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Tories slash incomes of poorest Scots by 16% over last ten years

Rishi Sunak is under increasing pressure to commit to raising all benefits - including the state pension - in line with inflation.

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Calls for Liz Truss to U-turn on 'obscene' plans to slash benefits

THE SNP have said Liz Truss must perform yet another U-turn over “obscene” Tory plans to slash benefits.

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UK Government policy 'undermining' Scotland's cost-of-living support, report shows

SCOTLAND’s Social Justice Secretary Shona Robison has said that UK Government policy is undermining Holyrood’s attempts to help those living in…

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SNP demand action as report finds Tory benefit cuts pushed children into poverty

THE SNP are urging action over a new report that found Tory benefit cuts have pushed a significant number of children into poverty.

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Kemi Badenoch challenged to visit Scotland by SNP MP to see impact of Tory polices

EXCLUSIVE: Aberdeen MP Kirsty Blackman warned Badenoch's campaign bid "should concern everyone" after the pair clashed over foodbank usage.

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SNP slams UK Government after report finds 'millions' struggling with poverty

THE SNP has slammed Westminster’s lack of action regarding the cost of living crisis after a new report showed “millions” were living in…

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Aberdeen politicians bid to bring Eurovision to Granite City in 2023

MPs Kirsty Blackman, Richard Thomson and Stephen Flynn, and MSPs Kevin Stewart, Audrey Nicoll and Jackie Dunbar say Aberdeen could "match any city in the world".

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Aberdeen politicians make bid to host Eurovision Song Contest

A GROUP of SNP politicians have written to the BBC requesting that Aberdeen be considered to host next year’s Eurovision Song Contest.

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SNP say DWP is 'broken beyond repair' after millions receive wrong pension

UK Government IT failures which have led to millions receiving the wrong pension for decades are a sign the Department for Work and Pensions…

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Pensioners losing almost £500 per year due to suspension of triple lock

PENSIONERS are missing out on nearly £500 a year due to the UK Government's suspension of the triple lock, analysis indicates.

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SNP MP Kirsty Blackman claims Scotland is paying for the UK through oil and gas windfall tax

Labour MSP Colin Smyth has demanded an apology from Blackman

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Tory Government underpaid benefit claimants £2.6 billion last year

THE UK Government underpaid people on benefits by £2.6billion in 2021/22.

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Labour attack SNP as Rishi Sunak unveils partygate cover-up measures

THE SNP have been accused of making a U-turn on a windfall tax on energy companies making record profits after one was announced today.

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Tories 'held back' poverty action until Sue Gray report released, SNP say

BORIS Johnson’s government has caused “unimaginable suffering” by holding back a new financial support package to draw attention away from the…

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Major independence event set to kickstart 2023 campaign for Yes

INDEPENDENCE supporters will be hoping to pump some energy back into the movement later this month with a major event planned to kickstart the 2023…

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Senior SNP MP says any colleague guilty of sexual misconduct should be kicked out of party

Kirsty Blackman was quizzed about the matter after reports about two SNP MPs accused of sexual harassment.

Daily Record

SNP calls for two-child cap on benefits to be scrapped amid cost of living crisis

EXCLUSIVE: SNP MP Kirsty Blackman branded the two-child cap on benefits as 'futile and cruel'.

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