Jackson Carlaw

Angus Robertson beside anti-Guga hunt campaigner Robert Pownall as results were confirmed for Edinburgh Central

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Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar, First Minister John Swinney and Reform UK's Scottish leader Malcolm Offord.

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The Scottish Parliament building at Holyrood in Edinburgh. Picture: PA

Worries of non-fatal strangulation law being deprioritised

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Analysis How Ross has fared against the SNP as he ends stint as FMQs pantomime villain

Henry Wuga had shared his story to help high school students across Scotland understand the plight of refugees, both in World War Two and those fleeing war zones

Holocaust survivor Henry Wuga, who fled to Scotland, dies aged 100

Israeli emergency responders cordon off the site of a rocket attack in the southern Israeli city of Ashdod on (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP via Getty Images)

Green MSP condemned for 'disgusting and shameful' tweet following Hamas attack

MSP takes swipe at 'unacceptable' slump in Tory poll performance amid reshuffle

Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain KC. Image: Getty Images.

Fears Scottish post-mortems are not as humane as those in England

Jackson Carlaw MSP, Convener of the Scottish Parliament’s Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee with 15-year-old male golden eagle, Stanley, at the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh.

Former Tory leader slapped on wrist for failing to declare £2,200 trip to Israel

Liz Truss

Liz Truss seeks to win over Scottish Conservatives in Tory leadership race

Determined campaigner Callum Isted is fighting to make his own environmental impact.

Livingston schoolboy Callum, seven, is determined to help the environment

Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross

Douglas Ross: Boris Johnson must resign if he misled MPs over party

Dominic Cummings's controversial lockdown trip from London to County Durham caused much consternation among the Scottish Conservatives (Picture: Tolga Akmen/AFP via Getty Images)

Scandal-hit politicians who fail to resign swiftly do real damage – Adam Morris

Former Scottish Conservative Leader Jackson Carlaw held on to his seat in Eastwood.

Scottish Conservatives hold key Eastwood seat

Nicola Sturgeon with Alex Salmond. Picture: PA

Taxpayer cost of legal advice to Salmond Inquiry 'impossible to know'

It may have been a typical quip by Jacob Rees-Mogg but saying fish are 'happier' after Brexit because they are British while discussing serious export problems for the Scottish fleet does not help the Conservative cause (Picture: David Mirzoeff/PA Wire)

Tories must expunge 'nasty party' tag to win Scottish votes – Scotsman comment

Douglas Ross is struggling to attract disaffected Labour voters to the Scottish Conservatives.

Analysis: Why are the Scottish Tories failing to make inroads into the SNP?

Boris Johnson insisted there was 'no threat' to Britain's involvement in the European Erasmus+ student exchange scheme but the UK government reportedly chose not to take part (Picture: John Sibley-WPA Pool/Getty Images)

How Boris's Brexit deal betrays insular little Britain attitude –Angus Robertson

Former Scottish Conservative Party leader Jackson Carlaw was ousted after less than six months in post

2020: Not the best year to be a party leader

Michelle Ballantyne congratulates Jackson Carlaw as it is announced that he is the new leader of the Scottish Conservatives in February.

Former Scottish Tory leader contender Michelle Ballantyne quits party

Douglas Ross has said he will not allow the Holyrood election to become a 'bitter and angry fight' over an independence referendum (Picture: John Devlin)

Tories can’t tell voters what 2021 election issues are – Ian Swanson

Richard Leonard said the rules should be relaxed at the festive season

Richard Leonard calls for Christmas Day visits to be allowed

Dr Dionysios Veronikis gave evidence to MSPs.

US mesh surgeon accuses Scottish Government of 'war of attrition' over visit

Richard Leonard has told Scottish Labour party members they have “underestimated” him, over calls for him to step down. (Photo by Robert Perry/Getty Images)

Richard Leonard hits back at move to oust him as Scottish Labour leader

A recent poll showed nearly 60 per cent of the public had no opinion about Richard Leonard (Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire)

Why Scottish Labour faces a momentous choice - Scotsman comment

Scottish Labour’s Shadow Justice Spokesperson, James Kelly MSP, has resigned in dramatic fashion this morning, in a scathing letter to party leader Richard Leonard.

Labour’s James Kelly MSP resigns from Shadow Cabinet

The latest poll found continuing support for independence. Picture: John Devlin.

Poll: Another polls finds majority back independence

Ruth Davidson will lead Scots Tory group at Holyrood

Ruth Davidson in frontline comeback to lead Tory group at Holyrood

Ruth Davidson visited new Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross at his Moray home four days before the resignation of his predecessor.

