Stephen Kerr MSP @RealStephenKerr

I’m old enough to have campaigned for 4 former Aberdeen South @ScotTories MPs; inc Raymond Robertson, Gerry Malone & Iain Sproat. They helped build, promote & secure our vital North Sea oil & gas economy. Now, more than ever Aberdeen needs an MP who will stand up for the industry & the future of the city itself. On June 18th make your stand, Vote @DLumsden_MSP

The Public Sector Equality Duty has allowed identity politics, DEI bureaucracy and ideological box-ticking to take over our public services. Enough is enough. It's time to scrap it.

The SNP (backed by the Greens) have opposed an inquiry into the Murrell-Sturgeon scandal. This matters because the conviction of Peter Murrell is not simply a criminal case, nor is it merely an SNP problem. It is the most serious political scandal of the devolution era. That is why there must be a parliamentary inquiry. The public is entitled to ask questions: How did this happen? How did it continue so long? Why was it not detected? What safeguards were missing? What lessons must now be learned?

What happened in Glasgow last night wasn't a protest— it was criminal disorder. Families deserve to live without fear of violence or intimidation. Criminality is never acceptable. Today, I asked the Cabinet Secretary whether our police force has the resources and capacity to deal with any further unrest.

Identity politics is damaging our country and our institutions. It’s time to bring back common sense by scrapping the Public Sector Equality Duty. Here’s how the next Conservative government will do it 👇

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The next Conservative government will root out identity politics from our public services, and bring back common sense. Here’s how ⬇️

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John Swinney's World Cup jolly exposes the SNP's breathtaking hypocrisy. For years the SNP attacked opponents for missing parliamentary business to attend football matches. John Swinney himself declared that he would not be "skiving off to the football" while Parliament was sitting. Now he has signed off two of his own ministers doing exactly that. The issue is not football. It is hypocrisy. One rule for everyone else. Another for the SNP. After nearly two decades of SNP government, Scotland faces challenges in our NHS, education system, economy and justice system. Ministers should be focused on the day job, not heading off overseas weeks after taking office. The entitlement is staggering. The hypocrisy is absolute. thetimes.com/uk/scotland/ar…

Scotland’s challenges have not been put on hold while Holyrood gets itself organised. We cannot spend weeks organising ourselves while the country’s problems continue to mount. People did not elect us to argue about offices and entitlements. They elected us to scrutinise government, improve public services, support economic growth and get results for Scotland. thetimes.com/uk/scotland/ar…

Kemi Badenoch asked Keir Starmer a simple question: will Labour raise taxes to pay for higher defence spending? He refused to answer. Britain needs stronger defence in an increasingly dangerous world. But taxpayers are entitled to know how it will be paid for. Labour has already maxed out on spending, coward away from welfare reform and now isn't ruling out even higher taxes. Leadership means making choices. Instead, Starmer is dithering, delaying and hoping nobody notices. A government that cannot explain how it will fund our armed forces is not giving confidence to the military, the markets or the public. telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/06/1…

Scotland's demographic crisis should be setting alarm bells ringing across government. Deaths now significantly outnumber births, our birth rate is at a record low and the population is ageing rapidly. No government can dictate family choices. But the SNP Government has a responsibility to ensure that women and families feel supported, valued and confident in the services around them. Instead, concerns about maternity safety continue to grow, women's health waiting lists remain stubbornly high and expectant mothers in some parts of Scotland are being forced to travel ever greater distances to give birth. The SNP says it is concerned about Scotland's demographic future. Yet it has allowed women's health and maternity services to come under increasing pressure. Those things cannot be separated. A government serious about Scotland's future would treat safe, accessible maternity care as a priority, not an afterthought. heraldscotland.com/news/26178059.…

The shocking experience of Danielle MacDonald raises serious questions about how victims of domestic abuse are treated when they come forward. Today I asked the First Minister what action he will take to restore confidence that when a victim comes forward, they are listened to and protected. Watch below to see what the First Minister said.

What do the SNP have to hide? We need an inquiry NOW ⬇️

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The scale of the corruption becomes clearer with every new revelation. While SNP members donated in good faith, Peter Murrell was helping himself to party funds and apparently spending stolen money while enjoying luxury breaks. For years, anyone raising concerns about SNP finances was told there was nothing to see. The facts now tell a very different story. Credit to @simon_telegraph in today’s @Telegraph

The SNP need to stop hiding. This scandal reeks of a cover-up because, for years, legitimate questions were met with denials, warnings were ignored, and anyone seeking answers was treated as the problem rather than the people responsible for what was going on. Peter Murrell's conviction has exposed a culture of secrecy, complacency and protection at the heart of the SNP. The real question is not simply what he did, but who else knew there were serious problems, what questions were asked, and why the public were repeatedly told there was nothing to worry about. John Swinney's refusal to support an inquiry is becoming increasingly untenable. Every effort to block scrutiny creates the impression that the SNP is still more interested in protecting itself than uncovering the truth. The biggest political scandal in a generation demands answers. It demands accountability. And it demands a full inquiry with the power to follow the evidence wherever it leads. The SNP should stop stonewalling, stop hiding behind excuses, and stop treating legitimate scrutiny as a political inconvenience. The truth will come out eventually. The only question is how much longer they intend to resist it. scotsman.com/news/politics/…

These findings are deeply alarming and raise serious questions about the safety of maternity services in Scotland. The SNP Government promised a national review of maternity services. It is unacceptable that families are still waiting. No more delays. No more excuses. When hundreds of serious adverse events have been recorded, including hundreds involving the death of a mother or baby, ministers cannot continue to treat this as business as usual. Families deserve answers. Frontline staff deserve better support. Most importantly, mothers and babies deserve the safest possible care. The SNP Government must now establish a full independent national investigation into maternity services across Scotland and ensure that lessons are learned before more families suffer needless heartbreak. heraldscotland.com/news/26176777.…

I’m sick and tired of Keir Starmer’s gimmicks and half measures. The Government should bring in a ban on social media for under-16s. Only the Conservatives have a plan to help parents protect their children.

John Swinney can reinvent his public image as often as he likes, but no personality makeover can disguise 19 years of SNP failure. When legitimate questions are asked, the response is too often outrage, deflection and denial rather than straight answers. When the facts are uncomfortable, the SNP’s instinct is to attack the question rather than answer it. Scotland doesn’t need a different version of John Swinney. It needs a government willing to be honest about its record, accountable for its decisions and focused on fixing the problems it has spent years creating. Credit to @ChrisMusson at @ScottishSun

Having stolen from SNP donors, and it seems the public purse, Peter Murrell is now fleecing the taxpayer for his legal costs. This absolutely stinks and undermines public confidence in Scotland’s legal aid system. The idea that someone whose assets include a holiday home should be eligible for legal aid makes an absolute mockery of our justice system. telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/06/0…

The SNP isn’t merely capable of lying to the public — it has made deception a political strategy. Alex Massie is right. The Murrell scandal exposed a culture of secrecy and cover-up, yet John Swinney still refuses to acknowledge the scale of the wrongdoing. Worse, SNP ministers too often resort to outright deception in the face of overwhelming evidence. That speaks volumes. For too long, the SNP’s instinct has been denial, deflection and concealment rather than honesty and accountability. That is why public trust has been so badly damaged. Read Alex Massie’s column in The Sunday Times below ⬇️