Daily Record Political Editor Paul Hutcheon says Labour in Scotland has been so hollowed out they no longer have a sizable core vote.

A freedom of information request was filed by campaigner Benjamin Harrop in relation to the Hamilton probe, but never fully complied with by the Government.

Daily Record Political Editor Paul Hutcheon says voters cast their ballots on May 7th without crucial knowledge of Murrell's corruption.

Activists responsible for the initial police complaints that brought down Peter Murrell will demand an official Crown Office review of the decision not to charge the former First Minister.

The former first minister told an audience at a book festival she does not think it's fair that she gets "held responsible for the crimes of somebody else".

EXCLUSIVE: Scottish Labour are pushing for a Holyrood committee probe that has rocked Scottish politics.

The public wants answers and an inquiry is the correct way to proceed.

Daily Record Political Editor Paul Hutcheon says it is a disgrace a husband and wife team were allowed to run a political party.

EXCLUSIVE: Sources close to the late First Minister said Salmond was adamant Murrell was a thief who had taken money from his office.

Peter Murrell, the estranged husband of Nicola Sturgeon, has pleaded guilty at the High Court in Edinburgh (May 25)

Tycoon and Scottish Labour backer Lord Willie Haughey said a 'credible' and business-friendly economic plan could change his mind on indy.

EXCLUSIVE: John Swinney made clear he preferred Sturgeon to Salmond politically and personally.

The poll predicts that a Reform breakthrough and a Scottish Green surge could push Labour into fourth place.

The allegations were made after the former first minister’s 2020 trial, when he was cleared of 14 charges of sexual assault.

The First Minister – who said when he launched his party’s Holyrood manifesto on Thursday that he was “only just getting started” – spoke about what could happen in such a vote.

The tranche of communications, revealed by the Sunday Mail, appear to show senior party operatives involved in a campaign to see the former FM jailed for sex offences.

The late ex-first minister said after winning his 2020 court case there was evidence of a plot that would eventually 'see the light of day'.

Cherry claimed the mood was "jovial, even celebratory".

The former SNP First Minister also spoke about the time she was arrested over a probe into SNP finances.

Daily Record Political Editor Paul Hutcheon offers his thoughts on an election in which the SNP finds themselves in the surprising position of favourite.

Scottish Information Commissioner David Hamilton had previously ordered information to be handed over from an inquiry.

The Alliance to Liberate Scotland - whose sole issue is to fight for independence - have selected Tommy as lead candidate in Glasgow, with wife Gail also joining the list for the city.

Alba will not contest the Holyrood election amid crippling financial difficulties.

The Daily Record brings you its daily 5pm briefing of the top stories in Scottish politics.

The pro-independence movement is currently locked in a bitter struggle for survival after its leader announced it could not afford to contest the Holyrood election in May.

EXCLUSIVE: Dorothy Bain is a regular at Cabinet, despite Alex Salmond changing the policy nearly twenty years ago.

The project's supporters say a rail link would make it easier for holidaymakers and provide an economic boost for Glasgow.

EXCLUSIVE: Concerns have been raised with Scottish Labour over the internal selection contest in the Edinburgh North Western seat at Holyrood.

Daily Record Political Editor Paul Hutcheon says the publication of thousands of pages underlines the need for the SNP to move on from the Sturgeon-Salmond wars.

In an interview only now published, the former first minister describes his shock after the SNP Government refused a mediation process after complaints were levelled against him by civil servants.