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John Swinney calls for details on Keir Starmer's plans for Scotland's carbon capture

JOHN Swinney has called on the Prime Minister to fast track the development of a carbon capture scheme in Scotland after being “fundamentally…

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Scottish Labour MP breaks ranks to call for end to UK arms sales to Israel

A SCOTTISH Labour MP has publicly urged the UK Government to end arms sales to Israel.

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'Disgusting': Foreign Office panned over Lebanon evacuation efforts

A “panicked” son waiting for his mother to catch a flight out of Lebanon said he has been “infuriated” by the UK Government’s response…

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UK Government urged to meet Ukrainians in Scotland to hear of ‘challenges’

UK Government officials are being challenged to meet Ukrainians living in Scotland to hear about the “challenges” they face after fleeing war in…

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Expert weighs in on controversial indyref2 report from Kezia Dugdale and Stephen Noon

NEW proposals to require the UK Government to hold indyref2 could call time on “constitutional ping-pong” between Unionists and the independence…

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Council leader urges Labour Government to confirm Levelling Up funding

A COUNCIL leader has written to the Scottish Secretary urging him to confirm an area will receive the Levelling Up cash it was promised ...

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Labour's new 'climate envoy' linked with £4m party mega-donor hedge fund

LABOUR’S appointee to a plum government job is linked with a Cayman Islands-based hedge fund which donated £4 million to the party, The National…

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Calls for UK Government to reverse Winter Fuel Payment cuts and reform energy markets

SCOTLAND'S Social Justice Secretary has urged the UK Government to reverse the cut to the Winter Fuel Payment, which she said has had “devastating…

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Read in full: Shona Robison's Holyrood speech outlining £500m in cuts

WATCH and read Finance Secretary Shona Robison's full speech to the Scottish Parliament outlining some £500m in cuts ...

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John Swinney to 'look with care' at any UK ban on smoking in outdoor spaces

JOHN Swinney has said Scotland will “of course consider” replicating any UK Government ban on smoking in places such as beer gardens and outdoor…

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As UK Government considers smoking ban in pub gardens, will it apply in Scotland?

THE UK Government is considering banning smoking in pub gardens, outside clubs, hospitals, and sports grounds, and in children’s parks ...

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Kate Forbes hails Scottish GDP growth 'despite restraints of Brexit and devolution'

KATE Forbes has hailed new figures showing Scotland’s GDP growth in the second quarter of 2024 “despite the restrictions of the devolution…

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Most voters say Labour government doesn't understand Scotland, poll finds

THE clear majority of Scots think the new Labour-run UK Government has little to no understanding of the issues facing Scotland, according to a new…

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Anas Sarwar: People will find Keir Starmer's doom and gloom 'refreshing'

ANAS Sarwar has said people will find Keir Starmer’s warning of a “painful” first Budget “quite refreshing”.

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'Nonsense': Anas Sarwar panned for 'UK cuts not related to Scottish cuts' claim

ANAS Sarwar has been panned after he claimed that UK Government cuts are “not related” to cuts in Scotland ...

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Labour's 'austerity 2.0' will hit harder than Tories', Health Secretary says

LABOUR’s “austerity 2.0” is set to go deeper than the Tories did, the Health Secretary has said ...

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Cuts in Scotland 'not related' to UK Government cuts, Anas Sarwar claims

CUTS in Scotland are “not related” to cuts made by the UK Government, Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has claimed ...

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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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Scottish Labour shamed as top Welsh minister calls out Winter Fuel Payment cut

SCOTTISH Labour’s “silence has been deafening”, the SNP have said, after a Welsh Labour minister said that UK Government benefit cuts could…

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UK ministers 'may be held liable for Israeli war crimes', legal opinion concludes

THERE is a “real prospect” that UK Government ministers and officials may be held liable under international law for crimes committed by Israel,…

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Council tax could surge as UK Government cuts take toll on Scotland, MSP says

COUNCIL tax is likely to surge next year as the UK Government’s squeeze on finances continues to put Scottish Government spending under severe…

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Only ‘frontline’ public sector jobs in Scotland to be filled due to UK cuts

THE Scottish Government has confirmed a freeze in public sector recruitment in all but "essential frontline" posts as the UK Government's…

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Scottish Government 'left with no choice' but to end universal fuel payments

THE Scottish Government has been left with "no choice" but to end universal fuel payments due to UK plans to means-test the Winter Fuel…

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Ending two-child cap would 'lift lots of kids out of poverty', Labour minister admits

REMOVING the two-child cap on benefits would "lift a lot of children out of poverty” and Labour could have scrapped it, a UK Government…

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Conversion therapy ban must not be delayed by UK legislation, say Scottish Greens

A BAN on conversion therapy practices in Scotland must not be delayed to incorporate future UK-wide legislation, the Scottish Greens have said...

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