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Kemi takes aim at SNP's dismal record and 'betrayal' of the Scottish people in withering attack on nationalists
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Kemi takes aim at SNP's dismal record and 'betrayal' of the Scottish people in withering attack on nationalists

Daily Mail  

Tory leadership hopeful Kemi Badenoch has launched a blistering attack on the SNP’s miserable record and accused it of a ‘betrayal’ of the Scottish people. She also said that Scottish Labour is not the alternative government Scotland needs because the party is ‘two sides of the same coin’ as the SNP and offers the same failed left-wing policies. Tory leadership …

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Does Scotland really have anything to celebrate?
4 months ago

Does Scotland really have anything to celebrate?

The Independent  

It is surprising that factions within the Scottish independence movement are planning events to mark the 10th anniversary of their defeat in the 2014 independence referendum. Martin Redfern Melrose, Roxburghshire Renters deserve clear rights to protect them from homelessness The government’s proposal to reform the rental market needs urgent clarity. Nick Emmerson President of the Law Society of England and …

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Swinney will not be drawn on scale of financial challenge facing country
4 months, 1 week ago

Swinney will not be drawn on scale of financial challenge facing country

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “I think that we’re getting dangerously close to me setting out details that Parliament …

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Poll suggesting Reform breakthrough at Holyrood ‘deeply concerning’ – Findlay
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Poll suggesting Reform breakthrough at Holyrood ‘deeply concerning’ – Findlay

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Scottish Conservative leadership candidate Russell Findlay says a poll suggesting …

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Can devolution work better under a Labour government?
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Can devolution work better under a Labour government?

The Independent  

The prime minister anointed Eluned Morgan the new Labour first minister of Wales on Tuesday, making a two-day visit to the principality on his return from Northern Ireland. After six weeks of a new government of the UK, let us take stock of how devolution might work differently under a Labour prime minister. “These Scottish Labour MPs are going to …

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Labour suspends MPs who defied Government in two-child benefit cap vote
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Labour suspends MPs who defied Government in two-child benefit cap vote

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Sir Keir Starmer has stripped …

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Scottish National Party’s ‘damaging’ U.K. election result hits independence push
6 months ago

Scottish National Party’s ‘damaging’ U.K. election result hits independence push

The Hindu  

The pro-separatist Scottish National Party was virtually obliterated at the U.K. General Election on July 5, suffering a devastating blow to its withering independence movement. The SNP lost dozens of lawmakers as it recorded its worst result in a British general election since 2010, with leader John Swinney lamenting a “very, very difficult and damaging” night for his party. Labour …

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John Swinney profile: The ‘safety first’ SNP leader
6 months, 3 weeks ago

John Swinney profile: The ‘safety first’ SNP leader

The Telegraph  

Mr Swinney has never been viewed as a charismatic politician and has normally been seen as a moderate voice in the SNP hierarchy but his support for independence has never been questioned. However, moving Mr Swinney to education didn’t work and in 2020 he faced fierce criticism from parents, teachers and political opponents over what Labour’s Richard Leonard described as …

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Alex Salmond attacks SNP over ‘half-hearted’ campaign on independence
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Alex Salmond attacks SNP over ‘half-hearted’ campaign on independence

The Independent  

Sign up to our free Brexit and beyond email for the latest headlines on what Brexit is meaning for the UK Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The former Scottish …

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SNP government declares ‘housing emergency’ across Scotland
7 months, 3 weeks ago

SNP government declares ‘housing emergency’ across Scotland

The Telegraph  

SNP ministers have declared a “housing emergency” in Scotland after cutting their affordable homes budget by a quarter as rent controls introduced by Nicola Sturgeon backfired. Ms Somerville said: “The housing emergency is one of the defining issues of a generation – caused by a decade and a half of Tory austerity, soaring inflation as a result of UK Government …

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John Swinney | The gradualist
7 months, 4 weeks ago

John Swinney | The gradualist

The Hindu  

On May 8, 60-year-old John Ramsay Swinney, a veteran of the Scottish National Party, was sworn in as Scotland’s First Minister. Mr. Swinney takes up the reins from Humza Yousaf, the former First Minister who stepped down following a threat of a no-confidence vote against him, after he ripped up his party’s coalition agreement with the Scottish Greens over climate …

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Sunak is spinning hopes of a hung parliament – but it won’t work this time
8 months ago

Sunak is spinning hopes of a hung parliament – but it won’t work this time

The Independent  

Rishi Sunak is clutching at the thinnest of straws in claiming the results of last Thursday’s local elections point to a hung parliament. After disastrous results for the Conservatives, the prime minister needed all the ammunition he could get, and gratefully received some from a Sky News projection of the “national equivalent vote” showing Labour would be 32 seats short …

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Britain headed for hung parliament, says Rishi Sunak
8 months ago

Britain headed for hung parliament, says Rishi Sunak

The Telegraph  

Britain is on course for a hung parliament, Rishi Sunak said on Sunday night as he urged his MPs to “come together” ahead of the general election. The Prime Minister branded the local election results, which saw the Conservatives lose almost 500 councillors and the West Midlands mayoralty, “bitterly disappointing”, but seized upon projections that Labour would fall short of …

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Humza Yousaf is gone – and Labour can’t believe its luck
8 months, 1 week ago

