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Nigel Farage’s pitch for Welsh elections: bring back coalmining

Reform leader says steel and coal industries can be revived but does not say how beyond ‘scrapping net zero’

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SNP came ‘frustratingly close’ to victory in Hamilton, says Swinney

The by-election was won by Scottish Labour’s Davy Russell.

Evening Standard

Winter fuel payments to go to 7.5 million more pensioners after major U-turn, Rachel Reeves announces

All pensioners with an income of £35,000 or below will get the allowance

Evening Standard

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Winter fuel payments U-turn likely to lead to higher taxes or other welfare cuts, says IFS director – as it happened

Treasury says move to restore the funding for most pensioners will cost around £1.25bn

The Guardian - UK

'Foolish': Former SNP MP hits out at John Swinney's by-election campaign

THE SNP’s tactics in the Hamilton by-election were “foolish”, a former party MP has said ...

The National (Scotland)

Mothin Ali challenges Greens’ ‘middle class’ image as he enters deputy race

Leeds councillor, who made headlines by intervening in 2024 riots, says climate crisis and cost of living affect all races and classes

The Guardian - UK

Farage to call for Port Talbot blast furnaces to reopen

Mr Farage will pitch Reform UK as Labour’s main challenger in the Welsh elections next year.

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The winners and losers in Labour’s first spending review

Rachel Reeves will promise a £113bn capital boost for infrastructure – but there will be day-to-day spending cuts too

The Guardian - UK

SNP candidate calls out Tory rival for being in 'lockstep with failed ideology'

An SNP candidate in the Scottish Borders has called out their Tory rival for marching “in lockstep with a failed right-wing ideology”

The National (Scotland)

Swinney – Reform voters in Hamilton by-election ‘angry’, not racist

Mr Swinney said: “I positioned the SNP to be strong enough to stop Farage and that’s what we were determined to do.”

Evening Standard

Zia Yusuf’s return to Reform UK ‘great news’, says deputy leader

He quit as chairman on Thursday but has now said that was the result of ‘exhaustion’ and working for 11 months ‘without a day off’.

Evening Standard

Badenoch says organisations should be able to decide if staff can wear burkas

Kemi Badenoch also said people who come to her constituency surgeries must remove their face coverings.

Evening Standard

Furious Anas Sarwar accuses BBC of asking 'embarrassing' questions about UK policy

A furious Anas Sarwar accused a BBC journalist of asking “embarassing” questions after he refused to speak about damaging Westminster policy…

The National (Scotland)

Kemi Badenoch says she does not speak to women in burqas at constituency surgery

Tory leader says there are ‘more insidious’ issues but she asks people who attend her surgery to remove face coverings

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Spending review is a chance for Reeves to paint a more positive picture

Labour has so far struggled to explain its purpose and the need to do so will be all the more pressing if it raises taxes again

The National (Scotland)

SNP must turn support for independence into 'real political action', says Swinney

The SNP must turn public support for Scottish independence into “real political action”, John Swinney has said

The National (Scotland)

Richard Tice in row with Laura Kuenssberg over 'racist' Anas Sarwar comments

Richard Tice has appeared in a row with the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg after he refused to say that Nigel Farage made false claims about Scottish Labour…

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Swinney promises no ‘deal or co-operation’ with Farage after by-election defeat

The First Minister said he intended to win the 2026 Holyrood election and that the SNP would ‘get stronger’ after losing in Hamilton.

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Kemi Badenoch says company bosses should have right to ban burkas and face coverings in workplace

The Conservative Party leader also blasted first-cousin marriages and sharia courts as an ‘insidious’ barrier to cultural integration

The Guardian - UK

Will the North Sea oil and gas industry be Labour’s next U-turn?

With Nigel Farage targeting net zero, could government policy change to protect jobs, revenue and votes?

The Guardian - UK

Farage is like a tribune for the working class, says former Bank of England economist

Exclusive: Andy Haldane says Labour ‘sloganeering’ will not empower regions where Reform is making headway

The National (Scotland)

Scottish Greens probe bullying complaint against Maggie Chapman MSP

THE Scottish Greens are investigating a bullying complaint against MSP Maggie Chapman, the Sunday National has learned.

The National (Scotland)

SNP 'demeaned themselves' with focus on Reform UK at by-election, expert warns

THE SNP “demeaned themselves” by focusing their Hamilton by-election campaigns on Nigel Farage ...

Evening Standard

Zia Yusuf returns to Reform UK just 48 hours after quitting as chairman

The 38-year-old businessman said his decision to stand down had been the result of ‘exhaustion’ and working for 11 months ‘without a day off’.

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Abbott calls Starmer’s immigration comments ‘fundamentally racist’ at rally

Thousands of trade unionists, campaigners and activists gathered to ‘send a message’ to the Government at a demonstration in central London.

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