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Campaign groups join calls for 'offensive' oath of allegiance to be axed at Holyrood

Pro-Republic campaign groups have joined calls to drop the oath of allegiance to King Charles at Holyrood ...

The National (Scotland) · Aug 21, 2025

SNP national secretary faces calls to quit amid row over 'rigged' case

THE SNP’s national secretary is facing calls to immediately resign over allegations that he “rigged” a complaints process against a…

The National (Scotland) · Aug 21, 2025

Voices: Does Denmark hold the key to Britain’s asylum problem?

COMMENT: As a former attorney general suggests the government must do more to deter migrants from attempting to enter the UK, should we now look to the Scandinavian centrist coalition that ditched a historically welcoming stance in favour of a ‘zero refugee’ policy, asks Sean O’Grady

The Independent UK · Aug 21, 2025

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Who decides when and where you work? The battle is raging in Whitehall, and the result may affect us all

The dispute over hybrid working at the Office for National Statistics is becoming a key test of worker power, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK · Aug 21, 2025

SNP loses thousands of members as deficit soars to nearly £500,000

The party’s annual accounts also show it may never pay former chief executive Peter Murrell back for his outstanding £60,000 loan.

Evening Standard · Aug 21, 2025

Number of asylum seekers housed in hotels up 8% in a year, Home Office data shows

Rise comes despite applications being processed much faster than two years ago as backlog falls below 100,000 for first time since 2021

The Guardian - UK · Aug 21, 2025

Asylum hotel numbers up 8% on last year under Labour, Home Office figures show

The Government has pledged to end the use of asylum hotels by 2029.

Evening Standard · Aug 21, 2025

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People have ‘every right’ to protest asylum hotels – shadow home secretary

Conservative-led councils in Hertfordshire, Surrey and London are considering taking legal action against hoteliers, he said.

Evening Standard · Aug 21, 2025

Action to tackle number of asylum seekers coming to UK is important step to ‘restoring order’, says Cooper – as it happened

Home secretary responds to statistics showing rise in number of people housed in hotels in UK, saying Labour has overseen increased numbers of returns of asylum seekers

The Guardian - UK · Aug 21, 2025

Kemi Badenoch tells Tory councils to challenge asylum hotels in 'pathetic stunt'

Kemi Badenoch has called for more Conservative councils to launch legal challenges over asylum hotels as the Government faces a potential revolt…

The National (Scotland) · Aug 21, 2025

Stella Creasy and Richard Tice call for scrutiny over which EU laws UK ditches

Labour MP says she and Reform MP want a committee set up, after news of UK’s post-Brexit environmental rollbacks

The Guardian - UK · Aug 21, 2025

Ross Greer: Universal free bus travel should be 'top proposal' for Greens

UNIVERSAL free bus travel should be the Greens' “top proposal” going into the Holyrood election, Ross Greer has said.

The National (Scotland) · Aug 21, 2025

‘Let’s pick a fight’: Ross Greer pitches alternative Scottish independence strategy

ROSS GREER has pitched an alternative Scottish independence strategy to rival John Swinney’s ....

The National (Scotland) · Aug 21, 2025

Labour councils now want to shut down migrant hotels in wake of Epping injunction

Tamworth and Wirral councils, both controlled by Labour, have joined a number of Conservative and Reform UK-run councils in investigating whether they can mount legal challenges

Evening Standard · Aug 20, 2025

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The Guardian - UK · Aug 20, 2025

Labour-run councils consider legal challenges to asylum hotels

Injunction to remove people from Essex hotel leads to government considering other housing options

The Independent UK · Aug 20, 2025

Solving the asylum question is suddenly even more urgent

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Following a High Court ruling, tens of thousands of migrants living in hotels around the country may need rehousing with near-immediate effect. But opposition politicians looking to point-score will only dial up tensions and make an already difficult situation for the police even more combustible

The Guardian - UK · Aug 20, 2025

Protect BBC’s independence in case of Farage government, ex-news head urges

James Harding says it is ‘recklessly complacent’ to assume Trump-style attacks on media could never happen in UK

The National (Scotland) · Aug 20, 2025

Society of Editors condemns Scottish Labour over 'absurd' fake newspaper

SCOTTISH Labour are in a row with the Society of Editors over a fake newspaper the party is distributing to voters ...

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The National (Scotland) · Aug 20, 2025

Western Isles MSP tells Labour hopeful to apologise for Gaelic 'disrespect'

A GAELIC-speaking MSP has called on a budding Scottish Labour candidate to apologise for "deeply disrespectful" remarks she has made…

Evening Standard · Aug 20, 2025

Ex-Reform MP Rupert Lowe’s grooming gang inquiry branded ‘an utter shambles’ by ‘dropped’ member

Rupert Lowe MP strongly rejects the ex-panel member's claims, insisting 'everything has been done professionally' and the wellbeing of survivors 'is our sole priority'

The Independent UK · Aug 20, 2025

Voices: Politicians making mischief over asylum hotels are in for an unwelcome surprise

COMMENT: Conservatives are revelling in the government’s turmoil following a court ruling to close a migrant hotel in Essex – but their double standards on the issue will come back and bite them, says Andrew Grice

Evening Standard · Aug 20, 2025

Reform serving 'plate of chaos' to voters as deputy council leader, 22, sacked three months into job

Joeseph Boam, 22, was removed from his role after a clash with the Reform leader of Leicestershire County Council

The National (Scotland) · Aug 20, 2025

Scottish councillor joins Nigel Farage's Reform UK after quitting 'autocratic' Labour

A former Scottish Labour councillor who quit the party in protest over the “autocratic manner” of “parachuting” a candidate in her area has…

The National (Scotland) · Aug 20, 2025

Budding Scottish Labour candidate defends anti-Gaelic school stance

A BUDDING Scottish Labour candidate has defended anti-Gaelic school comments she made on social media.

The National (Scotland) · Aug 20, 2025

Scottish Greens need to 'broaden appeal outside of middle class voters'

THE Greens need to “broaden their appeal” outside of urban Scotland ahead of the next Holyrood elections, Gillian Mackay has said.

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