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Challenge to Starmer as SNP pledges to scrap two child benefit limit in Scotland

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Keir Starmer is under increasing pressure to scrap the controversial two …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

EUAN MCCOLM: Most Scots don't think it's Right-wing to ban male-bodied people from women's spaces. They just think it's right

Daily Mail

If you want to know how deeply John Swinney regrets the impact of incoherent gender ideology on Scotland’s government, consider the First Minister’s silence on the matter of an ongoing court hearing in London. Harry Potter author JK Rowling has been vocal on the court case and its implications Women's Rights supporters protest outside the hearing at the Supreme Court …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

KEMI BADENOCH: Scots need a well-earned break from the tired, failed politics of the left

Daily Mail

Sometimes, before we can move on from a great defeat, we need to acknowledge where we went wrong. Tory leadership contender Kemi Badenoch says Scotland is being damaged by the SNP's socialist tax regime The loss of this investment and the stalling of key projects not only affects Aberdeen but the energy security of the whole United Kingdom. If I …

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2 months, 4 weeks ago

I didn’t agree with Alex Salmond, but he ran circles around the current SNP

The Independent

Though I utterly opposed Alex Salmond’s divisive nationalist dogma, I am not going to use his death to launch an ad hominem attack on him. It’s understood he had aspirations to rejoin Holyrood in 2026 as an Alba MSP – and indeed, I would have thoroughly enjoyed watching his finely tuned debating skills reduce to rubble those ineffectual and frankly …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Fury as peak rail fares are reinstated in Scotland as SNP is accused of 'sabotaging' trial scheme which scrapped the more expensive tickets

Daily Mail

The SNP was today accused of 'sabotaging' a scheme to axe peak rail fares in Scotland after they were reintroduced to the ire of commuters. A trial that saw peak fares scrapped for nearly a year has now come to an end, causing the price of an anytime return ticket between Glasgow and Edinburgh rise from £16.20 to £31.40 SNP …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

SNP's 'catastrophic failure' as record number of children stuck in temporary accommodation

Daily Mail

The SNP has been accused of a ‘catastrophic failure’ after it emerged a record number of children are stuck in temporary accommodation as the housing crisis escalates. The SNP came under heavy criticism after it emerged a record number of children have no place to call home Matt Downie, chief executive of homelessness charity Crisis, said: ‘The Scottish Government has …

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6 months ago

SNP set for election humiliation leaving nationalists with just TEN seats - fewer than even the Tories - leaving their independence dream in tatters as Scots turn their back on scandal-ravaged party

Daily Mail

The SNP is set for a major election humiliation in Scotland that could leave it with fewer seats than Nigel Farage's Reform UK, polls suggest. Sir Keir Starmer's party's success appears to have extended north of the border, with the SNP losing 38 seats compared with the 2019 election, many at the hands of Labour. Speaking on ITV, former SNP …

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6 months, 1 week ago

UK general election live results 2024: By the numbers

Al Jazeera

Labour leader Keir Starmer has officially become the UK’s new prime minister with his party winning more than 400 of the 650 seats in the House of Commons – the lower house of Britain’s parliament. Here is how all the parties performed: Previous election results In 2019, Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party secured a majority by seizing seats from the Labour …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

GRAHAM GRANT: Devolution a success? Frankly, Tony Blair owes Scotland an apology for the wasted years of calamitous SNP rule

Daily Mail

He was a pariah for Labour during the Corbyn years but now Sir Tony Blair is back in action – with his party smugly assuming it’s on the cusp of regaining power. Sir Tony echoed his sentiment, to some extent, by saying that Scotland is ‘still part of the UK, which was part of the design – so devolution has …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

RISHI SUNAK: This election is about who you TRUST to deliver for our United Kingdom

Daily Mail

When I became Prime Minister, my most immediate task was to restore our economic stability. In a more uncertain world with increased threats, we need a clear plan and bold action to deliver the secure future that our country deserves. While other countries across the world are paying attention to our plans and following our lead, Labour would make our …

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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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11 months, 4 weeks ago

Humza Yousaf targets ‘Tory-free Scotland’ despite collapse in SNP support

The Telegraph

Humza Yousaf has set a target of ousting all the Tory MPs in Scotland in the general election, despite polls showing a collapse in support for the SNP. The First Minister will tell activists on Friday that his party can deliver a “Tory-free Scotland” by winning all six Scottish seats held by the Conservatives. Mr Yousaf will launch the SNP’s …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Sunak faces PMQs grilling amid fallout from Braverman letter

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 Rishi Sunak faces his first Prime Minister’s Questions since a …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Labour criticises Israeli ministers and urges end to West Bank violence

The Independent

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1 year, 3 months ago

UK’s opposition Labour Party gets a boost from a special election victory in Scotland

Associated Press

LONDON — Britain’s main opposition Labour Party won an emphatic victory Friday in a special election for a Scottish district that was watched as an indicator of the party’s rebounding popularity ahead of a national election next year. The result adds to pressure on Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf, who took over as SNP leader in March after his predecessor …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Under Sunak, can the right-wing Conservatives win another UK election?

