Scotland Politics

Latest Updates

  1. John Swinney has his hands out in front of him as he speaks in the Holyrood chamber. He has a bald head and is wearing glasses. He is wearing a dark suit, white shirt and purple tie

  2. A traffic light, on red, traffic cones and signs sit on a two-lane country road on a sunny day. Maintenance workers wearing high-visibility gear, as well as construction vehicles, can be seen in the distance. The road side is lined by green grass, with trees and bushes on the hills in the background.

  3. Johnpaul looks directly at the camera with a blurred-out building in the background. He is wearing black glasses, a black hoodie and a black beannie hat with a crest on it.

  4. A general view of Grange mouth refinery with industrial towers, chimneys with trees mountains and water in the background.

  5. the back of a woman's head as she looks down a dark street.

  6. Traffic entering and leaving the Clyde Tunnel in Glasgow. A large People Make Glasgow sign hangs above it.

  7. A man wearing yellow fishing gear walks past green nets. He carries a net on his shoulder.

  8. An overhead shot of a man working on a fishing boat in the North Sea. He is wearing a bright-coloured top and red trousers and is standing on the right of the boat.

  9. Ekta with her daughter Anisa, standing outside by a garden fence.

  10. A close-up shot of the former MP Michael Gove, a grey-haired man with glasses. He looks off to his right with a serious expression. He is in a suit and tie and the background is completely black.

  11. A Scottish hillside reflected in a sea loch on a cloudy day

  12. A man with glasses and a bow tie stands smiling beside a display showing an illustration of a human brain

  13. Alan Sutherland, former chief executive of the Water Industry Commission for Scotland

  14. Shona Robison and First Minister John Swinney at the Scottish Parliament.

  15. Laura, in a grey puffer jacket and grey hoodie, is standing in a garden. A child's bike can be seen behind her.

  16. Liam McArthur sitting in the parliament during the debate on his bill. He looks thoughtful and his right hand is over his mouth.

  17. A care worker with her hand on an elderly man's arm, helping him to walk

  18. John Swinney, a bald man with glasses and wearing a dark suit, purple tie and white shirt, points a finger in the air as he addresses MSPs

  19. A group of protesters hold colourful pro-assisted dying signs

  20. Liam McArthur stands alongside people holding signs in favour of his assisted dying bill outside the Scottish Parliament

  21. MSP Liam McArthur has his head in his hands as he finds out his bill on assisted dying has passed stage one

  22. Protesters outside the Scottish Parliament hold up colourful signs in favour of assisted dying

  23. Composite image of MSPs hugging in the Scottish Parliament (left) and BBC's Glenn Campbell stands wearing a suit (right)

  24. Alex Cole-Hamilton and Liam McArthur react in the Scottish Parliament after the results of the assisted dying bill are revealed