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Putin is afraid of everything Britain values, Starmer says

Vladimir Putin is afraid of democracy, openness and progress and fears the world will “move on without him”, Sir Keir Starmer has said. The Labour leader said the Russian president is “afraid of everything that we are most proud of” and his invasion ...

05 Mar 2022 at 17:25

Starmer urges party not to ‘run away from mainstream’ as he looks to centre

Sir Keir Starmer has urged party members not to chase “political purity” at the expense of winning elections, as he made a push for the centre ground. Speaking at his first in-person Scottish Labour conference since becoming leader, Sir Keir was ...

05 Mar 2022 at 17:25

Independence will not drive young people’s political thinking in 2026 – Sarwar

Young voters will not be driven by the constitutional question at the next election, Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has said as he stressed it would take “hard work” but he could be First Minister in 2026. Speaking to journalists on the ...

06 Mar 2022 at 16:25

Defending democracy abroad should not mean PM gets off with partygate – Sarwar

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar said the war in Ukraine should not stop the removal of Boris Johnson from power. Speaking as the Scottish Labour conference in Glasgow came to an end, Mr Sarwar appeared to disagree with the position of ...

06 Mar 2022 at 16:55

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University principal warns of ‘grave situation’ for the sector

Funding issues have left higher education institutions facing a “terrible situation with no real relief” in sight, a university principal has warned. Professor Steve Olivier, the principal and vice chancellor of Robert Gordon University ...

17 Feb 2024 at 19:43

UK in a ‘doom loop’ under Tories, Labour MP claims

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has broken his promise to grow the economy and Tory policies have left the UK in a “doom loop”, Labour’s shadow financial secretary to the Treasury has claimed. James Murray said public services across the ...

17 Feb 2024 at 16:04

Labour’s Ian Murray challenges Sunak to name the day for general election

Labour’s shadow Scottish secretary challenged Rishi Sunak to put the country “out of this Tory misery” and call a general election now. Ian Murray said Labour had now set its sights “firmly on first place”. While the party had been ...

17 Feb 2024 at 15:23

Another five years of Tory Government an ‘unbearable nightmare’, warns Sarwar

Anas Sarwar has made a fresh appeal to independence supporters to back Labour in the forthcoming general election – warning another five years of Tory rule at Westminster would be an “unbearable nightmare”. In a speech focused on ...

16 Feb 2024 at 19:32

Scotland

Future Labour UK government may find Holyrood ‘frustrating’, says Baillie

A future Labour government at Westminster could find it “frustrating” having to deal with Humza Yousaf at Holyrood, Scottish Labour deputy leader Dame Jackie Baillie has warned. While Dame Jackie insisted she did “not take ...

16 Feb 2024 at 19:59

Labour ready for difficult decisions in new age of insecurity, Starmer says

Sir Keir Starmer will insist that Labour can deliver “security for decades” by taking the difficult decisions necessary in a “new age of insecurity”. The UK Labour leader will use a speech to his party’s Scottish ...

17 Feb 2024 at 22:30

Sarwar calls on Scottish Labour to ‘build on’ future UK general election victory

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has said his party needs to “build on” a Labour general election victory to help it return to power at Holyrood. With Labour widely expected to form the next UK government ...

18 Feb 2024 at 14:50

Scotland

Labour proposes ‘clinical revolution’ to ensure NHS is fit for the future

Scottish Labour has pledged to create a “national clinical council” to solve issues in the health service if the party wins the 2026 Holyrood election. Health spokeswoman Dame Jackie Baillie announced the ...

17 Feb 2024 at 15:15

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