2020 in Scotland
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Events
January
- 29 January – MSPs vote 64–54 to back calls for a second Scottish independence referendum.[1]
February
- 6 February – Derek Mackay resigns as Finance Secretary hours before delivering his budget following reports that he messaged a sixteen-year-old boy on social media over a period of several months.[2]
- 14 February – Jackson Carlaw is elected as leader of the Scottish Conservative Party.[3]
March
- 1 March – Covid-19 in the UK: Authorities confirm the first case of coronavirus in Scotland.[4]
- 13 March – Covid-19 in the UK: Authorities confirm the first death from coronavirus in Scotland.[5]
April
- 3 April – The results of the 2020 Scottish Labour deputy leadership election are announced, in which Jackie Baillie is elected as the deputy leader of Scottish Labour.[6][7]
Predicted and scheduled events
May
- 15 May – Plastic-stemmed cotton buds are expected to be banned in Scotland.[8]
References
- "Scottish independence: MSPs back new referendum in Holyrood vote". BBC News. BBC. 29 January 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- "Derek Mackay: Scottish finance secretary quits over messages to boy". BBC News. BBC. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- "Scottish Conservatives: Jackson Carlaw succeeds Ruth Davidson as leader". BBC News. BBC. 14 February 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- "Coronavirus (COVID-19): First positive case in Scotland". Scottish Government. 1 March 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- "Coronavirus: Death of first Scottish patient with Covid-19 confirmed". BBC News. BBC. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- "Jackie Baillie elected Scottish Labour deputy leader". BBC News. 3 April 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- Riordan, Conor (3 April 2020). "Scottish Labour names Jackie Baillie as new deputy leader". Daily Record. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- "Scottish government resource" (PDF).
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