will show Scots ‘what change looks like’, vows Anas Sarwar

The Scottish Labour leader is setting out his party’s plans for the first 100 days, if he can defeat the SNP in next week’s Holyrood election.

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Reform Scottish leader criticised for saying he owns six houses, six boats and five cars

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Evening Standard

Swinney blasts Reform Scottish leader as ‘completely and utterly out of touch’

The SNP leader hit out in the wake of Malcolm Offord revealing to TV viewers that he owns six houses, five cars and six boats.

The Guardian - UK

Reform’s Scottish leader called ‘tone deaf’ after boasting about his houses, cars and yachts

SNP leader John Swinney suggests Malcolm Offord and other leaders should publish tax returns before 7 May

Evening Standard

Anas Sarwar blasts SNP ‘stunt’ as PM faces Commons sleaze inquiry vote

Mr Sarwar rejected calls from the SNP that he should order Scottish Labour MPs to support an inquiry into Sir Keir Starmer.

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Evening Standard

SNP ‘delivered goods’ on budget says Swinney amid think tank concerns

The Institute for Fiscal Studies examined the manifestos from the six major parties running in next week’s election.

Evening Standard

Anas Sarwar challenged to order MPs to back inquiry into PM

MPs will vote on whether the Privileges Committee should carry out an inquiry into Sir Keir Starmer.

The Guardian - UK

Swinney will call vote on referendum powers after Scottish elections

Top aide says SNP leader will seek approval to press for independence even if he fails to win majority on 7 May

Evening Standard

SNP on course to be largest party but short of a majority, poll finds

Reform would replace the Tories as the opposition, the survey found, and force Labour into third place at Holyrood.

Evening Standard

Scotland’s political parties accused of ‘lack of realism’ over manifesto plans

The Institute for Fiscal Studies said the parties running in the Holyrood election did not appreciate ‘just how tough the fiscal challenges will be’.

The Guardian - UK

Free bus travel to first-homes fund: what Scottish parties are promising on the campaign trail

Advent of Reform has radically altered the dynamics of the campaign and parties are responding accordingly

Evening Standard

Swinney vows to ‘hit the ground running’ on independence in next Parliament

The SNP leader is promising action in Holyrood on independence on the first sitting day after a new government is established.

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