Joanna Cherry

Alex Salmond's court case against the Scottish Government is set to continue despite his death

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Alex Salmond's court case against the Scottish Government to continue

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Ex-SNP MP Joanna Cherry returns to legal career with top Scottish firm

Mahmoud Almassri is calling for a Ukraine-style visa system to help his family escape Gaza

Mahmoud Almassri is calling for a Ukraine-style visa system to help his family escape Gaza

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Palestinian student in Scotland calls for Ukraine-style visa scheme to save family

Joanna Cherry backed Ash Regan in last year's SNP leadership contest

Joanna Cherry backed Ash Regan in last year's SNP leadership contest

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Joanna Cherry 'stepping back from frontline politics' and ending column

Joanna Cherry at the SNP conference

Joanna Cherry at the SNP conference

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Joanna Cherry: Why I'm stepping back from frontline politics

Joanna Cherry lost her seat in Edinburgh South West

Joanna Cherry lost her seat in Edinburgh South West

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Joanna Cherry will not run for Holyrood unless SNP address 'misogyny in party'

Alison Thewliss was among the respected SNP MPs who lost last week

Alison Thewliss was among the respected SNP MPs who lost last week

Alison Thewliss

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Let’s work to bring the big hitters who lost their seats into Holyrood

Nicola Sturgeon pictured in the Holyrood chamber

Nicola Sturgeon pictured in the Holyrood chamber

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Nicola Sturgeon 'personality cult' blamed for SNP defeat as 'apology' demanded

The SNP were completely wiped out in Edinburgh as Scottish Labour won 37 seats

The SNP were completely wiped out in Edinburgh as Scottish Labour won 37 seats

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What it was like inside the Edinburgh count as the SNP were wiped out

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SNP's Joanna Cherry loses Edinburgh seat amid Labour landslide

First Minister John Swinney on the campaign trail in Edinburgh with Joanna Cherry

First Minister John Swinney on the campaign trail in Edinburgh with Joanna Cherry

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Equality is not gained by riding roughshod over the status of others

Keir Starmer faces members of the public during a General Election event

Keir Starmer faces members of the public during a General Election event

Conservative Party

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Joanna Cherry: Voters deserve better than the same policies with different faces

Video shared to social media showed Joanna Cherry being heckled while campaigning in Edinburgh

Video shared to social media showed Joanna Cherry being heckled while campaigning in Edinburgh

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Joanna Cherry abused as 'transphobic b****' at Edinburgh campaign event

Gender critical campaigners outside the Scottish Parliament

Gender critical campaigners outside the Scottish Parliament

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Joanna Cherry: I felt demonised by my own party because I just wouldn’t ‘wheesht’

Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain KC provides legal advice to the Scottish Government, but is also the ministerial head of the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service

Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain KC provides legal advice to the Scottish Government, but is also the ministerial head of the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service

Dorothy Bain KC

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SNP set to split dual role of lord advocate in historic move

Former first minister Nicola Sturgeon (left) and SNP MP Joanna Cherry

Former first minister Nicola Sturgeon (left) and SNP MP Joanna Cherry

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Joanna Cherry labels Nicola Sturgeon's gay marriage comments 'nonsense'

Using the General Election as a de facto referendum is still an option

Using the General Election as a de facto referendum is still an option

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Joanna Cherry is wrong to say Scots can't have another say on indy

Joanna Cherry said she would have supported Kate Forbes

Joanna Cherry said she would have supported Kate Forbes

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Joanna Cherry: I would've liked a contest, but here's why I'll support John Swinney

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (right) and the President of Rwanda Paul Kagame

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (right) and the President of Rwanda Paul Kagame

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Joanna Cherry: I visited Rwanda. This is what I learned about UK immigration policy

Dr Hilary Cass and her Independent Review of Gender Identity Services for Children and Young People

Dr Hilary Cass and her Independent Review of Gender Identity Services for Children and Young People

Trans academics warn against 'politicisation' of Cass Review in Scotland

Cherry believes the majority of the public are sick and tired of identity politics

Cherry believes the majority of the public are sick and tired of identity politics

