Keith Brown

Nicola Sturgeon at a launch ceremony for the MV Glen Sannox in 2017 (Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA)

Brian Wilson: Naming Hull 802 the ‘MV Nicola Sturgeon’ would be fitting tribute

Scotland's Deputy First Minister and temporary Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Economy, John Swinney MSP, sat next to First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon, as he delivers the Scottish Budget to the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh.

Report details a sorry saga the Scottish Government must learn lessons from

Ferguson Marine shipyard, where two ferries for the Clyde and Hebrides network are being built.

SNP ministers and Sturgeon heavily criticised in damning report on ferry fiasco

Isla Bryson, formerly known as Adam Graham.

Prison service chief ‘not at liberty to say’ who made Isla Bryson decision

Scotland’s finance secretary Kate Forbes is expected to announce on Monday whether she will run for the SNP leadership, the country’s business minister has said.

Kate Forbes expected to announce whether she will run for SNP leadership

Demonstrators hold placards during a protest outside of Bute House, as Nicola Sturgeon announces her resignation. Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images

Cherry calls for 'reform and healing' within SNP in wake of Sturgeon resignation

Four-year-old Hanlon Stevenson receives a Chief Constable's Bravery and Excellence Award from Sir Iain Livingstone during a ceremony at the Police Scotland headquarters in Tulliallan, Kincardine, Fife. Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire

Toddler who called 999 aged two to help save mother honoured for bravery

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. Picture: Jane Barlow-Pool/Getty Images

FMQs: Sturgeon refuses to confirm full publication of Bryson prison review

Independence supporters on the march. Picture: John Devlin

SNP and indy support drops in new poll amid transgender row

Isla Bryson, 31, formerly known as Adam Graham, from Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, arrives at the High Court in Glasgow

Scottish Tories: Government must reveal when it intervened over prison transfers

Supporters of the Gender Recognition Reform Bill (Scotland) take part in a protest outside the Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh, ahead of a debate on the bill

Safety 'paramount' in prisoner row but transwomen should be considered women

Isla Bryson, 31, formerly known as Adam Graham, from Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, is at the heart of the Scottish Government's U-turn on trans prisoners (Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire)

Scotsman Letters: Is it really a case of a trans is a man for a’ that?

Keith Brown was infrastructure minister when the contract for the two ferries was agreed.

Minister claims he has 'nothing more to add' on ferries despite 150 word answer

There are warnings that hundreds of homes may be forced to close

'Hundreds of Scottish care homes face closure due to costs crisis'

Dr Lailah Peel, the deputy chairwoman of BMA Scotland, said there “doesn’t seem to be a light at the end of the tunnel”

NHS faces ‘terrifying’ winter, A&E doctor warns

Keith Brown, Depute Leader of the Scottish National Party, said the UK Government was scared of a second vote.

UK Government ‘scared’ of allowing Indyref as it will lose, SNP say

Travel is still disrupted after a day of heavy rain across parts of Scotland – when a person was swept into water.

Disruption continues after heavy rain in Scotland

An amber weather warning in eastern Scotland has been extended as heavy rain drenches parts of the country.

Person reported swept into River Don in Aberdeenshire as heavy rain continues

Lord Provost Robert Aldridge and First Minister Nicola Sturgeon led tributes to the fallen outside the City Chambers on Edinburgh's Royal Mile.

Packed Royal Mile falls silent as Edinburgh pays tribute to the fallen

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon giving evidence to MSPs on Holyrood's Audit Committee at the Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh, as part of an inquiry into contracts for two lifeline ferries which are delayed and overbudget. Picture: PA

Committee writes to Sturgeon asking for Ferguson Marine ferry documents

The Parades season in NI provides is a magnet for thuggery, sectarianism and antisocial behaviour

No need for NI-style Parades Commission say Scottish working group

The Storm Arwen review set out 15 recommendations for the Scottish Government and its partners.

New processes in place one year on from Storm Arwen

Storm Arwen caused devastation in parts of Scotland, with thousands left without power

New plans to brace for emergencies one year on from Storm Arwen

If proposed budget cuts go ahead then Police Scotland will become “more reliant” on England and Wales for mutual aid and both police and fire fighting services will be reduced, senior officers have warned.

Police Scotland warn of 'degradation’ of services if budget cuts go ahead

Keith Brown, Cabinet Secretary for Justice, arrives for the announcement of the new Cabinet by the First Minister Nicola Sturgeon at Bute House in Edinburgh. Picture date: Wednesday May 19, 2021.

Keith Brown accused of abdicating responsibility on ferries fiasco

Mourners carrying the coffin of Ian Hamilton KC to his burial in a plot in the grounds of his old house at Loch Na Beithe, North Connel

Lawyer who helped steal Stone of Destiny hailed as ‘Scottish icon’ at funeral

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'

Two former ministers in the running to become Prime Minister have said there should not be another vote on Scottish independence for at least another decade.

No independence referendum for a decade, two Tory leadership contenders say

Standard Bearers, who joined military personnel, alongside Falklands veterans and members of the wider armed forces community, to remember the 40th anniversary of the end of the conflict, during a parade and service of remembrance in Edinburgh.

In pictures: Falklands veterans march in Edinburgh

The number of people held on remand has skyrocketed in recent years.

Plans to cut number of prisoners held on remand labelled an 'insult to victims'

Senior SNP figures, including Nicola Sturgeon and Keith Brown, have claimed the funding Scotland receives from Westminster has been cut by more than five per cent (Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA)

SNP is lying about 'Westminster cuts' and a Scottish Government graph proves it

Keith Brown

SNP minister linked to ferries fiasco refuses to answer questions from media

Douglas Ross has tested positive for Covid-19.

Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross tests positive for Covid

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Servicemen from the The Royal Regiment of Scotland who helped carry the Queen's coffin at her lying-in-rest in Edinburgh have been awarded the Royal Victorian Medal (Silver), which recognises distinguished personal service to the monarch in the Queen's demise honours list. Picture: Alkis Konstantinidis/PA Wire

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