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Scottish Government names date for ending two-child cap

THE Scottish Government will abolish the two-child benefit cap in March next year, just weeks before the Holyrood election

The National (Scotland)

Scottish Government sets date for end of two-child cap in Scotland

Ministers will mitigate the Westminster policy from March 2 – just weeks before the 2026 Holyrood election.

Evening Standard

Top Scottish Greens face coordinated challenges for MSP spots from party members

SENIOR Scottish Green MSPs are facing coordinated challenges for their spots at the top of the party’s regional lists ...

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Labour MSP Sarah Boyack to stand down at next election

LABOUR MSP Sarah Boyack has announced she will stand down at next year’s Holyrood election, saying it has been an “honour” to serve as a…

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'Bold': Unelected Labour peer calls for second Holyrood chamber and 'major review'

AN UNELECTED Labour peer has been dubbed “bold” after he called for a “major review” of Holyrood and suggested a second chamber for the…

The National (Scotland)

MSP ‘overwhelmed’ to become MBE

Pam Duncan-Glancy was elected in 2021, becoming Holyrood’s first permanent wheelchair user.

The Independent UK

Stephen Flynn steps down from Scottish Affairs committee

Stephen Flynn has stepped down from Westminster's Scottish Affairs committee

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Kemi Badenoch questions Reform UK and Labour ‘belief in the Union’

KEMI Badenoch has questioned both Reform UK and Labour’s “belief in the Union” ...

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SNP’s wish to ‘throw open our borders’ would risk security – Badenoch

The Scottish Government has long pushed for a shift on immigration.

Evening Standard

‘Courageous’ drug policy campaigner Peter Krykant found dead aged 48

Scotland’s first minister among those to hail Peter Krykant amid tributes to him as a ‘one-man army, with a mission to save lives’

The Independent UK

Mairi McAllan talks leadership aspirations and tackling Scotland’s housing emergency

Straight back into the deep end would be an understatement for Mairi McAllan yesterday ...

The National (Scotland)

Murray asks who Scots voters ‘trust to spend’ £9.1bn rise in funding

The Scottish Secretary was speaking after Chancellor Rachel Reeves laid out her spending plans for the next three years.

Evening Standard

84 inquiries for projects at Grangemouth received by Government, MSPs told

A number of approaches, a Holyrood committee heard, could begin in the next ‘three to four years’.

Evening Standard

Scottish Government rules out reopening national park process

THE Scottish Government has ruled out creating a new national park for the country ahead of next May’s Holyrood elections ...

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'Not appropriate': Douglas Ross panned for chairing Holyrood meeting from Caribbean

FORMER Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross has been allowed to chair a Holyrood meeting from the Caribbean after MSPs failed in a bid to temporarily…

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SNP MSP urges membership to back John Swinney as leader despite by-election loss

AN SNP MSP has urged party members to back John Swinney’s leadership after the shock loss of the Hamilton by-election.

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'What is our vision?': Inside the quiet anger brewing within the SNP

Behind the scenes, SNP activists speak out about lost momentum, fading trust, and a leadership struggling to inspire

The National (Scotland)

SNP MSP Ruth Maguire 'excited to return to work' after revealing she's cancer free

RUTH Maguire has said she is looking forward to returning to work after she revealed she is cancer-free ...

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Norwegian firm planning for first UK deep-sea salmon farm

A Norwegian company has drawn up plans for Britain’s first deep-sea salmon farm in waters east of Shetland

Evening Standard

Swinney promises no ‘deal or co-operation’ with Farage after by-election defeat

The First Minister said he intended to win the 2026 Holyrood election and that the SNP would ‘get stronger’ after losing in Hamilton.

The Guardian - UK

‘Lots of bumps in the road’: Keir Starmer faces testing month before one-year milestone

From spending review to China audit to assisted dying vote, June’s events have potential to lift or darken Labour mood

The Guardian - UK

Hamilton byelection win is vindication of Scottish Labour’s doorstep strategy

Victory over SNP and Reform sends strong signal to Scotland’s political parties before next May’s Holyrood elections

The Independent UK

Scottish Labour overturns SNP majority to win key by-election

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Evening Standard

Starmer hails 'fantastic' shock win in Scotland by-election as SNP fail to hold seat after Reform surge

Labour’s Davy Russell said the win sent a message to Nigel Farage and “his mob”

The Independent UK

Labour wins Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election as SNP and Reform suffer shock defeat

Victory in Hamilton by Davy Russell signals growing challenge to SNP and resistance to Farage's Reform UK

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