Al Jazeera

The ruling party, which held a divisive conference this week, has been in power for 13 years but is struggling in opinion polls. “Useless”, “rubbish”, “bad”, “incompetent” and “corrupt” were the most prominent terms that appeared on a Savanta UK word cloud after it asked 2,000 people to describe the right-wing party, led by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. “They might …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Scotland may ditch monarchy, replace king with elected representative, says SNP leader Hamza Yousaf

Firstpost

For the position of Scotland’s next First Minister and to succeed Nicola Sturgeon, Yousaf is competing against Finance Secretary Kate Forbes and former minister Ash Regan. The winner will be announced on March 27 after the polls Edinburgh: Scotland might consider ditching the monarchy within five years of independence and replace king Charles III with an elected head of the …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Brian Cox warns independence supporters over Nicola Sturgeon resignation

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 Brian Cox said Nicola Sturgeon has “huge shoes to follow” …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Where the SNP leadership candidates stand on same sex marriage

The Independent

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1 year, 10 months ago

Ash Regan says she supports right to equal marriage

The Independent

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1 year, 10 months ago

Two-thirds of Scots think Nicola Sturgeon stepping down is the ‘right decision’

The Independent

Two-thirds of Scots – and more than half of SNP voters – believe Nicola Sturgeon is right to be stepping down as Scotland’s First Minister, a new poll has shown. The first full poll to be carried out since Ms Sturgeon announced her resignation plans found 67% of people believe she has made the correct decision – with 54% of …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Scottish gender bill veto is 'slippery slope from devolution to direct rule', SNP claims

The Telegraph

The Government announced yesterday that it will bring forward a ban on conversion therapy, including for trans people. Robert Jenrick, the Immigration Minister, said this morning that the Government's aim is to come up with legislation which will strike the balance between stopping "malicious activities" and ensuring that "well-meaning loved ones and trusted advisers to children can provide the support …

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1 year, 11 months ago

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Rishi Sunak is right to block this flawed legislation

Daily Mail

Of the three massive challenges facing Rishi Sunak this week, the Mail was much heartened yesterday to see him meet the first one head on. His decision to block the SNP's dangerously ill-judged Gender Recognition Bill was an act of political courage which will be applauded on both sides of the border. Rishi Sunak's decision to block the SNP's dangerously …

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2 years, 5 months ago

Douglas Ross urges change in approach to ‘heart-breaking’ drug deaths

The Independent

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Challenge to Starmer as SNP pledges to scrap two child benefit limit in Scotland

EUAN MCCOLM: Most Scots don't think it's Right-wing to ban male-bodied people from women's spaces. They just think it's right

KEMI BADENOCH: Scots need a well-earned break from the tired, failed politics of the left

I didn’t agree with Alex Salmond, but he ran circles around the current SNP

Fury as peak rail fares are reinstated in Scotland as SNP is accused of 'sabotaging' trial scheme which scrapped the more expensive tickets

SNP's 'catastrophic failure' as record number of children stuck in temporary accommodation

SNP set for election humiliation leaving nationalists with just TEN seats - fewer than even the Tories - leaving their independence dream in tatters as Scots turn their back on scandal-ravaged party

UK general election live results 2024: By the numbers

GRAHAM GRANT: Devolution a success? Frankly, Tony Blair owes Scotland an apology for the wasted years of calamitous SNP rule

RISHI SUNAK: This election is about who you TRUST to deliver for our United Kingdom

Chaos erupts as UK parliament votes on Gaza ceasefire

Humza Yousaf targets ‘Tory-free Scotland’ despite collapse in SNP support

Sunak faces PMQs grilling amid fallout from Braverman letter

Labour criticises Israeli ministers and urges end to West Bank violence

UK’s opposition Labour Party gets a boost from a special election victory in Scotland

Under Sunak, can the right-wing Conservatives win another UK election?

Scotland may ditch monarchy, replace king with elected representative, says SNP leader Hamza Yousaf

Brian Cox warns independence supporters over Nicola Sturgeon resignation

Where the SNP leadership candidates stand on same sex marriage

Ash Regan says she supports right to equal marriage

Two-thirds of Scots think Nicola Sturgeon stepping down is the ‘right decision’

Scottish gender bill veto is 'slippery slope from devolution to direct rule', SNP claims

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Rishi Sunak is right to block this flawed legislation

Douglas Ross urges change in approach to ‘heart-breaking’ drug deaths