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Ian Blackford

SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn celebrated 100 days in the job on Thursday.

How has Stephen Flynn fared in his first 100 days as SNP Westminster leader?

SNP candidate Ash Regan speaks to media as she launches her leadership bid in South Queensferry. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
SNP candidate Ash Regan speaks to media as she launches her leadership bid in South Queensferry. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Ash Regan says she will stay in SNP if leadership bid fails

Ian Blackford claimed candidates for office needed an "appreciation of where Scotland stands" after Kate Forbes said she would have voted against same-sex marriage.
Ian Blackford claimed candidates for office needed an "appreciation of where Scotland stands" after Kate Forbes said she would have voted against same-sex marriage.

Ian Blackford says candidates must remember where Scotland stands on LGBT rights

Ian Blackford announced the roadmap with Sir Martin Donnelly, former permanent secretary at the Department for Business Innovation and Skills, and Professor Dominic Houlder, of London Business School.
Ian Blackford announced the roadmap with Sir Martin Donnelly, former permanent secretary at the Department for Business Innovation and Skills, and Professor Dominic Houlder, of London Business School.

Ian Blackford launches ‘roadmap’ to unlock green, industrial future for Scotland

Kate Forbes has lost support in the race to be the next SNP leader due to her views on social issues (Picture: PA)
Kate Forbes has lost support in the race to be the next SNP leader due to her views on social issues (Picture: PA)

Kate Forbes backlash belies SNP's religious ties – Martyn McLaughlin

SNP MPs are sad to see the First Minister resign but insist the party's prospects will not be impacted.
SNP MPs are sad to see the First Minister resign but insist the party's prospects will not be impacted.

What's the mood among the MPs in Westminster after Sturgeon's resignation?

Nicola Sturgeon. Picture: Jane Barlow/pool/Getty Images
Nicola Sturgeon. Picture: Jane Barlow/pool/Getty Images

Analysis: Only a handful knew of the shockwave about to hit Scottish politics

Picture: Andy Buchanan/PA Wire
Picture: Andy Buchanan/PA Wire

Analysis: What do SNP insiders make of the transgender row?

Locals have complained of smelling the eggy stink of hydrogen sulphide gas, which is 'toxic' and potentially 'explosive', wafting from the wrecked barge which is grounded close to homes on the shoreline at Reraig
Locals have complained of smelling the eggy stink of hydrogen sulphide gas, which is 'toxic' and potentially 'explosive', wafting from the wrecked barge which is grounded close to homes on the shoreline at Reraig

Wrecked: 'Toxic' barge causing eggy stink and sealife death in Highland bay

Alistair Carmichael accused the Labour party of being "timid" on issues.
Alistair Carmichael accused the Labour party of being "timid" on issues.

Labour party being ‘timid’ allows Lib Dems to lead on big issues, MP claims

Ian Murray
Ian Murray

Ian Murray claims removing Ian Blackford shows SNP ‘worried about their seats’

Patrick Grady was found to have acted inappropriately towards a male SNP staff member (Picture: PA)
Patrick Grady was found to have acted inappropriately towards a male SNP staff member (Picture: PA)

Patrick Grady's return to SNP fold is roundly and rightly condemned – Scotsman

Patrick Grady was found to have acted inappropriately towards a male SNP staff member.
Patrick Grady was found to have acted inappropriately towards a male SNP staff member.

Patrick Grady has SNP whip restored after suspension over sexual harassment

A man sits outside his destroyed building after bombings on the eastern Ukraine town of Chuguiv on February 24, 2022
A man sits outside his destroyed building after bombings on the eastern Ukraine town of Chuguiv on February 24, 2022

Scotsman's review of the year: War in Europe, sport controversy and Oscars slap

Stephen Flynn denied claims of a rift among the SNP Westminster group, and insisted he fully supported the de facto referendum plan for the general election.
Stephen Flynn denied claims of a rift among the SNP Westminster group, and insisted he fully supported the de facto referendum plan for the general election.

Stephen Flynn 'fully supports' Nicola Sturgeon's de-facto referendum plan

Mhairi Black said her party must do more to explain why they believe independence would benefit Scotland.
Mhairi Black said her party must do more to explain why they believe independence would benefit Scotland.

Mhairi Black says SNP must must do more to explain why party wants indyref2

New SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn, left, sits next to his deputy leader Mhairi Black in the Commons (Picture: Jessica Taylor/UK Parliament/AFP via Getty Images)
New SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn, left, sits next to his deputy leader Mhairi Black in the Commons (Picture: Jessica Taylor/UK Parliament/AFP via Getty Images)

Kenny MacAskill: After coup, SNP's new Westminster leader should be more radical

Stephen Flynn, new leader of the Westminster SNP group, is watched by his predecessor, Ian Blackford, as he makes a point in the Commons (Picture: House of Commons/PA)
Stephen Flynn, new leader of the Westminster SNP group, is watched by his predecessor, Ian Blackford, as he makes a point in the Commons (Picture: House of Commons/PA)

