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BBC News Published The first woman of colour has been elected to the Scottish Parliament in its 22-year history. Kaukab Stewart, of the SNP, has run for election five times having been a campaigner for more than 20 years. The 53-year-old teacher takes over the Glasgow Kelvin constituency seat from the partys Sandra White, winning with a majority of 5,458 over the Greens. She thanked voters, saying it was "an honour" to be the first woman of colour to become an MSP. Giving her acceptance speech,...

Police Scotland treating behaviour of Liberals against Humza Yousaf as a hate incident Police Scotland are treating the behaviour of a Liberal Party candidate and supporters who confronted Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf as a hate incident.  Officers are investigating the incident which took place during the count at the Emirates yesterday. Humza Yousaf said Liberal Party candidate Derek Jackson and supporters – who arrived at the Glasgow count on Friday wearing black suits, yellow sta...

The SNP will be the “leading and largest party” in the new Scottish Parliament, Deputy First Minister John Swinney has declared – though he said it is still too early to say if the party will win an overall majority at Holyrood. Mr Swinney, also the Education Secretary in the Scottish Government, comfortably held his Perthshire North seat, increasing his majority over the Tories. His was among the first handful of seats to declare as votes were counted after polling day on Thursday. The c...

Humza Yousaf confronted by anti-vaccination candidate at Glasgow count Scotlands justice secretary said he was targeted by Derek Jackson because of the colour of his skin. 13:48, 7 MAY 2021 Updated The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Join thousands of others and get the latest Scottish politics news sent straight to your inbox.Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Y...

SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon is “extremely confident” the party is heading back into power at Holyrood – although she conceded winning an overall majority of MSPs there is a “very, very long shot”. As early results started to come in from Thursday’s Scottish Parliament elections, the Scottish First Minister downplayed the prospect of winning a majority. However, she insisted it was an “extraordinary achievement” for her party to win an historic fourth term in power. The First Mini...

The SNP will be the “leading and largest party” in the new Scottish Parliament, Deputy First Minister John Swinney has declared – though he said it is still too early to say if the party will win an overall majority at Holyrood. Mr Swinney, also the Education Secretary in the Scottish Government, comfortably held his Perthshire North seat, increasing his majority over the Tories. His was among the first handful of seats to declare as votes were counted after polling day on Thursday. The c...

Nicola Sturgeon pledges Scottish independence referendum when the time is right The SNP is on course for a fourth consecutive Holyrood election victory. 17:39, 7 MAY 2021 Updated The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Join thousands of others and get the latest Scottish politics news sent straight to your inbox.Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information wil...

Anti-Vaxxers Make Nazi Salutes, Wear Star of David Badges During U.K. Election Count Newsweek 1 day ago Brendan Cole © Fraser Bremner/Getty Images Humza Yousaf MSP, Scottish Justice Secretary in the Scottish Parliament at Holyrood on September 29, 2020 in Edinburgh, Scotland. A prominent Scottish politician has spoken out about his confrontation with an anti-vaccination candidate from a fringe political party wearing a yellow star on his jacket. The scene took place as ball...

The SNP will be the “leading and largest party” in the new Scottish Parliament, Deputy First Minister John Swinney has declared – though he said it is still too early to say if the party will win an overall majority at Holyrood. Mr Swinney, also the Education Secretary in the Scottish Government, comfortably held his Perthshire North seat, increasing his majority over the Tories. His was among the first handful of seats to declare as votes were counted after polling day on Thursday. The c...

The SNP will be the “leading and largest party” in the new Scottish Parliament, Deputy First Minister John Swinney has declared – though he said it is still too early to say if the party will win an overall majority at Holyrood. Mr Swinney, also the Education Secretary in the Scottish Government, comfortably held his Perthshire North seat, increasing his majority over the Tories. His was among the first handful of seats to declare as votes were counted after polling day on Thursday. The c...