Big protest at Perth UHI to save the nursery. Great to turn up and say a few words. Constituency always comes first.

What a graceless and even ugly response to today's events. It's as if this current crop of Scottish Conservatives can't turn off even for a moment.

Great to see so many colleagues lining up behind John.

Understand one potential frontrunner Neil Gray is telling colleagues he wants John Swinney to stand as leader of the SNP and that's his first choice to replace Humza Yousaf.

I know how big a privilege being First Minister is, but also the toll it can take. I also know what a wrench it is to step aside, even when sure it is the right thing to do.
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John Swinney would be an excellent unifier for our country and our party. We should all get behind him if he chooses to run.

Don't think there is any doubt who is the runaway favourite to take over the leadership of the party.

What a dignified, thoughtful, consensual and emotional resignation speech from Humza. For him Scotland always comes first and it is a real pity it could not work out.

John Swinney MSP talking about the impact of the Scottish Child payments leading to the largest fall in child poverty anywhere in Europe according to Danny Dorling News Resolution Foundation. #economiclessons

King Creosote fantastic tonight at Perth Theatre and Kenny on top form.

Don't think I've ever seen Labour in second place (even though it is a totally distant second place) in Perthshire before but not totally surprising. We find it hard to find Tory voters when we're out and about.

Fantastic canvass in the city centre this morning in advance of the Perthshire North Constituency meeting.

Alex obviously loving all this attention this morning, as he should, with his party having never had anybody elected to anything. He now wants to exert influence over our Government and he must be told quite clearly that can never, ever, happen.

Ian Blackford excellent on #BBCLauraK

The biography of Syd Barrett on Sky Arts is simply fantastic. So many of us born in the 60s were caught up in the dramas and contradictions of this extraordinary man.

Good. Now Alba have to decide whether they back the Tories or an independence supporting SNP government.

There is simply no way the SNP could ever give any concession to the unelectable Alba Party. For good reason they have never won an election to anything and if we were to even think of entertaining them they would quickly bring us down to their level.
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Fantastic day at Perth Farmer's Market with ⁦Jim Fairlie MSP SNP⁩. Great place to meet the people I hope to represent in my new constituency.

Great team out in Kinross today. Everybody knows the next General Election is about getting rid of this Tory Government and they want to play their part in assisting with that mission. With ⁦Jim Fairlie MSP SNP⁩

David Byrne on BBC4 from the Union Chapel Islington. Just fantastic.