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Labour urged to U-turn as hiked Scotch whisky tax 'loses Treasury £300m'

LABOUR have been urged to end the UK’s “damaging” tax policies on Scottish whisky – with an SNP MP saying Westminster has the industry…

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Scottish MPs rally behind Scotch whisky amid English definition change plan

THE UK Government is facing calls to protect the Scottish single malt whisky category in light of plans for a definition change of English single…

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Put whisky ‘front and centre’ in India trade talks, says SNP MP

AN MP has called on the UK government to “put Scotch Whisky front and centre” during trade talks with the beverage’s largest market

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SNP MP to call on UK Government to support whisky industry at Westminster debate

A SPEYSIDE MP has secured a Westminster debate on the Government’s support for the Scotch Whisky industry, as they argue the current tax regime is…

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Scotch whisky faces Trump tariffs in just 18 months – unless UK Government acts

THE Labour Government has been urged to step in and negotiate with the US – with less than 17 months until the Scotch whisky industry is hit with…

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Make a drama about Waspi scandal so UK Government will listen, SNP MP urges ITV

ITV has been urged to make a Mr Bates vs the Post Office-style drama about the Waspi scandal.

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Scotch whisky industry hits out as Chancellor increases alcohol duty

The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) has said the Chancellor’s decision to further increase duty on Scotch Whisky has broken the Prime Minister’s…

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UK tax on Scotch whisky 'costing Treasury £300m per year', cross-party MPs say

THE Labour Government has been challenged to “make good” on Keir Starmer’s promise to “back Scotch producers to the hilt” after…

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Labour could 'sideline' Waspi campaigners after 'weak' response, says SNP MP

AN SNP MP has raised concerns that the UK Government could be set to “sideline” Waspi campaigners as they continue their battle to receive…

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Highlanders face more difficult winter under Labour than Tories, SNP MP warns

PEOPLE in the Highlands face a more difficult winter this year than last, an SNP MP has warned ...

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Labour government told to 'pay up' before more Waspi women die without compensation

THE Labour UK Government has been urged to “pay up” to Waspi women before more die without receiving the compensation they deserve – warning…

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Douglas Ross urged to quit as MSP for 'treating Holyrood as second best'

DOUGLAS Ross has been urged to quit as an MSP amid reports he plotted his Holyrood exit to return to Westminster more than a year ago ...

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Scottish Tories in chaos as leadership hopefuls unite against Douglas Ross

THE Scottish Tory leadership race has been thrown into chaos after four of the six candidates called for it to be paused amid “disturbing”…

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'Disgraceful': Michael Shanks ignores pledge to oppose Keir Starmer on two-child cap

SCOTTISH Labour MP Michael Shanks has been labelled “disgraceful” for failing to honour his commitment to vote to scrap the two-child benefits…

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SNP's newest MPs weigh on party's future and next election hopes

A FEW new faces joined the SNP ranks in Parliament last week. There are few SNP faces on the green benches of the Commons full stop.

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Who is new SNP MP Graham Leadbitter?

GRAHAM Leadbitter was elected as the SNP MP for Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey as one of a cohort of nine SNP representatives at Westminster.

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Defiant Highland spirit makes this constituency hard to predict

LEGEND has it the two guns on display at the Glenlivet distillery were given to George Smith, the first operator of a legal distillery in the…

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Taking on the Tories: SNP begin battle for key target of Douglas Ross’s Moray seat

The campaign for the SNP to win a key target seat from the Tories at the General Election is swinging into action...

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SNP reveal nine candidates set to contest General Election - see the list

THE SNP have confirmed nine candidates who have been selected by the party to contest the next General Election.

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'No doubt' Tories would lose Douglas Ross's Moray seat under Westminster shake-up

IT will be “much harder” for the Tories to hold Douglas Ross’s Moray constituency at the next election as a major shake-up of Scotland’s…

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The six areas worst affected as Scotland's constituencies are changed

PROPOSALS to change the boundaries of Scotland’s Westminster constituencies have come in for some fierce criticism so far, particularly as they…

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Leading Scots Tory councillor panned for 'deeply offensive' tweets

THE Tory depute leader of one Scottish council has come under scrutiny for an old tweet in which he said those who couldn’t afford children should…

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There's only one certainty for Moray this council election

The SNP, who currently run the administration, have just seven councillors. That is seven short of the number needed for a clean majority on the…

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