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Ex-minister Douglas Alexander plans return as Labour MP

Former minister under Blair and Brown has applied to be candidate for East Lothian, sources confirm

The Guardian - UK

Labour's Douglas Alexander plots return to Westminster with bid for Lothian seat

LABOUR grandee Douglas Alexander – who served in both Tony Blair and Gordon Brown’s Cabinets – has put his name forward to run in the…

The National (Scotland)

FACT CHECK: Is Scotland taking in its fair share of asylum seekers?

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Drug deaths are rising and overdose prevention centres save lives, so why is the UK unwilling to introduce them?

In late 2020, a converted van appeared in central Glasgow. Inside were clean needles, sterilising equipment, mirrors, “sharps bins” for the disposal of syringes, and supplies of the overdose reversal drug naloxone. There were also boxes containing protein bars, tea, blankets and a defibrillator, as well as two chairs and…

The Conversation

SNP MP 'removed' from Foreign Affairs Committee after frontbench reshuffle

AN SNP MP says he has been “removed” from the Foreign Affairs Committee following a front bench reshuffle.

The National (Scotland)

Scotland loses out on £3bn a year due to Westminster failure on tax dodgers, SNP say

MSPs were told last week that around £35bn a year is lost due to tax avoidance in the UK. The SNP calculated this works out at just under £3bn for…

The National (Scotland)

Mhairi Black says SNP must 'do more' to explain why they want Scottish independence

The SNP’s new deputy Westminster leader has said her party must do more to explain why they want Scotland to be independent.

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SNP must explain to Scots why they want independence, says Black

The comments come as a sixth poll in a row showed majority support for independence.

The Independent UK

Sixth poll shows support for Scottish independence over the Union continues

Following the Supreme Court ruling support for independence has risen as high as 56.

The National (Scotland)

SNP announce date for de facto referendum emergency conference next year

THE SNP have announced the date for an emergency conference to hash out the detail of fighting the next General Election as a de facto independence…

The National (Scotland)

Tories 'put Unionism before the NHS' with attack on Budget tax rises

SCOTLAND’S struggling health services cannot improve without tax increases for higher earners, the Health Secretary has said, as he claimed…

The National (Scotland)

Get Matt Hancock out of here: these are the political diaries worth reading

For windows on the corridors of power that were actually written contemporaneously, read this selection of books by MPs from left and right

The Guardian - UK

Yes campaigners react as indyref2 cash is reallocated to help with energy bills

WE asked Scottish independence supporters how they feel about the Government's Budget announcement that the £20 million budget for a…

The National (Scotland)

Three arrested in Defra protest

Animal rights protesters scaled the department’s head office building in Westminster.

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Pete Wishart reveals high and lows of 21 years on the SNP front bench

After fighting for Scotland’s independence on the SNP front bench since 2001, Pete Wishart has decided to move to the backbenches for the first…

The National (Scotland)

MPs block SNP attempt to give Holyrood power to hold indyref2

THE SNP's attempt to amend the Scotland Act to allow Holyrood to hold indyref2 has been blocked by MPs.

The Independent UK

Ian Blackford: Westminster is ‘denying democracy to people of Scotland’

The SNP MP told the Commons: ‘It is the people of Scotland that are sovereign’.

The National (Scotland)

Independence support leads again as pollsters explain why Yes is ahead

SUPPORT for Scottish independence continues to lead in the polls, according to YouGov, but researchers don’t think it’s a direct result of the…

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Daily Record

Stephen Flynn calls for Rishi Sunak to follow SNP Government's lead on dealing with strikes

The new SNP Westminster leader praised Holyrood for engaging in "positive and proactive" talks with unions to avert a strike by members of Unite and Unison.

Daily Record

SNP reveals new plan to allow Scotland to decide on independence

The new plans will be announced on Wednesday and seek to take over the House of Commons Order Paper on January 10 next year.

Insider UK

SNP announces plans for new Bill on Scottish independence vote

Party seeks to take over the House of Commons Order Paper in January

The Guardian - UK

Where’s Labour’s fervour? Can you imagine a crowd chanting ‘Oh, Keir Starmer’?

The polls may look good for the party, but those who saw real excitement in the Corbyn years know something is missing, says Andrew Fisher, Labour’s former executive director of policy

The National (Scotland)

Kevin McKenna: Stephen Flynn's olive branch to Alba is vital for a Yes win

ONE of the most depressing features characterising the wider Yes movement in the last two years has been the bitterness that’s developed between…

The National (Scotland)

SNP bid to amend Scotland Act to allow Holyrood to hold indyref2

THE SNP group in Westminster is launching a bid to allow amendments to the Scotland Act so that Holyrood can hold an independence referendum.

The Independent UK

Scottish independence: SNP announces plans for new bill on second referendum

Plans come after Supreme Court ruled Scottish Parliament cannot hold referendum without Westminster approval

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