Scottish politics
June 2026
‘No friends to the oil and gas industry’: Aberdeen South, the byelection where one topic dominates
- Politics live with Andrew SparrowUK defence spending plan ‘well short of what’s required’ and harder choices needed, says John Healey - as it happened
France accuses Israeli firm of interfering in Scottish elections and targeting SNP
- Politics live with Andrew SparrowDan Jarvis named new defence secretary as Al Carns quits government – UK politics as it happened
- Politics live with Andrew SparrowStarmer to meet Henry Nowak’s family this afternoon, No 10 says – as it happened
- Brief lettersA new elephant in Nicola Sturgeon’s room
- Politics live with Andrew SparrowStarmer says he ‘felt sick’ watching video of Henry Nowak’s arrest – as it happened
Motorhome bought by Murrell with stolen SNP money was driven only 4 miles, court told
- Politics live with Andrew SparrowMandelson described Starmer’s No 10 operation as ‘beleaguered and bereft’ in published files – as it happened
May 2026
The Guardian view on the Aberdeen South byelection: the politics of energy take centre stage
John CraceThe politics sketchNicola’s only crime was to love too much. And to not notice the Jaguar on the driveNicola Sturgeon: I feel as if I’m serving a sentence for a crime I did not commit
Nicola Sturgeon: ‘I should not be held responsible for the wrongdoing of men’
We know what former SNP chief Peter Murrell bought with £400,000 of embezzled funds. What I’d like to know is why
Gaby HinsliffSturgeon says she was ‘deceived, misled and betrayed’ by ex-husband Murrell
- Politics live with Andrew SparrowMuch of what Blair said in essay criticising Labour was wrong, says Starmer – as it happened
Humza Yousaf says Peter Murrell deserves ‘hefty’ sentence for embezzlement
- Politics live with Andrew SparrowLabour says Reform UK ‘in chaos’ as Zia Yusuf publicly tells Jenrick he’s got party’s deportation policy wrong – as it happened
SNP accused of ‘embezzling’ voters over Peter Murrell’s theft of party funds
Luxury watches, iPads and a Jaguar: what Peter Murrell bought with embezzled funds