Humza Yousaf is gone – and Labour can’t believe its luck

The Independent  

For Keir Starmer, the road to Downing Street has always run through Scotland. Under the first-past-the-post system, Labour officials calculate, every one percentage point on top of a 30 per cent share of the vote nets three extra seats, but hitting 40 per cent allows a party to sweep the board – as the SNP did following the 2014 independence …

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Scotland’s leader resigns after split with Green Party over climate change, other conflicts
8 months, 1 week ago

Scotland’s leader resigns after split with Green Party over climate change, other conflicts

LA Times  

Scotland’s First Minister Humza Yousaf resigned on Monday, triggering a leadership contest as the governing Scottish National Party seeks to avoid early elections. “I have therefore informed the SNP’s national secretary of my intention to stand down as party leader.” Yousaf will remain first minister as the SNP tries to choose a replacement who can command a majority in the …

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EUAN McCOLM: As he teeters on the brink, how hapless Humza Yousaf's string of failures means he should start booking a removal van...
8 months, 2 weeks ago

EUAN McCOLM: As he teeters on the brink, how hapless Humza Yousaf's string of failures means he should start booking a removal van...

Daily Mail  

You have to admire the man’s brass neck. Announcing his decision to end the power-sharing agreement between the SNP and the Scottish Greens yesterday, First Minister Humza Yousaf was as close to the model of reason as he could manage. Scottish Greens Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater give a press conference after the First Minister's bombshell that they were no …

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Powerful Regan could be the kingmaker
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Powerful Regan could be the kingmaker

Daily Mail  

Humza Yousaf once described her as ‘no great loss’ when she left the party. But now former SNP leadership candidate Ash Regan could become kingmaker next week as Humza Yousaf faces a vote of no confidence. Ms Regan has been described as ‘powerful’ by Alba Party leader Alex Salmond, while JK Rowling said her position was ‘karma’ for the First …

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JK Rowling's defiant trans tweets are NOT criminal: Police refuse to arrest author amid furious backlash at new SNP 'hate crime' laws - as she says she 'hopes every woman who wants to speak up for imp
9 months, 1 week ago

JK Rowling's defiant trans tweets are NOT criminal: Police refuse to arrest author amid furious backlash at new SNP 'hate crime' laws - as she says she 'hopes every woman who wants to speak up for imp

Daily Mail  

Rowling says of police response: 'I hope every woman in Scotland is reassured' Police Scotland have confirmed no action is to be taken against JK Rowling after she challenged new hate legislation north of the border with a flurry of gender critical posts on X, formerly Twitter. JK Rowling has unleashed her furor at Scotland's new hate crime law which …

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‘A race to the bottom for politics’: British Muslim and Palestinian groups criticise Commons chaos
10 months, 2 weeks ago

‘A race to the bottom for politics’: British Muslim and Palestinian groups criticise Commons chaos

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy British Muslim and Palestinian organisations have criticised the …

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UK Parliament is in turmoil after a debate over a Gaza cease-fire raised fears for lawmakers’ safety
10 months, 2 weeks ago

UK Parliament is in turmoil after a debate over a Gaza cease-fire raised fears for lawmakers’ safety

Associated Press  

LONDON — The chaotic debate over a cease-fire in Gaza reverberated through Britain’s Parliament on Thursday as the speaker of the House of Commons faced calls to resign, and lawmakers said they feared for their safety amid pressure from all sides of the issue. That is spilling over into Parliament, where the Gaza issue has been “weaponized” and some lawmakers …

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U.K. Parliament descends into chaos over vote on Gaza ceasefire
10 months, 2 weeks ago

U.K. Parliament descends into chaos over vote on Gaza ceasefire

The Hindu  

U.K. lawmakers called on February 21 for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war — but only after dozens walked out of the House of Commons in protest at how the vote was handled. But Parliament descended into chaos as legislators from the governing Conservatives and an Opposition party accused Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle of upending parliamentary procedure. The mayhem broke …

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An attempt by UK lawmakers to vote on a cease-fire in Gaza descended into chaos
10 months, 2 weeks ago

An attempt by UK lawmakers to vote on a cease-fire in Gaza descended into chaos

Associated Press  

LONDON — U.K. lawmakers called Wednesday for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war — but only after dozens walked out of the House of Commons in protest at how the vote was handled. But Parliament descended into chaos as legislators from the governing Conservatives and an opposition party accused Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle of upending parliamentary procedure. The mayhem broke …

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Potential U.K. Labour Party rebellion averted as Parliament considers ‘immediate’ ceasefire in West Asia
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Potential U.K. Labour Party rebellion averted as Parliament considers ‘immediate’ ceasefire in West Asia

The Hindu  

Leader of the U.K. Labour Party, Keir Starmer, narrowly avoided a rebellion from Labour MPs after the Speaker of the U.K. House of Commons, on February 20, controversially allowed a vote on a Labour amendment calling for an “immediate humanitarian ceasefire” in Gaza and Israel. Labour’s amendment was tabled in response to a Scottish National Party motion on February 20 …

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Chaos erupts as UK parliament votes on Gaza ceasefire
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Chaos erupts as UK parliament votes on Gaza ceasefire

Al Jazeera  

Government and SNP condemn Speaker Lindsay Hoyle for his handling of the Gaza ceasefire debate. The UK’s House of Commons has descended into chaos as the government and the Scottish National Party condemned Speaker Lindsay Hoyle for his handling of a key vote on support for a ceasefire in Gaza. The uproar followed a decision by Hoyle to ignore precedent …

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