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MSPs approve Sturgeon’s new Cabinet despite Lib Dem objection to Robertson
Updated: 20/05/2021, 3:47 pm
MSPS gave their seal of approval to the new ministers (Andrew Milligan/PA)
Holyrood has backed the appointment of Nicola Sturgeon’s new Cabinet, despite an attempt by the Liberal Democrats to remove Angus Robertson.
The Scottish Parliament gave its seal of approval to the new Government ministers in a vote on Thursday.
The Lib Dems objected to Mr Robertson being appointed as a minister, saying they do not support the role of Constitution Secretary.
However their motion failed to gain the backing of any other parties and it was defeated in a vote by 70 to four.
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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”.
Night time economy ‘left in limbo’, industry body claims
Updated: May 11, 2021, 2:28 pm
NTIA Scotland says there is no indication of when night-time businesses can reopen (Richard McCarthy/PA)
A body representing night time economy businesses – which is suing the Scottish Government – has said the sector has been “left in limbo” over reopening due to a lack of clarity on dates from the Scottish Government.
Ahead of the First Minister announcing further easing of restrictions on Tuesday, the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) Scotland has called for more certainty for the sector.
NTIA Scotland has previously launched legal action against the Scottish Government, which it says is proceeding “at pace”, over the emergency coronavirus legislation put in place last year.