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Keir Starmer has had ‘500 days of failure’ in office, says SNP

SNP Westminster deputy leader Pete Wishart highlighted issues such as pensioner winter fuel payments and the two-child benefit cap.

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Sarwar urges Reeves to scrap two-child cap in Budget

The Chancellor will unveil her Budget later this month.

Evening Standard

NHS will face pressure this winter during ‘challenging’ flu season, says Swinney

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar accused the Government of forcing the health service to ‘breaking point’.

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Scotland plans to issue £1.5bn of its own bonds – ‘kilts’ rather than gilts

Announcement by first minister John Swinney comes after Moody’s and S&P give country same credit rating as UK

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Swinney has ‘bottled it’ on nuclear, Starmer says as he urges SNP to end ban

The Prime Minister spoke after announcing the UK’s first small modular reactor in north Wales.

Evening Standard

Teacher workload ‘not sustainable’ union says as strike action ballot opens

The ballot runs until January 14.

Evening Standard

BBC-Trump live: Broadcaster apologises to US president but rejects $1bn pay demand

US president had given corporation until Friday to respond to his lawsuit threat with compensation

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Teacher ballot on strike action to open over contact time dispute

The Scottish Government is ‘disappointed’ with the ballot opening, a spokesman said.

Evening Standard

Less than two thirds of Scots satisfied with local health services – survey

The Scottish Household Survey spoke to more than 10,400 people.

Evening Standard

Inspector who hunted Stone of Destiny after 1950 raid was given fragment as gift

William Kerr was one of those tasked with finding the ancient Stone of Scone following the audacious raid.

The Independent UK

Welcome to 21st-century politics: a bitter revolt against power that will consume Labour and the Tories

A mood of turbulence and insurgency against the two main parties has been building for years, says Guardian columnist John Harris

The Guardian - UK

Nicola Sturgeon: I understand why people doubt my ignorance of alleged SNP embezzlement

‘Trust me, I had no idea’ about potential wrongdoing in Scottish National party, says former first minister

The Guardian - UK

Sturgeon: My political appetite has been reawakened but I’m not coming back

The former Scottish first minister will step down as an MSP at next May’s Holyrood election.

Evening Standard

Mystery of missing Stone of Destiny fragments solved

The 152kg block was spirited away from Westminster Abbey by a group of Scottish nationalist students

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Evening Standard

Reform ‘don’t care’ about the Union, Kemi Badenoch claims

The Conservative leader criticised rivals Reform UK, insisting Nigel Farage’s party ‘don’t care about the independence debate’.

Evening Standard

18-year-old elected as SNP councillor in by-election

Josh Fyvie’s win makes his the the largest party on Stirling Council.

Evening Standard

SNP and Plaid would resist ‘consuming of UK politics by far-right’, says Swinney

The Scottish First Minister met Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth at Bute House in Edinburgh on Thursday.

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SNP and Plaid Cymru seek to give voters a ‘positive alternative’ to Westminster

SNP leader and Scottish First Minister John Swinney will hold talks with Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth in Edinburgh on Thursday.

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The Conversation

Could tactical voting block Reform in future elections? Lessons from the Caerphilly byelection

Plaid Cymru’s overwhelming victory in the recent Caerphilly Senedd byelection shattered over a century of political tradition. Lindsay Whittle took the seat with 15,691 votes. Labour, which had held the seat since it was created, came away with just 3,713 votes.

Evening Standard

Reed’s claims about Scottish water pollution could have misled public – watchdog

The SNP has now urged the former UK environment secretary to apologise.

Evening Standard

Labour will prove polls wrong and win Holyrood election, says Sarwar

A recent poll put Scottish Labour third behind Reform UK ahead of next May’s ballot.

The Independent UK

Former MP set to make acting debut in new BBC drama

She stepped down as a MP in 2024

Evening Standard

Ex-MP Mhairi Black to play detective in new BBC drama

The former SNP politician has joined the cast of Counsels, and will begin filming in Glasgow next week.

Evening Standard

Holyrood not strong enough to protect Scotland from Reform government – Swinney

The First Minister used a speech to paint Nigel Farage’s party as a threat in a bid to drive voters to the SNP.

Evening Standard

John Swinney to ask if Holyrood is strong enough to stand up to Reform ‘threat’

The First Minister and Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar will address a conference in Edinburgh on Wednesday.

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