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Labour should raise taxes before cutting disability benefits, John Swinney says

FIRST Minister John Swinney called for the UK Labour Government to look at tax reform before “balancing the books on the backs of the poor” with…

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BBC calls out Scottish Labour MPs for dodging questions on disability cuts

THE BBC has called out the five Scottish Labour MPs who support the UK Government’s plans to slash disability benefits for declining to answer…

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UK wants to build new nuclear plants in Scotland, Energy Secretary says

SCOTLAND has a “long history of nuclear power” that the UK Government wants to build upon, the Energy Secretary has said ...

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Winter Fuel Payment cut 'complied with Equality Act', court told

A decision to cut winter fuel payments for pensioners complied with the Equality Act 2010, the Attorney General has told a court.

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Decision to cut winter fuel payment ‘complied with Equality Act’, court told

Attorney General Andrew Webster said there is ‘no general common law duty to consult residents who may be affected by such a law’.

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Gordon Lyons commits to attending GAA match amid criticism

Sport falls within the responsibilities of the DUP minister’s Department of Communities.

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UK Government ‘blinded’ by money worries when it cut fuel payment, court told

Pensioners Florence and Peter Fanning, from North Lanarkshire, are challenging last year’s change to the winter fuel payment.

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Casement Park rebuild not being held back because of me – communities minister

The Stormont Executive committed to redevelop Casement Park in 2011.

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Winter fuel payment cut ‘tainted’ by lack of impact assessment, court told

Two Scottish pensioners have brought a legal challenge to the decision at the Court of Session.

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Report on future of Grangemouth site expected next week, minister says

The refinery is set to close in the coming months and put 400 roles at risk.

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Benefits cuts could be watered down amid anger from Labour MPs

The UK Government could water down cuts to disability benefits amid anger from Labour MPs ...

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Scottish couple challenge UK Government Winter Fuel Payment cut in court

A final legal challenge against the UK Government’s decision to scrap the Winter Fuel Payment for pensioners will be heard at the Court of…

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NI Assembly calls on Irish Government to start inquiry into Omagh bomb

The bomb killed 29 people, including a woman who was pregnant with twins, in the worst single atrocity in the Troubles in Northern Ireland.

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GB Energy ‘has no employees’, UK Government concedes

GB Energy doesn’t formally have any employees, according to the UK Government ...

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Calls to spend billions more on bombs and drones spark alarm

CALLS for the UK Government to spend billions more on “off-the-shelf” bombs and drones have sparked alarm.

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Raging Labour MP demands action after Israeli minister secretly films her

A SENIOR Labour MP has asked the UK Government to intervene after an Israeli foreign minister secretly videoed their private conversation and shared…

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Scottish Labour MP hits out at own party over welfare cuts

A Scottish Labour MP has hit out at his own party over plans to cut the welfare budget ...

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Benefits crackdown 'doomed to fail', warns senior Blair-era Labour figure

PLANS to crackdown on disability benefits including PIP and Universal Credit are doomed to fail, a senior Blair-era party figure has warned

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MSPs urged to call on UK Government to reduce energy bills

SCOTLAND'S Social Justice Secretary has urged MSPs to “speak with one voice” in calling on the UK Government to reduce energy bills ...

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'Frankly despicable': Five Scottish Labour MPs back UK Government's welfare cuts

THE five Scottish Labour MPs who joined a group backing the UK Government's proposed welfare cuts have been branded “frankly despicable”.

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Business leaders urge Rachel Reeves to back Scotland's Acorn project

Business leaders in the north east have joined forces to urge the UK Government to back a major carbon capture and storage project and treat it as…

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Business leaders urge Chancellor to back carbon capture project

They said Scotland cannot afford further delays on the Acorn Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) project.

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Laura Kuenssberg slammed over question on benefits cuts

The BBC's Laura Kuenssberg has been accused of "pitching the sick against the unemployed" while she questioned a Labour minister on…

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Labour Government set to unveil 'Trumpian' plan for civil service reform

The UK Government is set to announce plans to reform the civil service by introducing performance-related pay and an accelerated exit process for…

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SNP back coalition calling for end to two-child benefits cap

The SNP have backed calls from a coalition of organisations urging the UK Government to scrap the two-child benefit cap...

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