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Joanna Cherry is right: SNP leadership must get a grip and shift focus

A member of the public walks past a hate crime billboard in Glasgow

A member of the public walks past a hate crime billboard in Glasgow

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Joanna Cherry: Scotland may be independent now if not for focus on identity politics

MPs have called on the UK Government to resume funding to UNRWA

MPs have called on the UK Government to resume funding to UNRWA

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UK Government 'trashing international law' over its attempts to support Israel – MP

SNP MP Joanna Cherry quizzed Prime Minister Rishi Sunak as he appeared before the Liaison Committee

SNP MP Joanna Cherry quizzed Prime Minister Rishi Sunak as he appeared before the Liaison Committee

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Rishi Sunak takes issue with Joanna Cherry's questions in Westminster grilling

Among Cherry's arguments was that 'the process is the punishment'

Among Cherry's arguments was that 'the process is the punishment'

Comments under Joanna Cherry’s hate crime column illustrated her point

SNP MP Joanna Cherry (left) has backed Tory MSP Murdo Fraser in a legal threat against Police Scotland

SNP MP Joanna Cherry (left) has backed Tory MSP Murdo Fraser in a legal threat against Police Scotland

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Joanna Cherry backs Tory MSP's legal threat against Police Scotland over 'hate' tweet

SNP MP Joanna Cherry has represented Edinburgh South West since 2015

SNP MP Joanna Cherry has represented Edinburgh South West since 2015

Conservative Party

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Scottish Tory MSP to challenge Joanna Cherry for Westminster seat

The SNP must distance themselves from the past, writes Joanna Cherry

The SNP must distance themselves from the past, writes Joanna Cherry

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Joanna Cherry: SNP must distance themselves from the past to avoid doorstep troubles

SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons

SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons

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Stephen Flynn says no SNP MPs will enter House of Lords under his watch

Tory minister John Lamont made a dig at SNP MP Ian Backford following suggestions he is seeking a peerage

Tory minister John Lamont made a dig at SNP MP Ian Backford following suggestions he is seeking a peerage

House of Commons

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Tory minister in dig at Ian Blackford over reports ‘he wants a Lords seat’

SNP MP Joanna Cherry and former group leader at Westminster Ian Blackford

SNP MP Joanna Cherry and former group leader at Westminster Ian Blackford

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Joanna Cherry claims Ian Blackford 'wants a peerage' amid SNP Lords debate

Joanna Cherry's bill passed its first reading in the Commons

Joanna Cherry's bill passed its first reading in the Commons

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Bid to give Holyrood powers to reform role of Lord Advocate moves to second stage

SNP MP Joanna Cherry will introduce a bill aimed at modernising the role of Scotland's law officers

SNP MP Joanna Cherry will introduce a bill aimed at modernising the role of Scotland's law officers

House of Commons

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Bid to give Holyrood power to ‘modernise’ Scotland’s top law officer to be launched

Joanna Cherry called on Mhairi Black to apologise to her colleagues at Westminster

Joanna Cherry called on Mhairi Black to apologise to her colleagues at Westminster

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Joanna Cherry calls on Mhairi Black to apologise after 'attacking' SNP colleagues

SNP MPs Joanna Cherry (left) and Mhairi Black have both been at Westminster since 2015

SNP MPs Joanna Cherry (left) and Mhairi Black have both been at Westminster since 2015

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Joanna Cherry 'takes issue' with Mhairi Black's 'SNP MPs are too comfortable' claim

Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain is Scotland's top law officer

Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain is Scotland's top law officer

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Joanna Cherry: Scotland's Lord Advocate role needs reform. My bill will do it

People gather to protest the Governments 'Rwanda Bill' outside the Home Office

People gather to protest the Governments 'Rwanda Bill' outside the Home Office

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Scottish Government not consulted on Rwanda Bill despite 'clear opposition'

Joanna Cherry asked on Twitter/X whether or not Keir Starmer would 'disown' the plans

Joanna Cherry asked on Twitter/X whether or not Keir Starmer would 'disown' the plans

