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UK Government planning Scots nuclear plant despite SNP opposition, Alister Jack says

THE UK Government is considering plans to build a nuclear reactor in Scotland despite fierce opposition from the SNP and planning being devolved ...

The National (Scotland) · May 15, 2024

Calls for 'serious' monarchy debate in UK Parliament after 'game-changing' poll

A SERIOUS “grown-up” debate about the future of the monarchy must happen in the UK Parliament after a poll showed support has fallen below 50…

The National (Scotland) · Jan 9, 2024

David Cameron pressured on 'genocidal' comments from Israeli ambassador to UK

DAVID Cameron has been challenged on how the UK Government will respond to “genocidal” language from the Israeli ambassador and other far-right…

The National (Scotland) · Jan 9, 2024

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Champagne worth £90,000 bought in House of Lords last year, FoI data shows

Sales of 1,589 bottles prove Lords is ‘archaic and out of touch’ during cost of living crisis, says the SNP

The Guardian - UK · Jan 2, 2024

Scotland Office ‘doesn’t know’ how many staff work in capital hub

THE Scotland Office has claimed it does not know how many staff it has working in its flagship Edinburgh hub.

The National (Scotland) · Dec 28, 2023

Scotland Office spends 'eye-watering' amount on travel and plush hotels in a year

THE Scotland Office has spent an “eye watering” £290,000 on travel in the space of a year, the Sunday National can reveal.

The National (Scotland) · Dec 17, 2023

SNP politicians react as ex-Yes strategist says 'slow down' on independence

NO UK party is ever going to put Scotland “on a conveyer belt to independence”, an SNP MP has said, after a former Yes strategist said we need…

The National (Scotland) · Dec 15, 2023

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Cabinet Office refuses to say if Union committee has even MET under Rishi Sunak

THE Cabinet Office has refused to say how many times a committee on the Union has met while Rishi Sunak has been Prime Minister.

The National (Scotland) · Dec 7, 2023

Scots have 'no choice at all' between Labour and Tories in next election, say SNP

VOTERS face “no choice at all” between Labour and the Conservatives at the next election, the SNP have said.

The National (Scotland) · Oct 11, 2023

'Common sense' to release secret Union polling, court told

A JUDGE has been urged to uphold a decision to release secret polling on the strength of the Union in the latest front of the battle to challenge…

The National (Scotland) · Sep 26, 2023

UK Government force court battle over 'licence for secrecy' in Union polling

THE UK Government will go to court in an ongoing transparency battle sparked by its refusal to publish polling on support for the Union ...

The National (Scotland) · Sep 25, 2023

'Outrage' as hereditary peers elected to Lords on just 23 votes and 75 words

THE appointment of new two hereditary peers on just 23 votes shows the “democratic outrage” of the House of Lords, an SNP MP has said.

The National (Scotland) · Sep 24, 2023

Report details how Scottish peers 'fail to represent Scotland at every level'

THE Scottish peers in the House of Lords “would struggle to be less representative” of the population north of the Border, according to new…

The National (Scotland) · Sep 21, 2023

SNP MP’s report calls for House of Lords to be abolished

The report said Scotland had 78 peers currently sitting in the House of Lords.

The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2023

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The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2023

UK Government will not intervene on plans for drug consumption room, says Jack

It comes after Scotland’s Lord Advocate paved the way for such a facility to be established.

The National (Scotland) · Aug 30, 2023

SNP MP brands call to delay short term lets scheme a ‘political stunt’

AN SNP MP has slammed calls to further delay the short-term lets licensing scheme as a “political stunt”.

The National (Scotland) · Aug 10, 2023

Tories and Labour stuffing Lords with political donors, research finds

THE Tories and Labour have been “stuffing” the unelected House of Lords with donors, new analysis has revealed.

The National (Scotland) · Jul 24, 2023

Lords' Levelling Up power grab 'must be fought tooth and nail'

A LORDS plot to unilaterally scrap Scottish environmental rules “must be fought tooth and nail”, the SNP’s president has said.

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Daily Record · Jul 11, 2023

SNP demands investigation into Scots Tory MP David Duguid over BP shareholding

Duguid, the MP for Banff and Buchan, previously criticised the idea of a windfall tax on energy companies without declaring his wife's £50,000 shares

The National (Scotland) · Jul 11, 2023

Calls for inquiry into Tory MP's potential ministerial code breach

The SNP have called for a “full, independent inquiry” into whether Scottish Tory MP David Duguid has broken the ministerial code.

The Independent UK · Jul 6, 2023

Bishops risk becoming ‘politicians that wear mitres’, MP says

Conservative MP Chris Loder said bishops taking political positions are ‘damaging’ for the Church of England.

Daily Record · Jul 6, 2023

SNP MP in bid to have bishops removed from the House of Lords

Edinburgh East MP Tommy Sheppard will lead a debate calling for Anglican bishops to no longer be granted guaranteed seats in the upper house of Parliament.

The National (Scotland) · Jul 6, 2023

SNP MP calls for end to bishops in 'unelected' House of Lords

AN SNP MP is calling for an end to bishops’ automatic right to sit in the House of Lords.

The Independent UK · Jul 6, 2023

Bishops should lose guaranteed seats in House of Lords, MPs to hear

SNP MP Tommy Sheppard will say Anglican bishops should ‘get no special fast track’ to a place in Parliament.

The National (Scotland) · Jun 23, 2023

We must be 'honest and realistic' ahead of next General Election, says SNP MP

THE SNP must be “honest and realistic” about the state of the party ahead of the next General Election, according to a senior figure within…

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