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Sunak hints at further national insurance cuts in spring budget

Government wants to make life easier for working people, he says at Scottish Tory conference

The Guardian - UK

‘I don’t buy it’: Scottish secretary dismisses Sturgeon’s Covid inquiry tears

Alister Jack suggests former first minister was insincere during her emotional daylong testimony

The Guardian - UK

Humza Yousaf to urge voters to back SNP in bid for 'Tory-free' Scotland at election

HUMZA Yousaf is set to urge Scots to back the SNP to create a “Tory-free Scotland” as he launches the party’s General Election campaign.

The National (Scotland)

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Tory MSP prompts outrage with SNP 'stunt' claim over Foreign Office base row

A TORY MSP has prompted outrage after he accused an SNP politician of a letter-writing “stunt” over concerns over the Foreign Office leaving…

The National (Scotland)

What will a 'conversion therapy' ban in Scotland look like and who opposes it?

CONVERSION practices can cause long-term damage to people who undergo it - but what will the Scottish Government’s ban really do?

The National (Scotland)

Two Scottish Tory MSPs given awards in New Year Honours list

TWO Scottish Conservative MSPs have been named in the New Year Honours list ...

The National (Scotland)

Scotland Office has no idea of staffing levels... but costs soar to more than £1m

THE Scotland Office has come under fire after it was revealed its spend on staff costs had broken

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Scotland Office ‘doesn’t know’ how many staff work in capital hub

THE Scotland Office has claimed it does not know how many staff it has working in its flagship Edinburgh hub.

The National (Scotland)

Experts query lack of appeal against ‘questionable’ gender reform court ruling

THE SNP government’s decision not to appeal against a court ruling that Alister Jack’s block of Scottish gender reform was legitimate leaves…

The National (Scotland)

Use obscure Scotland Act clause to 'curtail' SNP spending, Labour peer urges Tories

A LABOUR peer has urged the Chancellor and Alister Jack to use a little-known part of the Scotland Act to “curtail” Scottish Government spending…

The National (Scotland)

Scottish ministers drop legal action against Westminster over gender bill

SNP challenges a future UK government with ‘more respect for devolution’ to lift the veto

The Guardian - UK

UK Government will seek expenses from Scottish Government over gender bill legal row

SCOTTISH Secretary Alister Jack has confirmed the UK Government will seek expenses from the Scottish Government for the Section 35 legal battle.

The National (Scotland)

Scottish Government abandons legal challenge of UK's gender reform block

NO further legal action will be taken to fight the UK Government’s block of gender reform legislation in Scotland, the government has confirmed in…

The National (Scotland)

Scotland Office spends 'eye-watering' amount on travel and plush hotels in a year

THE Scotland Office has spent an “eye watering” £290,000 on travel in the space of a year, the Sunday National can reveal.

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Tory defector Lisa Cameron given Scotland Office job weeks after quitting SNP

TORY defector Lisa Cameron was given a job as an assistant to Alister Jack in the Scotland Office just weeks after quitting the SNP.

International Business Times UK

Scotland's Gender Reform Bill Faces Setback as Court Rules UK Government's Block Lawful

Scotland's highest civil court has ruled that the UK government's decision to block Holyrood's controversial gender reform bill was lawful.

The National (Scotland)

Alba Party to call for end to legal action over gender reform bill

THE Alba Party is to lodge a parliamentary motion urging the Scottish Government to halt legal action over the Gender Recognition Reform Act.

The National (Scotland)

The UK CAN block Scottish bill – a legal expert explains what happens now

THE Scottish Government has “grounds” to appeal the Court of Session decision that the use of a Section 35 order was lawful as the ruling…

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Evening Standard

Yousaf: Court ruling gender reform block lawful is ‘dark day’ for devolution

Lady Haldane rejected a review into the UK Government’s block on the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill

The National (Scotland)

LGBT+ groups urge Scottish Government to appeal court decision on gender reforms

THE Scottish Government has been urged to appeal the Court of Session ruling that the UK Government’s use of a Section 35 order to block

Evening Standard

UK Government blocking gender reforms was lawful, Court of Session rules

The Scottish Government mounted a legal challenge over the use of the Section 35 order of the Scotland act to block the controversial laws

The National (Scotland)

Read the full ruling as court says UK Government CAN block Scottish gender bill

SCOTLAND'S highest civil court has ruled that the UK Government’s blocking of controversial gender reforms was lawful.

The National (Scotland)

Jackie Baillie and Alister Jack scoop top prizes at Scottish politician awards

SCOTTISH Labour’s Jackie Baillie has been named the Herald’s politician of the year, while Tory Cabinet Secretary Alister Jack scooped the…

The Guardian - UK

Scotland ‘let down on every front’ by Hunt’s statement, says SNP government

Questions in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland about funding for devolved governments

The Independent UK

Jack urges Scottish Government to use cash ‘wisely’ and not raise income tax

But Scottish Finance Secretary Shona Robison said the autumn statement had not provided the funding devolved governments need.

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