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Budget fails to tackle slow economic growth, says Labour
1 month ago

Budget fails to tackle slow economic growth, says Labour

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 The SNP’s Budget fails to tackle slow growth and continues …

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Floating offshore wind farms risk destroying Scottish fishing, industry leader warns
3 months, 1 week ago

Floating offshore wind farms risk destroying Scottish fishing, industry leader warns

The Telegraph  

The project, off the coast of Peterhead in the North Sea, is to include up to 35 floating turbines, with the capacity to provide 560 MW of renewable energy capacity. ‘We need action from Government’ Ms Macdonald told the dinner that “many discussions and efforts to find solutions” to having fishing and floating offshore wind in the same waters have …

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SNP ministers blocked staff comments on Holocaust Memorial Day website article over fears they would make 'discriminatory' comments
4 months, 1 week ago

SNP ministers blocked staff comments on Holocaust Memorial Day website article over fears they would make 'discriminatory' comments

Daily Mail  

Staff comments were blocked on the Scottish Government’s in-house website about Holocaust Memorial Day in case they made ‘discriminatory’ remarks. Holocaust Memorial Day is held in memory of the millions of Jewish people murdered across Europe by the Nazis during the Second World War Officials feared Scottish Government civil servants would leave 'inappropriate' comments on the Holocaust Memorial Day page …

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Starmer and Labour set for huge majority as exit poll predicts record Tory defeat
6 months ago

Starmer and Labour set for huge majority as exit poll predicts record Tory defeat

The Independent  

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. Sir Jacob said: “The Conservative Party took its core voters for granted and that is …

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Labour’s landslide victory will turn politics on its head
6 months ago

Labour’s landslide victory will turn politics on its head

The Economist  

Listen to this story. S IR KEIR STARMER will today become Britain’s new prime minister, having led the Labour Party to a sweeping general-election victory after 14 years in opposition. Top of its to-do list is surgery to Britain’s planning system, which “has held back investment and building in Britain for far too long”, said Rachel Reeves, Britain’s chancellor-in-waiting, as …

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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
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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Mordaunt v Rayner v Farage - THE VERDICT: MailOnline panel is left unconvinced after BBC debate as voters say there was 'no game-changing moment' and claim candidates made minimal impact in seven-way
7 months ago

Mordaunt v Rayner v Farage - THE VERDICT: MailOnline panel is left unconvinced after BBC debate as voters say there was 'no game-changing moment' and claim candidates made minimal impact in seven-way

Daily Mail  

Voters have given their verdict on the winners and losers of the second debate of the general election campaign as the leading figures from the seven major political parties went head-to-head last night. MailOnline readers have given their verdict after last night's seven-way head-to-head Reform UK leader Nigel Farage, leader of Plaid Cymru Rhun ap Iorwerth, Liberal Democrat deputy leader …

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Opinion poll round-up on day nine of the election campaign
7 months, 1 week ago

Opinion poll round-up on day nine of the election campaign

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. A poll by BMG Research, carried out on Tuesday May 28 and Wednesday May …

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Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer will go head-to-head in first election debate on TUESDAY at 9pm on ITV - with Tories hoping the PM can narrow huge gap in the polls
7 months, 1 week ago

Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer will go head-to-head in first election debate on TUESDAY at 9pm on ITV - with Tories hoping the PM can narrow huge gap in the polls

Daily Mail  

Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer will go head-to-head in the first televised election debate next week. As the election battle gathers pace today: Labour is struggling to contain a row about Diane Abbott being blocked from standing as a candidate at the election; Junior doctors have announced a six-day strike finishing on July 2 - just two days before the …

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Labour lead over Tories falls as economy recovers
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Labour lead over Tories falls as economy recovers

The Telegraph  

Increase in economic optimism There was good news for the Conservatives with the finding that there was a sharp increase in economic optimism. On 10 May – during the period that the poll was taken – the Office for National Statistics announced that Britain’s economy had grown by 0.6 per cent in the first quarter of the year. Asked whether …

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Why did Scotland’s government under Humza Yousaf fall apart Explained
8 months ago

