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'Dangerous' Labour attempting to 'revise definition of genocide', expert says

THE Labour UK Government is going beyond genocide denial and attempting to revise its definition in its refusal to accept Israel is committing a…

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Nigel Farage says he would be ‘useful as an interlocutor’ with Donald Trump

Foreign Secretary David Lammy has previously been critical of the US president-elect.

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Chancellor must take action to bring down energy bills, says SNP

MP Kirsty Blackman called on the Chancellor to set out a timetable to reduce energy bills.

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'Painful austerity': Scottish block grant 'worth £6bn less than in 2020', report says

LABOUR have been warned that Scotland “cannot afford even more cuts” after a new report found that Scotland’s block grant has fallen to its…

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Robert Jenrick boasts he wouldn't consult Holyrood on overhauling immigration

CONSERVATIVE leadership candidate Robert Jenrick has said he would not consult the Scottish Parliament on his plans to leave the European Convention…

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Barclays profit jumps nearly a fifth as investment bank cashes in on dealmaking

The bank reported a pre-tax profit of £2.2 billion between July and September.

Evening Standard

SNP demand ‘cast-iron guarantee’ on tax hikes ahead of Labour Budget

THE SNP have urged Keir Starmer to give a “cast-iron guarantee” that the National Insurance tax hike reportedly in the upcoming Budget will…

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Two-child cap 'limiting birth rate despite Scotland's demographic need', report says

THE Labour Government’s two-child benefit cap is limiting the number of children couples choose to have – despite Scotland’s demographic…

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Labour Government slammed over silence on SNP call to scrap Internal Market Act

THE LABOUR Government have been condemned for not responding to the SNP’s call to scrap the Internal Market Act (IMA) ...

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‘We do not pay reparations’: Starmer rejects slavery atonement bid ahead of Commonwealth summit

Sir Keir Starmer has set out the Labour government’s position on the slavery reparations ahead of the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting this month

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Kezia Dugdale says 'nations' envoy sounds like 'representative from foreign country'

A FORMER Scottish Labour leader has given her verdict on the Labour Government’s communication failings in its first 100 days, suggesting Sue…

The National (Scotland)

SNP urge Chancellor to deliver £1.6bn in extra funding for Scotland’s NHS

THE Chancellor is being urged to deliver a funding boost of at least £16 billion to the NHS in this year’s budget in a move the SNP says would…

The National (Scotland)

Workers’ rights bill must ‘only be the beginning’ – Scotland's top trade unionist

SCOTLAND’S top trade unionist has welcomed the UK Government’s new bill on workers’ rights but made clear that it must be the “beginning”…

The National (Scotland)

What is happening with HS2 now? Everything we know as 'HS2 light' is proposed

Hope has been offered amid ongoing conversations about the future of the long-awaited project

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SNP push for full inquiry into Labour 'cash for access' scandal

THE SNP are pushing for a full inquiry into a “cash for access” scandal in the Labour Government after it emerged the party offered companies…

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Bedroom Tax mitigation cost Scottish Government £70m last year

MITIGATING the UK Government’s bedroom tax cost the Scottish Government more than £70 million last year, new research has shown.

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UK Government challenged to match Scottish Child Payment in Budget

MATCHING the Scottish Child Payment in the child element of Universal Credit could lift more than half a million children in the UK out of poverty,…

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Patrick Harvie urges Labour to ditch Trident to fund Winter Fuel Payment

GREENS co-leader Patrick Harvie has urged the Labour UK Government to scrap Trident and use its funding to reinstate the Winter Fuel Payment and…

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New Labour Government ‘can do a lot more’ to help Gazans, says Palestinian ambassador

THE Palestinian ambassador to the UK has said that the new Labour Government can do “a lot more” to help bring an end to Israel’s war on…

The National (Scotland)

‘Austerity mark two is not the answer’: Trade unions hit out at Keir Starmer speech

TRADE unions have hit out at Keir Starmer’s speech in which he warned that the UK Government’s forthcoming Budget will be “painful”.

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SNP minister to push UK Government on return of Erasmus programme

AN SNP minister says he will push the Labour Government at Westminster for the UK to join the Erasmus plus exchange programme...

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Israel using water as 'weapon of war' as Gaza supply drops 94 per cent, report finds

ISRAEL has been systematically weaponising water against Palestinians in Gaza, showing disregard for human life and international law according to a…

Newsroom.co.nz

This political ménage may be too hard to sustain

There were criticisms that, even with its overall majority, the Labour Government was still unable to deliver. The incoming government will also find delivering change difficult, but for different reasons, writes Rob Campbell

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Three Waters assets to move to new council-owned companies

National wants to protect ratepayers from soaring bills by moving the drinking water, wastewater and some stormwater assets off council balance sheets – while avoiding compulsion or co-governance. Jonathan Milne reports.

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Induction 101: The first things new ministers need to learn (but won't be told)

Some advice from Dr Chris Eichbaum for incoming ministers and political staff is to read the Cabinet Manual and code of conduct, and treat those leaving the Beehive with dignity.

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