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Douglas Ross urged to whip Scottish Tory MPs against windfall tax extension

Douglas Ross has been warned he will be Scottish Tory leader in “name only” if he does not whip his MPs to vote against a windfall tax extension. SNP MP Kirsty Blackman said the Moray MP faces being “humiliated” if he is the only Scottish Tory at ...

11 Mar 2024 at 09:03

PM has ‘done the right thing’ in sacking Zahawi, says Scottish Tory chairman

Rishi Sunak made “the right decision” by sacking Nadhim Zahawi, the chairman of the Scottish Conservative Party has said. Craig Hoy told the BBC’s Sunday Show: “It was only right and proper that he asked Sir Laurie Magnus, his ethics adviser, to ...

29 Jan 2023 at 18:26

Scotland

Chancellor urged by SNP to ‘stop pushing children into poverty’

The SNP has urged the Chancellor to “stop pushing children into poverty” – branding Labour “out of touch” for accepting “freebie” clothes and holidays. SNP work and pensions spokeswoman Kirsty Blackman has written to Rachel Reeves at the start ...

07 Oct 2024 at 10:12

Scotland

Chancellor must take action to bring down energy bills, says SNP

The SNP is calling on the Chancellor to introduce a package of measures to bring down energy bills in this week’s Budget. Chancellor Rachel Reeves will set out the UK Government’s tax and spending plans on Wednesday in what will be the first ...

29 Oct 2024 at 00:01

Rise of right-wing parties akin to 1930s Europe, MP says during Holocaust debate

The rise of right-wing parties across the world is creating a similar atmosphere to the 1930s, MPs have heard, as Parliament paid tribute to the millions killed in the Holocaust. MPs drew comparisons with the rise of antisemitism in the ...

23 Jan 2025 at 17:21

Starmer should apologise to disabled people over cuts uncertainty, says SNP

The SNP has suggested Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer “should apologise” to disabled people for “allowing damaging speculation to run wild” over expected cuts to disability payments. The party’s work and pensions spokesperson, Kirsty ...

16 Mar 2025 at 00:01

Scotland

SNP calls for ’11th-hour U-turn’ from Starmer on ‘shameful’ benefit cuts

Sir Keir Starmer has been urged to perform an “11th-hour U-turn” on reports that he plans to slash billions from the welfare budget. The SNP warned that any “return to austerity will haunt the Labour Party for the rest of its time ...

18 Mar 2025 at 00:01

SNP does not have a woman problem, says Swinney

Scotland’s First Minister has said his party does not have an issue with women despite two thirds of the MSPs to announce they will not stand again being female. As of Monday, 21 sitting MSPs have announced they will not seek ...

17 Mar 2025 at 13:48

Scotland

Tackle soaring poverty by matching Scottish child payment, SNP tells Chancellor

The SNP has urged Rachel Reeves to clamp down on “soaring levels of child poverty” by introducing a UK-wide version of the Scottish child payment. The party said the Chancellor should use her spring statement later this ...

15 Mar 2025 at 00:01

SNP proposed candidates for Holyrood election show ‘huge’ talent, says Blackman

An SNP MP has said there is a “huge amount of talent” among proposed candidates for next year’s Holyrood election after a former health secretary became the latest MSP to announce he would stand down. Michael Matheson, ...

17 Mar 2025 at 08:42

Scotland

Anas Sarwar urged to ‘come clean’ after Labour MSP Foysol Choudhury suspended

Scottish Labour’s Foysol Choudhury has become the second MSP to be suspended by the party in less than two months. The Lothian MSP is understood to have been administratively suspended by the party pending the outcome ...

27 Sept 2025 at 12:53

Bid to scrap two-child benefit cap supported by MPs

A bid by the SNP to scrap the two-child benefit cap has been supported in the Commons, including by seven Labour MPs. The SNP’s Kirsty Blackman forced a vote on the issue through a 10-minute rule motion in the ...

16 Sept 2025 at 17:07

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