SNP may be delighted by recent polls, but there are hopeful signs for unionists

Ian Blackford has bid farewell to his time as SNP Westminster leader. Picture: PA
Ian Blackford has bid farewell to his time as SNP Westminster leader. Picture: PA

Ian Blackford admits ‘degree of anxiety’ among SNP MPs after standing down

SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn (left) sitting next to deputy leader Mhairi Black (centre) at Prime Minister's Questions. Picture: Jessica Taylor/UK PARLIAMENT/AFP via Getty Images
SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn (left) sitting next to deputy leader Mhairi Black (centre) at Prime Minister's Questions. Picture: Jessica Taylor/UK PARLIAMENT/AFP via Getty Images

Why SNP leadership coup could prove costly for Nicola Sturgeon - Euan McColm

Stephen Flynn
Stephen Flynn

New SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn reveals ‘dynamic’ front bench reshuffle

Mhairi Black is the new SNP deputy Westminster leader.
Mhairi Black is the new SNP deputy Westminster leader.

Who is the new SNP deputy Westminster leader Mhairi Black?

SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn (left) sitting next to deputy leader Mhairi Black (centre) at Prime Minister's Questions. Picture: Jessica Taylor/UK PARLIAMENT/AFP via Getty Images
SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn (left) sitting next to deputy leader Mhairi Black (centre) at Prime Minister's Questions. Picture: Jessica Taylor/UK PARLIAMENT/AFP via Getty Images

Stephen Flynn denies plotting against SNP predecessor Ian Blackford

New SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn is planning an overhaul of how his front bench works.
New SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn is planning an overhaul of how his front bench works.

Stephen Flynn planning overhaul of how front bench works as two MPs resign

SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford speaks during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons, London.
SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford speaks during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons, London.

Ian Blackford: I believe I would have won if I’d put myself forward in SNP race

Ian Blackford, seen addressing the SNP conference in October, has been forced out as the party's Westminster leader (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)
Ian Blackford, seen addressing the SNP conference in October, has been forced out as the party's Westminster leader (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

What Ian Blackford’s defenestration tells us about the SNP – Murdo Fraser

Outgoing SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford
Outgoing SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford

SNP could come to regret early exit of Ian Blackford

SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon with Alison Thewliss having a selfie taken during a visit to Gorbals Parish Church
SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon with Alison Thewliss having a selfie taken during a visit to Gorbals Parish Church

Alison Thewliss ‘would work closer’ with Scottish Government if elected leader

SNP MP Alison Thewliss has announced she will throw her hat into the ring to be the party’s next Westminster leader.
SNP MP Alison Thewliss has announced she will throw her hat into the ring to be the party’s next Westminster leader.

Alison Thewliss announces bid to be next SNP Westminster leader

Outgoing SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford won't be missed, says Brian Wilson (Picture: House of Commons/PA)
Outgoing SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford won't be missed, says Brian Wilson (Picture: House of Commons/PA)

Brian Wilson: Blackford's SNP group at Westminster were a rabble without a cause

Outgoing SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford speaks during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons. Picture: House of Commons/PA Wire
Outgoing SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford speaks during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons. Picture: House of Commons/PA Wire

Who is Stephen Flynn, and what next for the SNP Westminster group?

Hospital services are under massive pressure
Hospital services are under massive pressure

Readers' letters: Think the unthinkable on health insurance

SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford speaks during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons. Picture date: Wednesday March 9, 2022.
SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford speaks during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons. Picture date: Wednesday March 9, 2022.

What is the process for choosing a new SNP Westminster leader?

Ian Blackford is stepping down as the SNP's Westminster leader.
Ian Blackford is stepping down as the SNP's Westminster leader.

Blackford resigns as Westminster SNP leader just weeks after challenger 'coup'

Ian Blackford has said he will step down from the role of SNP leader in Westminster.
Ian Blackford has said he will step down from the role of SNP leader in Westminster.

Analysis: Where does Blackford resignation leave SNP in Westminster?

The SNP’s leader at Westminster has announced he will step down from the role.
The SNP’s leader at Westminster has announced he will step down from the role.

As it happened: Ian Blackford steps down from Westminster role

Nicola Sturgeon's bid to persuade the Supreme Court to allow the Scottish Government to hold an independence referendum was doomed to failure (Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA)
Nicola Sturgeon's bid to persuade the Supreme Court to allow the Scottish Government to hold an independence referendum was doomed to failure (Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA)

Kenny MacAskill: Sturgeon's mistakes have led SNP astray. Party members must act

Ian Blackford, SNP Westminster Leader said he will be the last leader of the party in the House of Commons.
Ian Blackford, SNP Westminster Leader said he will be the last leader of the party in the House of Commons.

Ian Blackford aims swipe at leadership contenders after reports of challenge

SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak have clashed in a heated exchange in the Commons following the Supreme Court ruling.
SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak have clashed in a heated exchange in the Commons following the Supreme Court ruling.

Watch: Ian Blackford and Rishi Sunak clash in heated PMQs

Where is BBC Breakfast host Naga Munchetty? What happened to her & why was Charlie Stayt presenting alone?
Where is BBC Breakfast host Naga Munchetty? What happened to her & why was Charlie Stayt presenting alone?

