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Cost of living crisis becoming an emergency, warns Blackford

The cost of living crisis is quickly becoming an emergency, SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford has said. He has written to Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Chancellor Rishi Sunak calling for more action to tackle rising bills. The letter, also ...

06 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Scottish Conservatives offer ‘real alternative’ to SNP, Douglas Ross to say

The Scottish Conservatives offer a real alternative to the “failing SNP Government”, the party’s leader will say in a keynote conference speech. Speaking at the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham on Monday, Douglas Ross will say large ...

03 Oct 2022 at 01:01

Stephen Flynn elected SNP Westminster leader

Stephen Flynn has been elected as the new leader of the SNP at Westminster, replacing the outgoing Ian Blackford. The Aberdeen South MP defeated Alison Thewliss for the top job at the party’s AGM on Tuesday and will face Rishi Sunak at Prime ...

06 Dec 2022 at 20:44

Alison Thewliss and Stephen Flynn in running to be new SNP leader at Westminster

SNP MPs will choose a new Westminster leader on Tuesday after Ian Blackford said he would step down. The current incumbent announced last week he would not stand again to lead the party in the Commons, with deputy leader Kirsten Oswald also ...

06 Dec 2022 at 09:13

Stephen Flynn announces bid to be SNP’s next Westminster leader

SNP MP Stephen Flynn has launched a bid to become the party’s next Westminster leader. Mr Flynn, who has represented Aberdeen South since 2019, announced his candidacy on his Twitter account on Sunday evening. The news comes just two weeks ...

04 Dec 2022 at 21:07

Alison Thewliss picks Stuart McDonald as deputy in SNP leadership bid

SNP Westminster leadership contender Alison Thewliss has nominated Stuart McDonald to be deputy. The contest, set to take place on Tuesday, was triggered by Ian Blackford’s announcement that he would step down last week. His deputy, ...

05 Dec 2022 at 11:17

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

Dr Lisa Cameron, who quit the SNP for the Tories, has said she and Scotland are “exhausted by nationalism”. Dr Cameron caused a stir when she defected last week, after claiming she had been ostracised by SNP colleagues after ...

19 Oct 2023 at 13:05

SNP condemns Labour candidate who suggested shipping smuggler gangs to Scotland

Sir Keir Starmer has been accused of conducting a “purge” of the left in his party, as Labour also came under fire for selecting a General Election candidate who suggested smuggler gangs could be “shipped to Scotland”. SNP ...

30 May 2024 at 14:07

Pilot drug consumption room must follow report recommending it, says SNP MP

The UK Government must not ignore a Westminster report calling for safe drug consumption rooms to be piloted in Scotland, an SNP MP has warned. Glasgow Central MP Alison Thewliss has been campaigning for safe spaces for ...

31 Aug 2023 at 09:16

Scotland

Yousaf: Clubs should take more responsibility for fan celebrations

Humza Yousaf has backed calls for football clubs to take more responsibility for their fans’ celebrations, following the scenes of disorder at the weekend as Celtic won the Scottish Premiership. Thousands of the club’s ...

30 May 2023 at 16:48

Scotland

Hundreds march in Glasgow in pro-independence rally

Hundreds of Scots marched through Glasgow’s city centre in support of the independence movement. Pro-independence backers gathered at Kelvingrove Park on Saturday to take part in the March for Independence to Glasgow ...

04 May 2024 at 14:14

Scotland

SNP demands end of ‘unnecessary suffering’ caused by two-child benefit cap

The SNP has called for “unnecessary suffering” caused by the two-child benefit cap to end seven years on from its introduction. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been urged to reflect on the damage critics say the ...

06 Apr 2024 at 00:01

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