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May 13, 2021, 11:02 am
Anas Sarwar has urged all MSPs to work to ‘strengthen the scrutiny powers of Holyrood’ (Russell Cheyne/PA)
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The Scottish Labour Party will push for the establishment of a “clean-up Holyrood” commission as part of a suite of measures to improve trust in Scottish politics, leader Anas Sarwar has said.
He described the inquiry into the handling of harassment complaints against former first minister Alex Salmond, which spanned the latter years of the last parliamentary term, as a “procedural farce”.
Voters go back to polls for Airdrie and Shotts by-election
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Voters in Airdrie and Shotts are set to go to the polls for the second time in a week, this time to choose their local MP.
A Westminster by-election - triggered by the resignation of MP Neil Gray, who has just been elected the area s MSP - will be held on Thursday.
Who are the candidates, and what are the issues which might decide the contest?
The Airdrie and Shotts by-election will take place on the same day as former MP Neil Gray is sworn in as an MSP at Holyrood.