Andrew Learmonth
Political Editor at The Herald (Scotland)
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heraldscotland.com | Andrew Learmonth
“When my team are processing all of this information, that is the picture that is emerging. And so Labour are out of it, Reform support growing and us in a leading position.” Labour were, it turns out, not out of it at all. Speaking to press at the count, a justifiably triumphant Anas Sarwar said: “I'm just gonna say, we better change the script now, guys, I think the script has changed tonight.” He had defied the pundits, the commentators and the bookies.
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1 day ago |
heraldscotland.com | Andrew Learmonth
Debate Night host Stephen Jardine The BBC has been accused of "apparent bias" over the panel for its Glasgow special of Debate Night, which aired just hours before polls opened in the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election.
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1 day ago |
heraldscotland.com | Andrew Learmonth
The shock resignation comes on the day Reform hopes to cause an shock in the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election. John Swinney has repeatedly described the contest as a “two-horse race” between the SNP and Reform.
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heraldscotland.com | Andrew Learmonth
All of a sudden, people were phoning up the broadcaster to say there were “lots more” f-words in the Sunday night police drama. “So I went through the compliance forms from the previous series,” Allen said — in remarks first reported by comedy site Chortle — “and it was the same [amount]. But it’s just that this series there was a female detective, and people get worked up more about a woman swearing.” DI Jimmy Perez, played by Douglas Henshall, was replaced by Ashley Jensen as DI Ruth Calder.
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heraldscotland.com | Andrew Learmonth
Swinney defends Wishaw neonatal intensive care unit downgrade after by-election row John Swinney was forced to defend the decision to downgrade an award-winning neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at University Hospital Wishaw during First Minister’s Questions. The fight over the unit has become a key battleground in the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election.
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Got my numbers wrong here: the Bill needs 63 votes to pass, as the Presiding Officer would vote in favour at Stage 1 in the event of a tie. By my reckoning, that means Liam McArthur needs to find 9 more votes — unless, of course, more MSPs abstain.
With Neil Gray (and the PO) not voting — and with Parliament currently sitting with 128 members following the death of Christina McKelvie — the Assisted Dying Bill need 64 votes to pass at Stage 1, assuming all MSPs vote. https://t.co/1tR5DIxZMj
Labour's Paul O'Kane tells me he will also be voting against the Bill. That takes us to 29 against, that I know of.
So far, 50 MSPs have said they will back the Bill, with 28 expected to vote against and 11 undecided. Another 37 have yet to publicly declare their position.
RT @HeraldPols: Neil Gray to abstain on assisted dying vote in Holyrood https://t.co/2IuLRE7Wta
