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Scotland: Jenny Gilruth expected to become Deputy First Minister in new SNP team

Scotland's First Minister John Swinney is set to announce his new cabinet. Jenny Gilruth is tipped to become Deputy First Minister. Swinney was sworn in for his second term. His government will focus on the cost-of-living crisis and NHS reforms. The SNP won 58 seats in the recent election. New…

The Times of India

Swinney appoints Public Sector Reform Secretary in ‘fiscal sustainability’ push

The First Minister created the post, to be filled by Ivan McKee, as he appointed his new Cabinet.

Evening Standard

John Swinney takes responsibilities for independence as Stephen Flynn enters Cabinet

JOHN Swinney has taken control of the constitution brief after appointing his new Cabinet, with former SNP Westminster Stephen Flynn being given a…

The National (Scotland)

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Reform UK defend by-election candidate who was 'friends' with fascist leader

REFORM UK have defended their candidate in the Makerfield by-election for being “friends” with a neo-fascist leader.

The National (Scotland)

Reeves hits back at petrol station heckler, telling him it is ‘not very British’

The man had repeatedly shouted at the Chancellor while she was being interviewed on a petrol station forecourt.

Evening Standard

Labour must be bolder or it will lose, Streeting says in resignation speech

In first Commons speech since quitting cabinet, Streeting says party must deliver change or it will hand keys of No 10 to Reform

The Guardian - UK

Brexit may be back, but Britain needs to know what it wants

A decade after the referendum, EU leaders would welcome closer ties – once the UK has understood the European deal’

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Wes Streeting brands SNP 'existential threat to UK' in resignation speech to MPs

WES Streeting branded the SNP an “existential threat” to the UK as he addressed MPs for the first time since quitting the Government.

The National (Scotland)

Labour retain control of Barnet Council after deal with Tories

Labour and the Conservatives won 31 seats each at the local elections on May 7

Evening Standard

Starmer apologises for ‘slip of the tongue’ in announcing deal with North Korea

The Prime Minister told MPs he ‘inadvertently said we did a trade deal with North Korea rather than South Korea’.

Evening Standard

John Curtice reveals winners and losers of Scottish elections' voting system

REFORM UK would be Scotland’s second largest party behind the SNP while Labour and the Greens tied for third if the Scottish election system…

The National (Scotland)

Devolution in Northern Ireland has been ‘disastrous’ – Police Federation chief

Liam Kelly went on to claim London and Belfast are ‘passing the parcel of blame in a game of unedifying brinkmanship’.

Evening Standard

Gilruth to be appointed Deputy First Minister by Swinney

The new Scottish Cabinet is being appointed.

Evening Standard

Swinney sworn in as First Minister ahead of Cabinet appointments

It comes after the SNP’s election victory earlier this month.

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SNP elect new group leader after councillor resigns to take Holyrood seat

Edinburgh Council’s SNP group has voted in a new leader with close to 10 years of experience in city politics after the group’s last boss was…

The Guardian - UK

Streeting says he resigned because Labour ‘in fight of our lives against nationalism’, and is currently losing – as it happened

Former health secretary standing down after saying he no longer had confidence in Keir Starmer

The Guardian - UK

Nothing sums up the death of accountability like the prospect of Nigel Farage in No 10

You’d expect the public face of Brexit to be punished by voters. But history shows that such leaders often profit from the chaos they sow, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

The Guardian - UK

Broadcasters too reliant on vox pop interviews and failing to challenge politicians, says study

Researchers also question whether UK’s impartiality rules allow for proper scrutiny in era of multiparty politics

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Women of colour ‘invisible’ in 2026 Scottish election coverage, report finds

WOMEN of colour were “invisible” in the Scottish media during the Holyrood 2026 election campaign, a report has found.

The National (Scotland)

Scotland has a parliament with no fluent Gaelic speakers. What now?

“I don’t actually think there’s going to be any MSPs left with Gaelic,” Eilidh Munro recalls thinking when she lost in the contest for the…

Evening Standard

Swinney to be sworn in as First Minister and appoint Cabinet

John Swinney will be sworn in at the Court of Session on Wednesday.

Evening Standard

Starmer to face Commons grilling as Streeting plans resignation speech

Sir Keir will take questions from MPs while ex-cabinet minister Wes Streeting is expected to make a resignation speech.

Evening Standard

Healey warns Labour must ‘get serious’ as leadership row puts ‘credibility at stake’

The Defence Secretary urged colleagues to ‘get serious’ and put Britain’s security before politics.

The Canberra Times

Explainer: budget tax changes alienated Gen Z and Baby Boomer voters

The budget fallout has drawn new, clear battle lines.

The Guardian - UK

Andy Burnham to face Reform’s Robert Kenyon in crucial Makerfield byelection

Outcome of contest for seat just outside Wigan could change the course of British politics for years to come

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