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Holyrood could follow Westminster if MPs scrap oath to Queen - Scotsman.com News - 0 views

  • If the MPs, led by the Liberal Democrat MP Norman Baker, are to be successful, they will have to amend that piece of legislation and, by doing so, would change the rules for the Scottish Parliament as well.
Tom Griffin

Analysis: Could it be a repeat performance for SNP? - Scotsman.com News - 0 views

  • There is another possible development which might alter the SNP's focus. Labour leaders at Holyrood are waiting for Jack McConnell's decision on when he intends to stand down as the MSP for Motherwell and Wishaw so he can go to Malawi as the UK's High Commissioner.The former first minister has said he won't make a decision until he gets confirmation of his appointment from the Foreign Office.If the Foreign Office endorses his appointment, his contract should come to him soon, which means he could stand down in the next couple of months, forcing a by-election for Holyrood on the same day as the Glenrothes poll.
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