Scottish Greens refuse to back Tory motion of no confidence in John Swinney

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Bill Murray and Aziz Ansari have teamed up for a new movie based on Atul Gawande’s novel Being Mortal: Medicine And What Matters In The End.It is unclear what Murray’s role is at this stage but as well as starring in the Searchlight Pictures comedy, Ansari also wrote the script and is on board to direct and produce the as-yet-untitled movie.“Aziz Ansari is an incredible talent and, with this script, he brings a singular combination of insightful humour and pathos,” said Searchlight Presidents David Greenbaum and Matthew Greenfield. “We’re thrilled to be partnering with him on his feature directorial debut which is long overdue, and of course working with the genius Bill Murray once again.”Murray most recently starred in Ghostbusters: Afterlife alongside Dan Aykroyd and Ernie Hudson.Describing the movie as “a spook-nuking sequel” which “brings the franchise back from the dead”, NME awarded the long awaited sequel four stars.It added: “The result is a sequel that feels like an authentic Ghostbusters movie without quite slipping into retread mode.”Ansari meanwhile, recently directed and appeared in season three of Netflix series Master Of None and released his latest stand up special Nightclub Comedian on the streaming service.In other news, a clip of Murray putting his own spin on Tom Waits‘ ‘The Piano Has Been Drinking’ was recently shared.

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misled parliament when setting out when she first knew about complaints made against her predecessor, Alex Salmond. The SNP leader is currently being investigated by two separate inquiries, both of which are due to report next week.But leaks from a committee of MSPs - set up to investigate the Scottish Government's botched complaints process - suggest Sturgeon could be found to have misled Holyrood.The First Minister gave evidence to the Inquiry for eight hours earlier this month and she has insisted she stands by her testimony.Now the Tories have given her until Tuesday to quit or face a motion of no confidence.Tory MSP Ruth Davidson said: “If Nicola Sturgeon has a shred of integrity, she should be considering her position.

Patrick Harvie, whose party will likely determine the fate of the First Minister, has claimed the Inquiry is a "farce" and is after a “political scalp”.

Alex Salmond. It comes after former Brexit Minister David Davis dropped a bombshell in the House of Commons last night when he revealed he received 'whistleblower' information that said the First Minister knew of the complaints against Salmond in February, not in April like she had stated.

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Patrick Harvie warned time was running out to tackle the global climate emergency and that bold environmental policies were now required.The Greens returned six MSPs via the list vote at the last Scottish Parliament election in 2016 and members are hoping to hit double figures this time around.But the pro-independence party has faced repeated criticism from Unionists for being too supportive of the SNP Government.The Greens refused to back other opposition parties last week when Deputy First Minister John Swinney faced a vote of no confidence for delays in releasing evidence to the Alex Salmond Inquiry.Launching his party's campaign in Edinburgh today, Harvie insisted his party had "worked constructively" throughout the covid pandemic to

Douglas Ross said today that a timeline for a vote of no confidence in the First Minister will shortly be announced.The Tory MP insisted the SNP leader had lied to parliament over when she knew about allegations of harassment against Alex Salmond - which if proven would be a breach of the ministerial code - and he would look to oust her in the final weeks of the parliamentary session.Sturgeon referred herself for investigation to the independent adviser on the ministerial code, James Hamilton, who is currently looking into the allegations.Ross said in a speech today: “The evidence against Nicola Sturgeon is overwhelming and mounting up every day.“If we allow her to get away with this, then we say that the truth is worthless in Scottish

Nicola Sturgeon’s troubles at Holyrood’s Salmond Inquiry.The EIS hit out at the decision as parents prepared to send Primary 4-7 kids back full-time on Monday, along with the part-time return of secondary pupils.Andrea Bradley, EIS assistant secretary, told BBC Scotland teachers had been “caught by surprise” by the First Minister’s March 2 announcement on the eve of her giving eight hours of evidence to the Alex Salmond inquiry.Bradley said: “The decision seemed to be a political one rather than one that was based on sound educational principle.“Certainly it wasn’t one that has taken account of the very real circumstances in which teachers are working - under quite significant stress and pressure over the last six months.”Primaries one to

John Swinney has tonight survived a motion of no confidence at Holyrood despite his party being branded "secretive and outrageous" in its behaviour towards the Alex Salmond Inquiry.MSPs finally voted on the matter at 9.12pm on Wednesday evening after a debate on the Hate Crime Bill ran an hour late, with members rejecting the motion by 65-57. Labour, the Tories, and Lib Dems had all spoken at a debate earlier in the day on why the Deputy First Minister should be held accountable for the delays in evidence being passed to a parliamentary investigation - but the Greens said they would side with SNP MSPs when a vote is held at 8pm.

John Swinney has confirmed.The Deputy First Minister has told the Holyrood inquiry into the Government's unlawful investigation of Salmond that he is unable to provide details that the committee had asked for.Swinney, who is facing a vote of no confidence after refusing parliament's demands to release legal advice for almost four months, had said the Government did not record minutes of meetings with its external counsel about the former first minister's ultimately successful legal challenge.The current First Minister and Evans, Scotland's most senior civil servant, held meetings with external legal advisers about the judicial review on November 2 and November 13 2018, according to evidence provided to the committee.MSPs have asked the

SNP education secretary said that infection levels had continued to fall, despite children in nurseries and P1 to P3 returning to the classroom on February 22 – a move that came two weeks ahead of pupils in England.Swinney today insisted that earlier return had happened “because we felt that was a safe thing for us to be able to do because of the low prevalence amongst younger children”.And Scotland’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr Gregor Smith, said since then there had only been “one or two small outbreaks” of coronavirus.There have been 501 new cases of the virus recorded in Scotland in the past 24 hours, Swinney announced at Monday’s Covid-19 briefing.Just one death was recorded over that period, though most registrars officers are closed at