Why did Scotland’s government under Humza Yousaf fall apart Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: Scottish National Party leader John Swinney was sworn in as the First Minister of Scotland at a brief ceremony in capital Edinburgh on Wednesday. Earlier, Mr. Yousaf ended SNP’s Bute House power-sharing agreement with the Scottish Greens party, following his party’s decision to scrap climate targets. The SNP and Scottish Greens were committed to “working together …

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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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SNP chief Humza Yousef 'begs' rivals to save his job in bid to avoid being ousted as First Minister ahead of no-confidence votes
8 months, 2 weeks ago

SNP chief Humza Yousef 'begs' rivals to save his job in bid to avoid being ousted as First Minister ahead of no-confidence votes

Daily Mail  

Humza Yousaf has written ­humiliating 'begging' letters to opposition leaders in a bid to avoid being ousted as First Minister. Humza Yousaf has written ­humiliating 'begging' letters to opposition leaders in a bid to avoid being ousted as First Minister Yousaf is desperate to persuade ex-SNP MSP Ash Regan, now the Alba leader at Holyrood, to back him on the …

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Humza Yousaf vows to continue as Scotland First Minister, face no confidence vote
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Humza Yousaf vows to continue as Scotland First Minister, face no confidence vote

The Hindu  

Scotland’s First MinisterHumza Yousaf, on April 26, said he would not resign following the end of a power-sharing agreement with the Scottish Greens that led to the Opposition backing a no confidence motion against him. Mr. Yousuf had ended a power sharing agreement with the Scottish Greens on April 25 as cracks appeared in an already fragile agreement, following 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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Why the SNP is staring down the barrel of electoral disaster
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Why the SNP is staring down the barrel of electoral disaster

The Telegraph  

Last week was more difficult than usual for Humza Yousaf. News outlets breathlessly reported that the first minister’s brother-in-law, Ramsay El-Nakla, had appeared in court, charged with abduction and extortion following an incident where a man fell from a block of flats and later died. Nevertheless, the publicity would have been an unwelcome complication in a week when a new …

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Tories could lose 58% of past voters in Scotland at next election, poll suggests
10 months, 1 week ago

Tories could lose 58% of past voters in Scotland at next election, poll suggests

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 The Conservatives face losing as much as 58% of their …

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Unionists can oust ‘dud’ Humza Yousaf with tactical vote for Scottish Tories
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Unionists can oust ‘dud’ Humza Yousaf with tactical vote for Scottish Tories

The Telegraph  

Although polls have predicted the Tories will endure large losses across the UK in the election, they are confident that they can make gains in Scotland, partly thanks to the SNP’s travails. Mr Yousaf has urged Scots to make Scotland “Tory-free” by backing the SNP in the six Conservative seats, but Mr Hoy predicted the First Minister’s unpopularity would have …

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Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle facing calls to resign after Gaza debate descends into chaos
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle facing calls to resign after Gaza debate descends into chaos

The Independent  

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Five more years of Tory Government would be ‘unbearable nightmare’ – Sarwar
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Five more years of Tory Government would be ‘unbearable nightmare’ – Sarwar

The Independent  

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Foreign students more likely than Scots to be offered place at top universities
11 months ago

Foreign students more likely than Scots to be offered place at top universities

The Telegraph  

The offer rate was higher at the university for international students in almost three-quarters of arts, humanities and social sciences courses, analysis by The Scotsman newspaper found. “Young Scots will be disheartened to see such a significant difference between the number of offers being made to international students and Scottish students,” Liam Kerr, education spokesman for the Scottish Tories, said. …

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First minister Humza Yousaf says vote SNP for Tory-free Scotland
11 months, 4 weeks ago

First minister Humza Yousaf says vote SNP for Tory-free Scotland

The Independent  

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Humza Yousaf targets ‘Tory-free Scotland’ despite collapse in SNP support
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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I’m exhausted by nationalism, says MP who defected from SNP to Tories
1 year, 2 months ago

I’m exhausted by nationalism, says MP who defected from SNP to Tories

The Independent  

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