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Steps to ensure flagship hospital met expected standards branded ‘inadequate’

A note was issued on Monday by lawyers to the Scottish Hospitals Inquiry addressing ‘developments’ since the inquiry’s last oral hearings in January.

Evening Standard

Reform UK suspends Scottish candidate less than a day after announcing him

Stuart Niven found to have diverted Covid grants to personal account as party faces criticism for candidates’ Islamophobic remarks

The Guardian - UK

Reform’s Scottish leader defends candidates after ‘fruity’ comments emerge

One candidate reportedly previously said on social media that Muslims should be deported.

Evening Standard

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Hospital openings delayed by ‘repeated mistakes’ from QEUH, claims Sarwar

The Scottish Labour leader made the comments during First Minister’s Questions on Thursday.

Evening Standard

Angela Rayner’s allies say HMRC inquiry set to be resolved before May elections

Exclusive: Resolution could pave way for full return to frontline politics, but supporters stress she has no plans to directly challenge Keir Starmer

The Guardian - UK

Scottish Labour pledge to tackle ‘gross inequalities’ in cancer screening

The pledge comes ahead of the Holyrood elections in May.

Evening Standard

All options should be on table to keep Strait of Hormuz open, says Sarwar

The Scottish Labour leader warned that ‘mobilising assets’ could prolong the war but said the UK should consider all options to protect the economy.

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Fire-ravaged remains of historic Glasgow building will be demolished

The B-listed structure on Union Street has continued to collapse in the days since the blaze broke out on Sunday.

Evening Standard

Scotland’s political leaders pay tribute to Dunblane victims

First Minister John Swinney told MSPs his own son was born on the day of the tragedy – the deadliest mass shooting in UK history.

Evening Standard

Glasgow’s only high-ladder fire engine unavailable during office block inferno

Revelation prompts questions over Scottish fire service’s capacity to deal with large fires after 2023 cuts

The Guardian - UK

Mandelson should ‘do the right thing’ and return severance payment, says Sarwar

The disgraced peer was given £75,000 after being sacked as US ambassador over his ties to paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

Evening Standard

Support for businesses affected by Glasgow fire to be outlined soon – Swinney

The First Minister said firms destroyed or forced to shut will be assisted, as will those impacted by ongoing access restrictions.

Evening Standard

Enormous damage and significant disruption after Glasgow Central fire – Swinney

All train services from Scotland’s busiest station were cancelled on Monday, and it is unlikely to reopen on Tuesday.

Evening Standard

Sarwar ‘is his own man’ after his call for Starmer to quit, says Streeting

The Scottish Labour leader has stuck by his calls for the Prime Minister to step down.

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Anas Sarwar confirms probe after Scottish Labour MP’s husband accused of spying for China

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar’s comments come after Joani Reid’s husband David Taylor was arrested and bailed over China spying allegations

Evening Standard

Arrest of Scottish Labour MP’s husband ‘deeply concerning’, Sarwar says

David Taylor, 39, has been accused of assisting a foreign intelligence service.

Evening Standard

‘Not right’ for First Minister to receive early updates on criminal probes

Reports this weekend suggested First Minister John Swinney was informed Nicola Sturgeon had been cleared before she had.

The Independent UK

Anas Sarwar condemns father for praising ‘brutal’ Iranian Ayatollah

The Scottish Labour leader said his father, a former Labour MP and governor of Punjab, was ‘wrong’ to pay tribute to the Islamist dictator.

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Labour can win Holyrood vote and ensure ‘new direction’ for Scotland – Sarwar

But recent polls put the party in third place behind the SNP and Reform ahead of the May 7 election.

Evening Standard

SNP would be ‘complacent’ to think Holyrood election is ‘in the bag’ – Alexander

Scottish Labour campaign co-chairman Douglas Alexander accepted however his party are underdogs for the May election.

The Guardian - UK

Labour leadership truce holds for now but clock is ticking for Starmer

Countdown to May has begun and dejected Labour MPs want to see in that time PM is capable of change

Evening Standard

May election could be Labour’s ‘only chance’ to oust SNP – Anas Sarwar

The Scottish Labour leader was speaking as he addressed his party’s conference in Paisley.

The Independent UK

‘Underdog’ Anas Sarwar insists Labour can win Scottish election in 10 weeks

He cautioned against using the party’s defeat in the Gorton and Denton Westminster by-election to forecast the outcome of the May 7 poll in Scotland.

The Guardian - UK

Sarwar gambles on break with Starmer as Labour support slumps

Scottish Labour leader hopes distancing himself from PM will shift focus to SNP’s record, but voters remain unconvinced

The Independent UK

Documents on Peter Mandelson appointment to be released early March – minister

Mr Jones’ statement came minutes before the force announced Lord Mandelson had been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office.

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