Alison McCallum

Jamie Hepburn has resigned as Parliament Business Minister after his row with former Scottish Conservative Leader Douglas Ross

I understand that the PM *did* raise whisky tariffs with the President in person today, and UK & US officials will meet next week to discuss the matter

STV on Monday night at 7pm - we'll hear from @NicolaSturgeon as she launches her book,

The Scottish Government has confirmed there are plans for John Swinney to meet Donald Trump when he visits Scotland later this month

🔴 Nine Scottish Labour MPs have signed the rebel amendment that would throw out the UK Government’s cuts to disability benefits: Scott Arthur, Richard Baker, Patricia Ferguson, Tracy Gilbert, Lilian Jones, Brian Leishman, Euan Stainbank, Elaine Stewart, Kirsteen Sullivan

Maree Todd takes in the big Drugs brief, Tom Arthur moves to social care. Gillian Martin stays in Cabinet and keeps her brief on climate action and energy.

So 12 Cabinet Secs including @MairiMcAllan taking on Housing in Cabinet to tackle the housing crisis. Also unofficially minister for media interviews. Maybe a bit of succession planning there too.

Former Scottish Tories leader Douglas Ross ordered out of First Minister's Questions at Scottish Parliament i.stv.tv/3SX0k3r

The Scottish Labour candidate for the Hamilton, Larkhall, and Stonehouse by-election insists he is 'not running scared' after refusing to take part in an STV debate. i.stv.tv/4mCBELg

John Swinney will not support assisted dying vote i.stv.tv/4m7C8J4

@alistairkgrant Congrats!

Off on paternity leave for a few weeks. I wish Scottish politics all the very best. In the meantime, if anyone has any advice on handling a newborn and a toddler, we’re all ears…

@ConnorGillies @SkyNews Congrats Connor and family!

A new addition to the Gillies clan. Back @SkyNews in a while. 🩷

Colin Mackay insight: 'Christina was full of fun and mischief, she'll be deeply missed'. news.stv.tv/politics/colin…

@HannahMargBrown Glad to hear you’re on the mend and back to work! Hopefully see you soon.

After a nasty bout of pneumonia, I’m back to work hopefully looking better than the below. It’s been a tough period but an insightful one re Scotland’s NHS: from overnight corridor care with elderly patients to staff struggling in a demanding environment. Stories always welcome.

The first PM to speak at a Scottish Labour Conference since Gordon Brown in 2010. The hall was full then, not today.

Redundancy letters sent to Grangemouth refinery workers i.stv.tv/4jNLAju

Redundancy letter are going out to Grangemouth refinery staff today. Of the 500 staff, about 65 are due to be kept on for the new terminal operation.

Commons votes in favour of WASPI compensation by 105 votes to zero - Labour and the Tories didn't vote Labour's Brian Leishman is among the signatories to the proposed bill

Here’s what to expect (and when) as Storm Eowyn moves across Scotland: A detailed timeline of impacts and key updates follows below… Stay prepared and check back for the latest info. #StormEowyn #ScotlandWeather news.stv.tv/scotland/storm…

Bursary award launched in memory of journalist Nick Sheridan. #Echobox=1736860120-1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">news.stv.tv/scotland/bursa…