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Nicola Sturgeon has spent over £260,000 of taxpayers’ cash fighting failed Supreme Court cases against the UK Government. Sources have confirmed that the legal bill for the First Minister’s doomed battle to hold a second independence referendum without the consent of Westminster will top £130,000.

Join thousands of others and get the latest Scottish politics news sent straight to your inbox.The Scottish Parliament will sit later today after being recalled for only the sixth time in its history to show respect to Prince Philip.Holyrood's presiding officer, Ken Macintosh, announced that MSPs would be able to return to the Holyrood chamber to pay tribute to the Duke of Edinburgh with a motion of condolence from 11am on Monday.All of the parties at Holyrood have also temporarily suspended their campaigning for the election which is due to take place on May 6.In a statement on Friday, Macintosh said: "I have this afternoon decided that the Parliament should be recalled to show our respect to the Duke of Edinburgh following today's sad

Scottish Parliament next week to allow them to consider the Prime Minister ’s Brexit deal before the new year.

Our Politics newsletter is now daily. Join thousands of others and get the latest Scottish politics news sent straight to your inbox.Holyrood’s Presiding Officer is to stand down at the next election after over two decades as an MSP.Ken Macintosh, who was first elected as an MSP in 1999, has said he will not seek re-election to the Parliament next year.Macintosh was the Labour MSP for Eastwood between 1999 and 2016, after which he was returned as a List member for West Scotland.After the 2016 election, MSPs voted to make him Presiding Officer.He said: “After much reflection, I have decided not to seek re-election to the Scottish Parliament in May next year.

A Labour MSP has said the Scottish Parliament must consider making the next Holyrood election an all-postal ballot.