Why did Naga Munchetty leave BBC Breakfast mid-show?

SNP Wesminster leader Ian Blackford speaks during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons, London.
SNP Wesminster leader Ian Blackford speaks during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons, London.

SNP MP rules out internal coup against Blackford for Westminster leadership

Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt attends the Remembrance Sunday ceremony at the Cenotaph. Picture: Toby Melville - WPA Pool/Getty Images
Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt attends the Remembrance Sunday ceremony at the Cenotaph. Picture: Toby Melville - WPA Pool/Getty Images

Hunt says everyone will need to pay 'a bit more tax' after Thursday's budget

SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford called for an expansion of the windfall tax.
SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford called for an expansion of the windfall tax.

Ian Blackford calls for expansion of windfall tax

The Scotland Secretary should be sacked from his job as he is a “baron-in-waiting”, the Prime Minister has been told.
The Scotland Secretary should be sacked from his job as he is a “baron-in-waiting”, the Prime Minister has been told.

'Baron-in-waiting' Alister Jack should be sacked

SNP ministers have been forced to admit their claim Scotland has a quarter of Europe’s offshore wind power potential is false, despite internally conceding two years ago the figure has never been “properly sourced”.
SNP ministers have been forced to admit their claim Scotland has a quarter of Europe’s offshore wind power potential is false, despite internally conceding two years ago the figure has never been “properly sourced”.

SNP ministers admit wind power claim is wrong despite 'robotically recycling' it

SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford speaks during Prime Minister's Questions.
SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford speaks during Prime Minister's Questions.

Ian Blackford claims Scottish public would support targeted tax rises

SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford kicked off the debate on Scottish independence
SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford kicked off the debate on Scottish independence

Scottish independence: Alister Jack brands indyref2 papers 'utter pish'

Rishi Sunak makes a speech outside 10 Downing Street, London, after meeting King Charles III and accepting his invitation to become Prime Minister and form a new government.
Rishi Sunak makes a speech outside 10 Downing Street, London, after meeting King Charles III and accepting his invitation to become Prime Minister and form a new government.

New Prime Minister ‘feart’ of voters – SNP

Deputy Speaker Dame Eleanor Laing announcing the result of a vote for Labour's motion to allocate Commons time to consider banning fracking, which was defeated by 230 votes to 326, majority 96 in the House of Commons in London. Issue date: Wednesday October 19, 2022.
Deputy Speaker Dame Eleanor Laing announcing the result of a vote for Labour's motion to allocate Commons time to consider banning fracking, which was defeated by 230 votes to 326, majority 96 in the House of Commons in London. Issue date: Wednesday October 19, 2022.

Who can trigger a vote of no confidence in the government? What needs to happen

MP Andrew Bowie with Rishi Sunak as he visits Cluny Castle in Inverurie during a campaign visit as part of his campaign to be leader of the Conservative Party and the next prime minister. Picture date: Tuesday August 16, 2022.
MP Andrew Bowie with Rishi Sunak as he visits Cluny Castle in Inverurie during a campaign visit as part of his campaign to be leader of the Conservative Party and the next prime minister. Picture date: Tuesday August 16, 2022.

Snap general election is not in national interest – Scottish Tory MP claims

Rishi Sunak leaves his campaign office in London, as he has formally entered the Tory leadership contest on Sunday
Rishi Sunak leaves his campaign office in London, as he has formally entered the Tory leadership contest on Sunday

Sunak will be just as bad as Johnson for Scotland, says Ian Blackford

SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford speaks during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons, London. Picture: House of Commons/PA Wire
SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford speaks during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons, London. Picture: House of Commons/PA Wire

SNP preparing to fight general election, declares Ian Blackford

Prime Minister Liz Truss reacting during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons. Picture: Parliament/Jessica Taylor/PA Wire
Prime Minister Liz Truss reacting during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons. Picture: Parliament/Jessica Taylor/PA Wire

Sturgeon condemns chaotic House of Commons scenes as 'utter shambles'

Ian Blackford MP Leader of the Scottish National Party Parliamentary Group (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)
Ian Blackford MP Leader of the Scottish National Party Parliamentary Group (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Ian Blackford brands Government ‘a shambles’ and calls for General Election

Ian Blackford, SNP Westminster Leader at the SNP conference at The Event Complex Aberdeen (TECA) in Aberdeen , Scotland.
Ian Blackford, SNP Westminster Leader at the SNP conference at The Event Complex Aberdeen (TECA) in Aberdeen , Scotland.

Blackford broadsides Labour, labelling referendum opposition an 'insult'

Red paint splattered on the entrance to Scottish Power headquarters in Glasgow following an Affordable energy demonstration. Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire
Red paint splattered on the entrance to Scottish Power headquarters in Glasgow following an Affordable energy demonstration. Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire

No sign of U-turn as Liz Truss admits to ‘disruption’

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Health Secretary Humza Yousaf's NHS Scotland recovery plan has been criticised in an Audit Scotland report

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A £50 million fund has been allocated to revamp play parks across Scotland

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