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Leaders of six political parties have clashed in the first TV debate of the 2026 Scottish Parliament election campaign.

The BBC’s Glenn Campbell helps us assess the performance of Russell Findlay (Scottish Conservatives), Ross Greer (Scottish Greens), Anas Sarwar (Scottish Labour), Alex Cole-Hamilton (Scottish Liberal Democrats), John Swinney (SNP) and Malcolm Offord (Reform UK).

Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by Natalie Higgins.

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