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Who are the big political returners at Westminster?

MANY well-known MPs have lost their seats in a dramatic election, but there are some familiar names also set to make a return to politics.

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Former Better Together chief claims SNP seat for Labour

MHAIRI Black’s old seat has fallen to Labour as a top Unionist was elected to Parliament.

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As Alba incumbent vacates, Labour all but guaranteed to win this Scottish seat

Lothian East: winner in 2019: Kenny MacAskill (elected as SNP, switched to Alba in 2021)

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What does the latest General Election poll mean for Scotland?

THE Tories are set to have their majority decimated at the next General Election, according to the latest YouGov poll.

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Alba call on Douglas Alexander to apologise for his support of Iraq War

THE Alba Party have criticised a former Labour minister for his role in supporting the invasion of Iraq and called on him to apologise.

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Constitutional arguing has cost Scotland progress in past decade, says Labour grandee

LABOUR grandee Douglas Alexander has claimed that Scotland has been mired in a “lost decade” of constitutional arguing preventing progress .

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Rivals rejoice at Nicola Sturgeon’s departure, but Scots still need persuading the union is home

The exit of the SNP’s most formidable advocate offers Labour an opportunity that Sir Keir Starmer can’t afford to squander

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Shock and wild celebration: exit of Sturgeon upends Scottish politics

With no obvious successor to the first minister and a waning appetite for independence, Labour senses an opportunity

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Ex-Labour Cabinet minister in Tony Blair's Government mounts bid to return as MP

Labour veteran Douglas Alexander - who served in both Tony Blair and Gordon Brown's Governments - announced he was standing in the Scottish constituency of East Lothian at the next general election

Daily Mirror

Former Labour MP Douglas Alexander bidding to make Westminster comeback eight years after losing seat

Douglas Alexander is a political ally of former Prime Minister Gordon Brown and served in both Brown and Blair's cabinets.

Daily Record

Former Labour MP bidding to make Commons comeback eight years after losing seat

Douglas Alexander, who lost his seat to the SNP in 2015, is seeking a return to elected politics and is standing for Labour in East Lothian.

The Independent UK

Douglas Alexander selected to stand in key Scottish Labour target seat

LABOUR have set their sights on winning a key target seat at the next General Election, with party grandee Douglas Alexander confirmed as their MP…

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Gordon Brown backs Douglas Alexander as former Labour minister eyes return to frontline politics

Douglas Alexander and Kirsty McNeill received endorsements from Gordon Brown for the twinned East Lothian and Midlothian seats

Daily Record

Ex-minister Douglas Alexander plans return as Labour MP

Former minister under Blair and Brown has applied to be candidate for East Lothian, sources confirm

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Labour's Douglas Alexander plots return to Westminster with bid for Lothian seat

LABOUR grandee Douglas Alexander – who served in both Tony Blair and Gordon Brown’s Cabinets – has put his name forward to run in the…

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