Scottish Government, police and SPFL before Sunday's title celebrations.Hundreds of fans took to the streets to celebrate after Steven Gerrard's side were officially confirmed as Premiership champions, in defiance of coronavirus restrictions.That drew criticism from First Minister Nicola Sturgeon as well as deputy First Minister John Swinney who accused Rangers of a lack of leadership.But the club insist that they had engaged with all the relevant authorities ahead of time, and pointed out a video message from Gerrard telling supporters to obey restrictions.A statement said: "Over the last number of weeks, Rangers can confirm that we initiated open dialogue with key stakeholders in relation to the possibility of us achieving a historic 55th

Deputy First Minister slammed supporters who congregated outside Ibrox Stadium and in Glasgow city centre on Sunday in breach of Scotland's tough lockdown rules.Speaking at the Scottish Government's regular media briefing today, Swinney thanked fans "who celebrated at home and followed the rules".Read the full storyDr Gregor Smith, chief medical officer, said at the daily coronavirus briefing: “I think there’s a very real risk that we will see an uptick in infections as a result of some of the scenes over the weekend.“It’s entirely plausible.”The Deputy First Minister slammed club officials for not appealing for supporters to disperse.John Swinney said: “I think it would have been the duty of Rangers to say clearly and simply to fans that

coronavirus in Scotland in the last 24 hours.The latest figures were announced by John Swinney this afternoon.The Deputy First Minister revealed that 501 new cases of the virus were recorded overnight.654 people are being treated in hospital while 59 are currently in ICU.The latest figures mean that since the start of the pandemic, 7422 people have lost their lives to coronavirus in Scotland.It comes as 28 people were arrested in connection with lockdown flouting celebrations of Rangers fans yesterday.First Minister Nicola Sturgeon branded the incidents “infuriating and disgraceful”.Did you know you can keep up to date with the latest news by signing up to our daily newsletter?We send a morning and lunchtime newsletter covering the latest

Savanta ComRes for the Scotland on Sunday newspaper indicates 52% to 48% in favour of the union.The poll is the first to be carried out since Nicola Sturgeon and Alex Salmond gave evidence to the Holyrood inquiry into the unlawful investigation of the former first minister.Carried out in the two days after the current First Minister appeared before the committee, the survey found 35% of respondents said the inquiry was making them less likely to vote for independence.Another 16% said the inquiry was making them more likely to vote Yes, with 41% saying it had made no differenceAccording to the poll, 43% said their trust in Ms Sturgeon had fallen due to the inquiry.But trust in Mr Salmond has fallen even more, with 57% stating believing him

is giving evidence today to a Holyrood committee investigating how the Scottish Government managed to botch its own internal complaints process - a mistake which ended up costing the taxpayer more than £500,000. Two women had raised complaints against Salmond in 2018 dating to his time in the top job in Scottish politics and the government launched a probe.Salmond denied the allegations and insisted the complaints process was biased against him - a claim vindicated in the civil courts in January 2019.But Sturgeon told MSPs she felt "very let down" by the former first minister.She said: “I have learned things about Alex Salmond over the past couple of years that have made me rethink certain things I thought about him.

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James Wolffe has been under fire after the Parliament redacted some of Salmond’s evidence following a warning by the Crown Office.However, he said he is “satisfied” he can be head of the Crown Office while at the same time serving as the Government’s legal adviser.Don't miss the latest news from around Scotland and beyond - Sign up to our daily newsletter here.

Scottish Government won't offer the full legal advice to the Holyrood committee looking at the handling of sexual misconduct complaints against Alex Salmond.The Scottish Conservative MSP took to Twitter last night claiming the material being released by the government to the inquiry won't "give the full picture" and will "paint them in a good light".It comes after the Tories tabled a no confidence motion, which was backed by other opposition parties at Holyrood, in the Deputy First Minster John Swinney.Ministers will now release the disputed material after twice defying votes.However, Fraser claims the government may fail to hand over the full advice to the committee.A Holyrood committee is investigating the SNP Government’s botched

Nicola Sturgeon ’s bitter political feud with former First Minister Alex Salmond after a third government snub in four days. Record Sport can reveal anxious SFA bosses had been expecting Holyrood to sanction the re-start of League One and League Two last week after being promised a final answer by Friday afternoon - a decision which could determine if this season’s Scottish Cup can be played to a completion or not.

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Anas Sarwar has said his party would not have "no choice" but to back a no confidence vote in Deputy First Minister John Swinney over the publication of legal advice.On two occasions, MSPs have voted to compel the Scottish Government to produce legal advice taken as part of the legal challenge brought by Alex Salmond over its harassment complaints procedure, but ministers have so far not handed the advice over.The Scottish Government went on to concede the judicial review into the investigation of the former First Minister, which Judge Lord Pentland said was "tainted with apparent bias".In a letter to Linda Fabiani, the convener of the committee looking into the handling of complaints against Salmond, in December, Swinney said he was keen

Scottish Conservatives are threatening to lodge a week lodge a motion of no confidence in Nicola Sturgeon's second in command at Holyrood on Tuesday.The Tories are giving Swinney 24 hours to agree to release the legal advice or face a vote to remove him from office.The Deputy First Minister has previously ignored two cross-party motions in the Scottish Parliament attempting to force the government to comply with a parliamentary majority telling it to publish the advice.The committee investigating the Scottish government’s handling of harassment complaints against former Alex Salmond is renewing a demand for the documents after hearing the former First Minister’s explosive evidence last Friday.Salmond claimed the Scottish Government’s own