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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 with ...

24 Jan 2022 at 15:55

Scotland

Swinney reported to statistics watchdog over Covid comparison

Deputy First Minister John Swinney has been reported to the statistics authority after he was accused of misrepresenting the impact of coronavirus restrictions in Scotland. Mr Swinney, who is the Scottish Government’s Covid Recovery Secretary, ...

06 Jan 2022 at 14:25

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 of ...

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

First Minister of Wales sacks minister after phone message leak to media

The First Minister of Wales has sacked his minister for social partnership following the leak of a phone message to the media, which she insists she was not behind. Vaughan Gething, who was confirmed as Wales’s new first minister in ...

16 May 2024 at 13:30

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 ...

07 Jan 2025 at 11:36

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

Scotland

Potential for confusion highlighted over Government claim child poverty lowered

A Scottish Government claim about child poverty could lead to potential confusion, the head of the UK Statistics Authority (UKSA) has said. Modelling by the Scottish Government earlier this year estimated 100,000 ...

25 Jun 2024 at 15:34

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, ...

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. ...

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 ...

20 Mar 2025 at 14:15

UK Government unwilling to support Scottish industry, John Swinney claims

The UK Government seems unwilling to support Scottish industry, First Minister John Swinney has said ahead of meeting Sir Keir Starmer. Mr Swinney will meet the Prime Minister at the British ...

05 Dec 2025 at 00:01

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