Holyrood security a bad ‘nightmare’

Patrick Harvie has compared new security entrance requirements at Holyrood to “something out of a dystopian nightmare”. At the end of last year, two-factor authentication was installed at Holyrood to boost security.

It means MSPS and parliamentary staff are required to provide a fingerprint scan along with a biometric card to get inside the building.

Mr Harvie yesterday called for the system to be scrapped, claiming it was making access to the building more complicated.