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Labour facing ‘summer of discontent’ with Starmer ‘in limbo’, claims SNP
Dave Doogan was speaking in the wake of the latest ministerial departures from the UK Government.
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Katrine Bussey
13 Jun 2026
Politics
Lib Dems would back removal of Andrew from line of succession, says Ed Davey
Sir Ed Davey said it would be ‘intolerable’ for Andrew to succeed to the throne.
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Katrine Bussey
21 Feb 2026
Politics
Sir Ed Davey to warn that Trump’s America ‘cannot become Farage’s Britain’
The UK Liberal Democrat leader will warn against the rise of Reform UK as he addresses his party’s conference in Edinburgh on Saturday.
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Katrine Bussey
21 Feb 2026
Politics
Swinney vows ‘absolute confidence’ in Lord Advocate amid row over Murrell memo
Dorothy Bain KC has been accused of giving the SNP leader political advantage with a minute about the case against Peter Murrell.
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Katrine Bussey
19 Feb 2026
Politics
Lord Advocate denies giving First Minister ‘political advantage’ in Murrell case
Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain KC faced questions over why details of the charge were given to First Minister John Swinney last month.
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Katrine Bussey
18 Feb 2026
Politics
Labour is united behind Sarwar’s bid to be next first minister – Alexander
The Scottish Secretary has sought to downplay divisions within the party after its Scottish leader called on the PM to quit.
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Katrine Bussey
12 Feb 2026
Politics
Scottish Government bill for gender court case totals over £760,000
Ministers have paid out after campaigners at For Women Scotland last year won a landmark ruling at the UK Supreme Court.
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Katrine Bussey
10 Feb 2026
Politics
Sir Keir Starmer still ‘determined’ Anas Sarwar should be Scotland’s next FM
Scottish Secretary Douglas Alexander said while Mr Sarwar had called for the PM to quit, Sir Keir still wants to see him win May’s Holyrood election.
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Katrine Bussey
10 Feb 2026
Politics
Anas Sarwar tells of pain as he calls for ‘friend’ Keir Starmer to quit as PM
The Scottish Labour leader has become the most senior Labour figure to publicly call on Sir Keir to step aside.
By
Katrine Bussey
9 Feb 2026
Politics
Police must investigate Peter Mandelson after Epstein file revelations – SNP
Stephen Flynn has said there must be an investigation into potential misconduct in public office.
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Katrine Bussey
2 Feb 2026
Politics
Anas Sarwar challenged to ‘disclose all correspondence’ with Lord Mandelson
The SNP made the demand after the Scottish Labour leader said it was ‘right’ Lord Mandelson had resigned from his party.
By
Katrine Bussey
2 Feb 2026
Politics
Sarwar refuses to say if PM will address this month’s Scottish Labour conference
Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar instead would only say he would be ‘leading’ his party’s pre-election conference.
By
Katrine Bussey
2 Feb 2026
Politics
‘Right’ for Lord Mandelson to leave Labour, says Scottish leader Anas Sarwar
The Scottish Labour leader spoke out after Lord Peter Mandelson quit the party following the latest revelations over his links with Jeffrey Epstein.
By
Katrine Bussey
2 Feb 2026
Politics
‘Dedication, decency and compassion’ of Lord Wallace hailed after sudden death
The 71-year-old Liberal Democrat former Scottish deputy first minister died on Thursday after complications from surgery.
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Katrine Bussey
30 Jan 2026
Money
More Scottish homes to get automatic help with energy bills
The UK Government also said that the warm home discount scheme will stay in place for the next five winters.
By
Katrine Bussey
29 Jan 2026
Politics
Former Scottish deputy first minister Jim Wallace dies after surgery
The death of Lord Jim Wallace was announced on Thursday.
By
Katrine Bussey
29 Jan 2026
Politics
Swinney blasts Labour’s ‘betrayal’ as Waspi women again denied compensation
Scotland’s First Minister John Swinney said it is ‘deeply regrettable’ women who lost out after state pension changes will not be compensated.
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Katrine Bussey
29 Jan 2026
Politics
China deal will cut tariffs on Scotch whisky, Sir Keir Starmer says
The Prime Minister struck the agreement to reduce export tariffs on Scotch from 10% to 5% during his trip to China.
By
Katrine Bussey
29 Jan 2026
Tech
Scotland ‘leading technological revolution’ with AI Growth Zone – Liz Kendall
The UK Government has chosen Lanarkshire as the site of the new specialist zone, which aims to boost the development of data centres and similar.
By
Katrine Bussey
29 Jan 2026
Politics
Holyrood election must be ‘referendum on SNP’s record’, says Liz Kendall
The UK Science and Technology Secretary was speaking as she visited the site of Scotland’s first AI Growth Zone in Lanarkshire on Thursday.
By
Katrine Bussey
29 Jan 2026
Tech
AI benefits to be felt ‘across community’, Kendall says as growth zone announced
The latest of the UK Government’s AI growth zones is being sited in Lanarkshire.
By
Katrine Bussey
29 Jan 2026
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