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Scottish Tories to launch council election campaign

The Scottish Tories are set to launch their campaign for May’s council elections by promising action on local issues. Douglas Ross will kick off the election campaign in Edinburgh on Friday and unveil the party’s slogan ahead of the May 5 poll: ...

25 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Scotland

Cole-Hamilton challenges SNP to ‘lay aside’ indyref2 talk for council campaign

As the campaign for council elections gets underway, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton has challenged the SNP to “lay aside talk of an independence referendum and get to grips with what matters right now”. The Lib Dem, who is ...

26 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Cost-of-living crisis leaving people terrified to open bills, Sturgeon says

Nicola Sturgeon has accused Boris Johnson’s Tories of “disgraceful inaction” on the cost-of-living crisis, which she said has left people “terrified to open their bills”. The Scottish First Minister and SNP leader will challenge the ...

08 Apr 2022 at 01:25

Scotland

SNP urges Scots to use council vote to ‘cast their verdict’ on Tories

Scots are being urged to use May’s council elections to “cast a verdict” on the Prime Minister and on “Tory lies, cronyism and hypocrisy”. Kelly Parry, the SNP council election campaign director, said the May 5 Scottish local ...

30 Mar 2022 at 19:25

Scotland

Scots getting ‘best deal on council tax’ in Britain, SNP MSP says

Scots are getting the “best deal in Britain” when it comes to council tax payments, the SNP has claimed, resulting in households paying hundreds of pounds less than they would south of the border. MSP Kenneth Gibson ...

04 Apr 2022 at 23:25

Scotland

Sarwar urges Scots to make ‘different choices’ in Thursday’s council elections

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar is calling on voters to make “different choices” in this week’s local council elections. With households across the country hit by rising prices, he insisted that Scots were being ...

04 May 2022 at 01:25

Scotland

Lib Dems seeing new shoots of growth, says leader

Scottish Liberal Democrats are seeing “new shoots of growth and renewal”, party leader Alex Cole-Hamilton has said ahead of voters going to the polls. Campaigning ahead of Thursday’s local government elections, Mr ...

04 May 2022 at 13:55

Scotland

We need realistic and proper pay for councillors, say local government leaders

Councillors’ pay “does not cut the mustard”, the Scottish Government has been told, with local authority chiefs demanding ministers take a “realistic look” at their wages. Leaders at Cosla, which represents ...

10 Jan 2022 at 01:25

News

Anas Sarwar rejects coalitions with SNP or Tories after May’s council elections

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has made it clear he does not want his party to do deals with either the SNP or the Tories to get into power in local government. With council elections in Scotland due ...

10 Jan 2022 at 15:25

Lib Dem leader Davey targets Tory record on crime in run-up to local elections

Tory heartlands are being targeted by the Liberal Democrats in the run-up to May’s council elections. Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey will visit 25 areas of the so-called Blue Wall, accusing the ...

23 Feb 2023 at 00:01

Long-standing Labour councillor takes legal action after party expulsion

The expulsion of a Labour councillor of more than 30 years shortly before local elections is linked to his alleged membership of an organisation which is banned by the party, it is ...

31 Mar 2023 at 14:24

Sunak accused of ‘complete re-hash’ of pothole announcement

Rishi Sunak’s opponents have accused him of deploying a “complete re-hash” of a year-old pothole crackdown as he campaigns for the May elections. The Prime Minister sought to ...

31 Mar 2023 at 16:05

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