The former SNP leader spoke about the rise of Reform UK when she appeared at the Boswell Book Festival on Sunday.

The former Scottish first minister spoke about her relationships with five different UK prime ministers.

Green co-leader Gillian Mackay said Q Manivannan will have to go through the process with the Home Office during the parliamentary session.

The Scottish Labour leader led his party to its worst ever Holyrood election result, with 17 MSPs returned to the Scottish Parliament.

Scottish Green co-leader Ross Greer spoke out after the Holyrood election saw a record 73 pro-independence MSPs voted in.

The Scottish Parliament now has 73 MSPs out of 129 who support Scottish independence – the largest number ever.

The former journalist took charge of the party midway through the 2024 Westminster election campaign.

When all the results were declared – after more than 16 hours of counting – the SNP had 58 MSPs – seven short of a majority.

Lord Malcolm Offord joined Reform from the Conservatives in December 2025.

This was the fifth election campaign he fought as party leader and despite the lack of an overall majority, it is still his most successful.

The Scottish Labour leader had been campaigning to end almost 20 years of SNP rule in Scotland.

With all but seven seats declared, the SNP had 57 MSPs, with Labour in second on 17, narrowly ahead of Reform UK on 15.

This was the fifth election campaign he fought as party leader and despite the lack of an overall majority, it is still his most successful.

He was voted into the Scottish Parliament in the first ever devolved elections back in 1999 – and had retained his seat since then.

The SNP leader said he was ‘certain’ his party would be the largest after the Holyrood election.

With the SNP having been in power since 2007 in Scotland, the party now seems set to win a record fifth consecutive term in government in Edinburgh.

Mr Robertson has attracted controversy during his time in Holyrood, over issues including his handling of the most recent census.

The Scottish Government minister has attracted controversy during his time at the Scottish Parliament.

The SNP leader said his party is expecting to win a record fifth consecutive term in power.

Liberal Democrats celebrated Mr McArthur’s win in Orkney – but lost the Shetland constituency to the SNP.