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Anas Sarwar urged to whip Scottish Labour MPs to back Waspi compensation

ANAS Sarwar has been challenged to whip his Scottish Labour MPs to back compensation for Waspi women in a crunch vote set to take place in the…

The National (Scotland) · Jan 28, 2025

AI copyright rules ‘threaten to rip rug from under’ artists, warns MP

Ministers could introduce an exception to copyright law for ‘text data and mining’.

The Independent UK · Jan 27, 2025

Scotland Office branded 'PR wing of broken Britain' as spin doctor spend rockets

THE Scotland Office’s spending on spin doctors has jumped by more than 60 per cent in the last seven years, The National can reveal.

The National (Scotland) · Jan 24, 2025

Keir Starmer claims 'harmonious' bond with Scottish Labour despite 'upset' MPs

KEIR Starmer insisted that he works with Scottish Labour in a “harmonious way” after he was challenged on the Winter Fuel Payment cut at Prime…

The National (Scotland) · Dec 4, 2024

Why SNP MPs are not voting on Westminster assisted dying bill

THE Commons today considers one of the biggest potential social changes in Britain since the legalisation of abortion.

The National (Scotland) · Nov 29, 2024

Ian Murray challenged as Labour withdraw Scottish city's £5 million grant

IAN Murray has been called on to act after the UK Government confirmed it had withdrawn a Scottish city’s levelling up funding ...

The National (Scotland) · Nov 25, 2024

Hereditary peer compares Starmer to China’s Xi as MPs vote to abolish bloodline members

Labour bill has enraged some hereditary peers, but was also criticised by other lords for failing to go far enough

The Independent UK · Nov 12, 2024

MPs vote to abolish hereditary peers from House of Lords

MPS have voted to abolish hereditary peers from the House of Lords, with a 362-vote majority in the House of Commons.

The National (Scotland) · Nov 12, 2024

SNP MP calls for House of Lords to be abolished

Pete Wishart described Parliament’s second chamber as an ‘absurd embarrassment’.

Evening Standard · Nov 12, 2024

Archbishop of Canterbury resigns - live: Welby’s Lords seat in doubt amid calls for Labour to refuse peerage

Mr Welby said it was ‘very clear’ he must take responsibility and regretted the Church’s historic failures

The Independent UK · Nov 12, 2024