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Farage: I want Reform to be strong enough to remove SNP from power next year

It came as Tory MSP Graham Simpson defected to his party.

Evening Standard · Aug 27, 2025

Tory MSP defects to Reform and appeals to ex-colleagues open to ‘fresh thinking’

Graham Simpson also said no ‘backroom deal’ has been made for him to become Reform’s leader north of the border.

Evening Standard · Aug 27, 2025

BBC host 'sorry' as SNP MP calls out use of far-right rhetoric live on air

A BBC Scotland host was forced to apologise after being called out by an SNP MP for echoing far-right rhetoric ...

The National (Scotland) · Aug 27, 2025

Russell Findlay claims Scottish civil service 'stuffed with SNP cronies'

SCOTTISH Tory leader Russell Findlay has launched an extraordinary attack on Scotland’s civil service, claiming that many employed in the public…

The National (Scotland) · Aug 25, 2025

Block Scottish civil servants from independence work, Tory group leader says

CIVIL servants in Scotland should not be allowed to work on independence, the Scottish Tories have said ...

The National (Scotland) · Aug 25, 2025

Home Office slammed as Glasgow houses thousands of refugees travelling from UK cities

THOUSANDS of refugees have claimed homelessness in Glasgow after travelling from other parts of the UK after Home Office support ended, it has been…

The National (Scotland) · Aug 24, 2025

Nicola Sturgeon’s memoir Frankly taps into SNP discontent over party’s future

Her critics have reacted with fury but some in party feel nostalgia and ‘sense of loss for independence movement’

The Guardian - UK · Aug 24, 2025

Labour inaction slammed as inflation drops in Europe but rises in UK

THE SNP have accused the Chancellor of spending the summer “flying kites” as the cost of living crisis worsens under Labour.

The National (Scotland) · Aug 24, 2025

'End of an era': Patrick Harvie looks back at 17 years leading Scottish Greens

“IT is going to be a little weird,” Patrick Harvie says, as he ponders a future outside of the top job in the Scottish Greens after 17 years.

The National (Scotland) · Aug 24, 2025

Failure to impose congestion charge is harming our cities

HEAVY traffic is clogging up Scotland’s cities, harming the economy and people’s health – but proposals to eventually bring in congestion…

The National (Scotland) · Aug 24, 2025