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Starmer: SNP and Tories use elections to re-run referendums

The Tories and SNP use elections to re-run past referendums, Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer is expected to tell the Scottish Labour conference. Sir Keir will speak to delegates in Glasgow on Saturday afternoon, where he will talk up his party’s ...

04 Mar 2022 at 23:55

Scotland

Anas Sarwar demands clarity on future imposition of coronavirus restrictions

Scotland should have clear “triggers” for reimposing restrictions if they are needed, with agreed support for people and businesses and improved contact tracing, Anas Sarwar has said. The Scottish Labour set out his party’s plan for “living ...

24 Jan 2022 at 15:55

Nuclear must be part of UK energy mix, says Labour

Nuclear power must form part of the UK’s future energy mix to provide a long-term solution to rising bills, Labour has said. Ahead of a visit on Tuesday, both Sir Keir Starmer and Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar have talked up the use ...

11 Apr 2022 at 23:55

Yousaf using deposit return row to hide his Government’s failings, claims Sarwar

Humza Yousaf’s row with Westminster over the deposit return scheme (DRS) has been used as an “excuse” for his ministers to hide their own failings in delivering the recycling plan, Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has claimed. The UK ...

06 Jun 2023 at 13:33

Scotland

Ending two-child benefits cap in Scotland ‘will cost nearly £200m by 2029’

The scrapping of the two-child benefit cap in Scotland will cost the Scottish Government nearly £200 million a year by the end of the decade, the Scottish Fiscal Commission (SFC) has said. The policy will cost £155 million in 2026-27 ...

07 Jan 2025 at 11:36

Ross urged to ensure cash from racism row Tory donor not used in Scotland

Scottish Labour has sought assurances from the Conservatives that donations made by Frank Hester will not be used north of the border after allegations of racism against the businessman. Mr Hester is alleged to have said Labour MP ...

13 Mar 2024 at 12:58

Scottish Labour pledges means-tested winter payment if it wins Holyrood election

A Scottish Labour government would put in place a means-tested winter fuel payment equivalent north of the border if it is elected in 2026. The UK Government drew ire from across the political spectrum in the summer after ...

19 Nov 2024 at 16:27

Drug consumption rooms are ‘fairly normal’, says Labour MSP

A Labour MSP who is campaigning for safe drug consumption rooms to be legalised in Scotland said the facilities are “fairly normal” in other parts of the world. Speaking to Times Radio on Saturday morning, Glasgow MSP ...

28 May 2022 at 13:41

Swinney: Sarwar’s words count for nothing amid ‘return to austerity’ with cuts

John Swinney has said Anas Sarwar’s words “count for absolutely nothing” as he accused the UK Government of a return to austerity – something the Scottish Labour leader had promised would not happen. Speaking to ...

19 Mar 2025 at 16:20

Welfare system overhaul does not amount to cuts, insists Scottish Labour leader

Anas Sarwar has denied that Labour’s decision to slash £5 billion a year from the welfare budget amounts to cuts. The Scottish Labour leader rejected claims – including from within his own front bench – that ...

20 Mar 2025 at 14:15

Scotland

UK and Scottish governments ‘sleepwalking’ on future of Grangemouth refinery

Both of Scotland’s governments have been accused of “sleepwalking towards disaster” on protecting the future of Scotland’s only oil refinery. Scottish Labour have urged the UK and Scottish governments to ...

06 May 2024 at 00:01

Scotland

Sarwar: I would not cut benefits for disabled Scots as first minister

Anas Sarwar has said he would “absolutely not” slash disabled Scots’ benefits if he became first minister. The Scottish Labour leader’s pledge came amid the furore at Westminster over Sir Keir Starmer’s ...

01 Jul 2025 at 20:20

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