David Wallace Lockhart

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[David Wallace Lockhart @BBCDavidWL]

NEW: we've been in Aberdeen South in advance of the by-election this month...

A former Salmond advisor says the party's recent oil stance was a "fad"

A former Tory MSP says his party's using "Trump-esque" language on energy

https://t.co/TlzmDIwAYZ

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BBC Radio Scotland Breakfast saying no Scottish government minister was available to come on this morning - the morning after the Scottish Parliament voted to request the powers for an independence referendum.

[BBC Scotland News @BBCScotlandNews]

Former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell has admitted embezzling more than £400,000 from the party over more than a decade

See more on this story here: https://t.co/anEg0rcPZa

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Delighted for those two 😊. Came across brilliantly. Another series of brilliant tv

https://t.co/KgENGHzHxj

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Greens say no candidate was "blocked" due to their visa, and that all were given the same info...

Sai's every happy for other Greens who got elected, but accuses the party of "discrepancies"

https://t.co/qz7Qsi3tPf

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EXC: A Scottish Green candidate says she was asked to stand down by the party because she was on a student visa

Sai Shraddha Suresh Viswanathan withdrew after a call with a party official

But she was then surprised to see Q Manivannan elected despite same visa. Full story 👇

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https://t.co/fTsIFCFABN

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@jhendy_10 No by-election in this scenario. They are a list MSP so next green on the list would automatically take the seat.

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Bit of an update to MSP/visa stories...

BBC Scotland News understands that any MSP who loses the right to stay in the UK would NOT be able to carry on as an MSP. They would be disqualified from sitting in the Scottish Parliament.

[David Wallace Lockhart @BBCDavidWL]

Couple of important clarifications about this:

- the 20 hour work rule does not apply to elected office in local or devolved positions

- the changes to the law that made running for Scottish Parliament on a student visa possible were backed by the Conservatives

[Scottish Conservatives @ScotTories]

🚨 NEW: Green MSP Q Manivannan may have already breached the terms of their student visa.

Immigration rules must apply equally to everyone, including politicians. The Home Office must urgently investigate.

Read our letter to the Home Secretary ⬇️

[Matt Chorley @MattChorley]

A reminder of the Pyramid of Peril from @BBCNewsnight in February

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Around 25 Scottish labour MPs and MSPs jumped on an online meeting today to discuss what went wrong with their election campaign.

I’ve been chatting to some involved, and here’s where they think the problems lie 👇

https://t.co/Niceq9uoeA

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Anas Sarwar says he's "absolutely" staying in post as Scottish Labour leader.

But he stands by previous comments that Keir Starmer should be standing down.

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@AdamRamsay Only knew the answer because I asked the question myself!

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@AdamRamsay Data driven ticker based on seats won and then votes receievd - at the point of this screenshot tusc had received more votes than greens (as a constituency greens stood in - which are few - had not been counted yet).

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Wow majority of more than 3,000 for the greens in Nicola sturgeon’s old seat.

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Greens saying they have Glasgow Southside. Result incoming….

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Big moment there - Scottish greens win their first ever constituency. Lorna slater wins Edinburgh central.

Angus Robertson - snp incumbent - went to third place. Labour in second.

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Lib dems talking up winning Caithness, Sutherland and Ross (a seat almost as big as Northern Ireland!!!)

John Swinney saying he’s “optimistic” about getting a majority, but the route seems really really narrow….

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John Swinney says he’s “optimistic” about getting an outright majority