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Holyrood block grant to be cut as a result of Reeves’s welfare changes – Robison

The Scottish Finance Secretary addressed MSPs after the Chancellor’s spring statement on Wednesday.

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Labour cuts to push 50,000 children into poverty, UK Government's own figures show

LABOUR’S welfare cuts will push “an additional 250,000 people (including 50,000 children)” into relative poverty, according to the UK…

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UK Government ordered PPE firms to 'prioritise' England over Scotland, inquiry told

THE UK Government ordered suppliers of life-saving kit to “prioritise” the NHS in England over Scotland during the pandemic, it was claimed at…

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UK Government warned not to 'push more families into hardship', at poverty summit

THE UK Government has been warned not to “push even more families into hardship” by imposing austerity cuts, ahead of a poverty summit at…

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Labour 'considering' sending migrants to 'return hubs' in third-party countries

KEIR Starmer is considering sending asylum seekers to migrant centres in the western Balkans and other third-party countries, according to reports…

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SNP ministers should join with us to solve generational work problem – Murray

The Scottish Secretary defended the UK Government’s bid to change the welfare system.

Evening Standard

Anas Sarwar denies Scottish Labour split over UK Government 'austerity'

SCOTTISH Labour leader Anas Sarwar has denied there are any tensions between him and his MSP Carol Mochan after she criticised UK Government’s…

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Tea time alarm trend demonstrates ‘quintessential’ British sense of humour

The viral prank has left American social media users confused with many believing the alarm to be real.

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Anas Sarwar breaks silence on welfare cuts as Scottish Labour MSPs rebel

Anas Sarwar has broken his silence over the UK Government's cuts to disability benefits, as Scottish Labour MSPs rebel and urge ministers to reject…

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Labour are a 'disgrace' for making 'unfathomable' decisions, says John Swinney

The Labour Party has been branded a “disgrace” and accused of making “disastrous” decisions, by John Swinney following the UK Government…

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Swinney: Sarwar’s words count for nothing amid ‘return to austerity’ with cuts

Scotland’s First Minister said Labour is ‘punishing the most vulnerable in our society’.

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Anas Sarwar silent as Labour MSPs speak out against UK disability cuts

PRESSURE is piling on Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar as his MSPs call out the UK Government's cuts to PIP and Universal Credit ...

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Fears Labour's disability benefits cut to be 'really quite severe' for Scotland

The UK Government has come under fire for changes to the welfare system with Scotland’s Social Justice Secretary warning of the “devastating…

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Welfare reforms will be ‘devastating’ for disabled, Shirley-Anne Somerville says

The Scottish Social Justice Secretary spoke out after the UK Government set out a series of reforms to the welfare system.

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Civilian deaths from strikes on Gaza ‘appalling’, says Foreign Office minister

Lord Collins of Highbury said the UK Government is focused on trying to return to the ceasefire agreement.

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People urged to 'flood' UK Government's consultation on benefits cuts

Campaigners have urged people to "flood" the UK Government's consultation on disability benefits cuts with responses ...

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Civil service credit cards to be frozen by UK Government

Civil Service credit cards will be frozen this week under plans to reduce their numbers by 50 per cent and slash UK Government spending ...

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'Hypocrisy': Anas Sarwar urged to confront UK Government over free school meal cuts

Anas Sarwar has been urged to confront the UK Government over planned benefits cuts as one million children could lose free school meals ...

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How do DWP changes to PIP and Universal Credit impact Scotland?

THE UK Government is reportedly set to introduce a sweeping range of social security reforms in a bid to slash £6 billion off the benefits bill ...

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‘Disgusted’: Top activist resigns from Labour over disability benefit cuts

A PROMINENT disability campaigner has resigned from the Labour Party over the UK Government’s planned benefit cuts, saying she feels “quite…

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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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SNP join call for full inquiry into UK Government's involvement in Gaza 'genocide'

THE SNP have joined cross-party calls for a full, public inquiry into the UK Government’s involvement in Israel’s assault on Gaza ...

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BBC throws out complaint over 'Derry/Londonderry' answer on Pointless

BBC executives have thrown out a complaint after “Derry” was accepted as a correct answer on the hit show Pointless ...

Evening Standard

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.

Evening Standard

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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