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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 party's 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, Ms Stewart, who is also the first Muslim woman to be elected in Holyrood, said: "It has taken too ...

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 stars and armbands asked him about “child rape victims in Pakistan” as well as the Scottish Gover...

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 coronavirus pandemic meant that traditional overnight counting was impossible, with the results inste...

Humza Yousaf confronted by anti-vaccination candidate at Glasgow count Scotland's 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. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have...

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 Minister spoke out as she arrived at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow, where votes are being counted. The c...