Holyrood Sources

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“This will define Burnham in his first few days” Na h-Eileanan an Iar MP @Torcuil explains how important the North Sea is to communities across Scotland and the rest of the UK. He suggests that the Burnham premiership will need to recognise that arguments surrounding the North Sea are a “question of identity”. @CalumAM | @geoffaberdein | @HarrietCross_MP

"This man should not be in the treasury” Would Ed Miliband make a good chancellor? @HarrietCross_MP certainly doesn’t think so… She explains why she thinks it would be bad for the UK economy to @CalumAM, @geoffaberdeinand Labour MP @Torcuil.

“He hasn’t really ventured up into Scotland with any of that” @ITVOliver breaks down the potential hurdles that Andy Burnham could face as he attempts to bring in sweeping devolution across England. He suggests that Burnham has implied that devolution will ‘fix a number of problems across England’ and why, looking at Scotland, it might not be as simple as that. @CalumAM | @geoffaberdein

“Any party that wants to really lead political debate in Scotland has to have something meaningful and passionate to say about Scotland's identity” Watch the full conversation now, exclusively on our YouTube channel.

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“The most inconvenient thing that ever happened to Nigel Farage was being elected an MP” @Torcuil pulls no punches when referring to Nigel Farage’s resignation as an MP, in order to run again. No major political party apart from the Greens are putting a candidate up against the Reform leader. Is this a gamble gone wrong for the veteran politician? @CalumAM | @geoffaberdein | @HarrietCross_MP

“He knew he was in a hole and he needed a way to get out of it” @geoffaberdein responds to Nigel Farage’s resignation as an MP on Tuesday. He suggests that whilst Farage may feel as if he has bought himself some time if reelected that the investigations into him won’t go away. And does the fact that now most major parties are refusing to stand mean that the by-election itself will become a futile contest? @CalumAM

“Burnham’s talking about the art of the possible” @CalumAM and @geoffaberdein discuss the importance of a strong start to Andy Burnham’s premiership, will he be able to set himself apart from his predecessor? @akmaciver

Why aren’t we talking about SNP voters shifting to Reform? @akmaciver sums-up why it wasn’t a completely illogical choice to go from voting SNP in 2021 to Reform in 2026, and wonders why more people aren’t talking about it. @CalumAM | @geoffaberdein

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“Unionists constrain themselves when it comes to the constitution” @akmaciver explains why he would like to see a new party that doesn’t focus on the constitution and prioritises the day-to-day running of the country.

Does Scotland need fiscal autonomy? @akmaciver explains why he thinks the country would benefit and why the public should support it, no matter their thoughts on the constitution. @CalumAM | @geoffaberdein

“The first test of a Prime Minister is how he operates with First Ministers” Geoff Aberdein tells Calum Macdonald that Andy Burnham will have to work in tandem with the devolved administrations in order to bring about his plans for devolution, or he risks becoming the very thing he says British politics needs less of.