Ruth Davidson visited Douglas Ross’s home four days before Carlaw resigned

Douglas Ross is the new Scots Tory leader

Analysis: New Scots Tory leader gets fierce baptism in battle for the union

Douglas Ross is the new Scots Tory leader

New Tory leader Douglas Ross pledges 'credible alternative' to SNP

Douglas Ross has defeated the SNP twice in the last three years in a part of Scotland regarded as their heartland territory (Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire)

Why Douglas Ross has got what it takes to lead Scottish Tories - Murdo Fraser

Douglas Ross is expected to be confirmed as the leader of Scottish Conservatives.

Douglas Ross to be confirmed as new Scot Tory leader

Former Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson MSP alongside Scottish Conservative MP Douglas Ross

Brian Monteith: Here is the real problem the Scottish Tories have

Scottish Conservative MP Douglas Ross in Edinburgh, after he confirmed he would stand for leader of the Scottish Conservatives

Douglas Ross pledges jobs plan within 30 days if he wins Scots Tory leadership

Jackson Carlaw resigned last week as leader of the Scottish Tories

We are at a critical juncture in Scottish politics - Miles Briggs MSP

Jackson Carlaw resigned as Scottish Tory leader just months after he was elected by party members to the job (Picture: poolphoto/Fraser Bremner/ Scottish DailyMail)

After Carlaw quits, will other party leaders take mirror test? – Brian Wilson

Former Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson MSP alongside Scottish Conservative MP Douglas Ross in Edinburgh, after he confirmed he will stand for leadership of the Scottish Conservatives following the sudden resignation of Jackson Carlaw after less than six months in the post.

Ruth Davidson says she's 'proud and excited' to call Douglas Ross her new boss

A matter of months since Jackson Carlaw was voted leader, his role will be temporarily filled by his predecessor. Picture: John Devlin

Euan McColm: Are Carlaw’s assassins any better at defending the Union?

If
Douglas Ross and Ruth Davidson become leaders of the Scottish Conservative opposition to Nicola Sturgeon's SNP, will they be able to make an impact? (Picture: Greg Macvean)

A question of leadership at a key moment in Scottish history – leader comment

Ruth Davidson could hold the fort at First Ministers Questions in the Scottish Parliament if Douglas Ross MP becomes Scottish Conservative leader (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Next Scottish Tory leader will know UK's future is at stake – John McLellan
Ruth Davidson, Douglas Ross and Michael Gove look set to spearhead the Scottish Tories’ campaign ahead of the 2021 Holyrood election, writes John McLellan

Outgoing Scottish Tory leader Jackson Carlaw criticised Nicola Sturgeon over the abuse of statistics. She accused him of 'for his own narrow reasons, not wanting to recognise the strong position that Scotland has got itself into'. (Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire)

SNP can’t rewrite history of Covid pandemic in Scotland – Brian Wilson

Ruth Davidson MSP alongside Scottish Conservative MP Douglas Ross in Edinburgh, after he confirmed he will stand for leadership

Douglas Ross ‘set for coronation’ as Scots Tory leader

Douglas Ross confirms he will stand for leader of Scottish Conservatives following shock Jackson Carlaw resignation

Ross confirms leadership intentions

Douglas Ross, MP for Moray, is a 'likely candidate' in bid to become leader of Scottish Conservative party after Jackson Carlaw's resignation

Douglas Ross 'likely' to be candidate for leader of Scottish Conservatives

Jackson Carlaw following his appintment at Scots Tory leader in February

Jackson Carlaw resignation leaves Scots Tories in turmoil

Jackson Carlaw: Don’t rule out a Ruth Davidson interim comeback - John McLellan

Jackson Carlaw has resigned as leader of the Scottish Conservatives with immediate effect. He won the leadership contest in February 2020

Jackson Carlaw resigns RECAP

Jackson Carlaw has resigned as leader of the Scottish Conservatives. (Photo by Fraser Bremner - Pool/Getty Images)

Jackson Carlaw resigns as Scottish Conservative party leader

Mr Carlaw resigned as party leader this afternoon.

Nicola Sturgeon weighs in on Carlaw resignation

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Full statement as leader of Scottish Conservatives steps down

Nicola Sturgeon was criticised for SNP face masks.

SNP mask money will go to charity reveals Nicola Sturgeon

SNP and Scots Tories look out, a great disruption is coming - Brian Monteith

Adam Tomkins is quitting Holyrood

Senior Tory MSP Adam Tomkins to quit Holyrood

Members of The Highland Council pack thousands of food packages with supplies for Highlanders still shielding from the coronavirus pandemic

Thousands of Scots 'forced to shield unnecessarily'

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Scotland has failed to meet its latest target for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the latest official figures show. Picture: John Giles/PA Wire

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Pro-independence protesters with Scottish Saltire flags (top) march for Scottish independence. Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images

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