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SNP members to debate abolishing 'useless' Scotland Office at party conference

SNP members are set to debate abolishing the Scotland Office at their party conference next month.

The National (Scotland) · Sep 25

The full SNP Annual National Conference agenda ahead of next month's event

ABOLISHING the Scotland Office, more powers over immigration, new anti-racism measures following the rise in the far-right, and calls for a detailed…

The National (Scotland) · Sep 25

Files suggest Scotland Office 'had no input' on removal of US whisky tariffs

DOUGLAS Alexander has been left red-faced after files showed the Scotland Office had no input on the removal of US tariffs on Scottish whisky.

The National (Scotland) · Aug 27

Starmer ‘getting on with the job’ despite Burnham’s victory, says minister

Kirsty McNeill insisted there is no vacancy at Number 10 as she said Labour politicians should ‘crack on’ with their jobs.

Evening Standard · Jun 19

Holyrood election must be ‘referendum on SNP’s record’, says Liz Kendall

The UK Science and Technology Secretary was speaking as she visited the site of Scotland’s first AI Growth Zone in Lanarkshire on Thursday.

Evening Standard · Jan 29

Farage dodges press as he unveils Reform’s first peer after Conservative defection

Party leader leaves latest recruit, Malcolm Offord, to field questions on antisemitism allegations at Scotland rally

The Guardian - UK · Dec 6, 2025

UK Government ‘committed’ to Acorn carbon capture project in Scotland – minister

Kirsty McNeill said the inclusion of development funding for the scheme in the spending review shows the Government’s support for it.

Evening Standard · Jun 12, 2025

Tory MP calls for Army to step in as drivers face six-mile diversion

MP John Cooper has again called for the Army to put up a temporary bridge in Kirkcudbright after the Scotland Office claimed it was “powerless to…

The National (Scotland) · Apr 22, 2025

Scotland must not be an afterthought in protecting industry, says Swinney

The First Minister spoke at a press conference on Monday.

Evening Standard · Apr 14, 2025

Labour minister accuses SNP of 'manufacturing grievance' over Grangemouth

A Scotland Office minister has accused the SNP of “manufacturing grievance” over calls for the UK Government to save the Grangemouth oil…

The National (Scotland) · Apr 14, 2025