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Yesterday morning, we leapt into action when we heard through sources that the Bute House Agreement was about to be dissolved.
We sent our new reporter Lucy out to Bute House for a press conference, where she differed from the press pack in asking the First Minister about the impact of all of this on the independence movement ... as having a pro-independence majority government was a key factor in the SNP/Greens deal in the first place.
She also provided tonnes of great colour from the scene, and spent the rest of the day chasing key figures down in Holyrood. Now she's working on some long-reads on the grassroots independence response to all of this, for our Sunday National edition.
Elsewhere our team was on and off the phones, bringing you the very latest updates and exclusive lines throughout the day. As is often the case, our recognisable breaking news alerts were regularly first to the story and shared widely across social media.
We also took the time to explain the impact of the headlines ... how a minority government works, what happens after a no confidence vote, and much more.
On TikTok and Instagram, our quick clips from the scene kept readers update in a more snappy, shareable form.
Then our reporters were running a live Q&A across YouTube, Facebook and Twitter/X, explaining the impact of the developments for National readers.
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