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SNP chief executive Peter Murrell will return to give more evidence to a Scottish Parliament committee on Monday.
Mr Murrell, the husband of First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, will face the committee looking into the Scottish Government’s handling of harassment complaints made against Alex Salmond.
He last appeared at the committee in December but opposition parties have since raised questions about the evidence he gave.
The Conservatives had threatened to trigger a vote on whether Ms Sturgeon misled Parliament if Mr Murrell did not reappear at the committee.
The committee’s agenda for Monday morning says it will discuss “division between Scottish Government and party political matters”.
Police Scotland is consulting on introducing bodycams for armed officers. (Ian Rutherford/PA)
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The public are being asked for their views on the use of bodycams by Police Scotland, as the force looks to roll out the technology.
Scotland’s top police officer, Chief Constable Iain Livingstone has already said the use of body worn video (BWV) equipment to armed police is a “pressing, critical, ethical and operational imperative”.
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It was the devolution project that led Ken Macintosh to consider standing for the first time as a political candidate.
Inspired by his Skye-born father, Farquhar Macintosh, who was active in the first campaign to create a Scottish Parliament, in the late 1970s, the MSP insists it forms part of his “political make-up”.
Joining the Labour Party a decade later, spurred on by the “industrial discontent” experienced under former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, he said it was devolution specifically that persuaded him to enter elected politics.
Prioritise affordable housing in the Budget, Finance Secretary urged
Updated: 26/01/2021, 6:54 am
Finance Secretary Kate Forbes has been urged to prioritise affordable housing in the Budget (Rui Viera/PA)
Building affordable housing should be the “cornerstone of Scotland’s recovery”, Finance Secretary Kate Forbes has been told ahead of Thursday’s Budget.
A joint letter from 32 housing organisations, charities and support groups has urged Ms Forbes to prioritise affordable homes and social housing when she announces the Scottish Government’s budget plans for the coming financial year.
The letter argues that at least 53,000 new affordable homes, including at least 37,100 for social rent, are needed by 2026.