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Keir Starmer told to 'disown' Blair government's asylum plans for Scottish island

Supporters of the For Women Scotland and the Scottish Feminist Network campaign groups take part in a demonstration outside the Scottish Parliament in December 2022

Supporters of the For Women Scotland and the Scottish Feminist Network campaign groups take part in a demonstration outside the Scottish Parliament in December 2022

Gender reform row

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Joanna Cherry: Alister Jack's gender reform block was no attack on devolution

Dean of the Faculty of Advocates Roddy Dunlop (left) and SNP MP and KC Joanna Cherry

Dean of the Faculty of Advocates Roddy Dunlop (left) and SNP MP and KC Joanna Cherry

Conservative Party

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Top Scots lawyer rebukes Spectator writer for claim Joanna Cherry made 'easy mistake'

The emergency legislation passed on Tuesday night

The emergency legislation passed on Tuesday night

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Rwanda plan 'could be subject to Scottish court block', says Joanna Cherry

Home Secretary James Cleverly during a press conference with Rwandan Minister of Foreign Affairs Vincent Biruta

Home Secretary James Cleverly during a press conference with Rwandan Minister of Foreign Affairs Vincent Biruta

Conservative Party

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Joanna Cherry: Rwanda bill is nothing less than an attack on the rule of law

Joanna Cherry wants MSPs to have a say in the role of Lord Advocate

Joanna Cherry wants MSPs to have a say in the role of Lord Advocate

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Joanna Cherry in bid to radically change role of Scotland's top lawyer

I was there for the Section 28 battle and can see echo in schools now, writes Joanna Cherry

I was there for the Section 28 battle and can see echo in schools now, writes Joanna Cherry

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Joanna Cherry: A new form of anti-lesbian dogma is leaving children confused

Both the SNP and Scottish Greens promote individual heat pumps and solar panels with battery storage as a good solution for many homes

Both the SNP and Scottish Greens promote individual heat pumps and solar panels with battery storage as a good solution for many homes

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It's wrong to suggest the Greens are narrowly focused on heat pumps

SNP MP Joanna Cherry referenced a letter sent by the campaign group Sex Matters to the Prime Minister (Andrew Milligan/PA)

SNP MP Joanna Cherry referenced a letter sent by the campaign group Sex Matters to the Prime Minister (Andrew Milligan/PA)

Gender reform row

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Joanna Cherry calls for review into impacts of 'extreme trans rights activism'

The SNP's annual conference has come to a close after three days in Aberdeen

The SNP's annual conference has come to a close after three days in Aberdeen

Five most talked about moments at SNP conference

Police led a gender-critical activist away from the trans rights rally opposing a FiLiA conference

Police led a gender-critical activist away from the trans rights rally opposing a FiLiA conference

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Video shows activist led away by police at protest of 'transphobic' event in Glasgow

We need more transparency in our justice system, writes Joanna Cherry

We need more transparency in our justice system, writes Joanna Cherry

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Joanna Cherry: Our courts need some hard and fast rules on open justice

Joanna Cherry has called for a truly inclusive movement rather than one which only includes the narrow band who agree with you on everything

Joanna Cherry has called for a truly inclusive movement rather than one which only includes the narrow band who agree with you on everything

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We need a new independence strategy before we have any more marches

Pro-independence marchers during an All Under One Banner event in Edinburgh

Pro-independence marchers during an All Under One Banner event in Edinburgh

All Under One Banner

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Joanna Cherry: A 'changing of the guard' is not what the Yes movement needs

Joanna Cherry is among those backing the plan

Joanna Cherry is among those backing the plan

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Senior SNP politicians set out new map to independence – and could boycott Commons

The word 'woke' is seen everywhere these days and has become a trigger word for many

The word 'woke' is seen everywhere these days and has become a trigger word for many

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How the language of 'woke' is being used by those with influence to frame key debates

Internal party democracy must be on agenda at party conference, writes SNP MP Joanna Cherry

Internal party democracy must be on agenda at party conference, writes SNP MP Joanna Cherry

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Party democracy in SNP is at stake when we meet for conference