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New SNP frontbench roles confirmed after loss of seats at General Election

STEPHEN Flynn has been confirmed as the SNP Westminster leader, The National can reveal...

The National (Scotland)

Labour MP protests swearing-in as he calls for a monarchy-free UK

CLIVE Lewis has become the only Labour MP of this session so far to be sworn into Westminster "under protest" ...

The National (Scotland)

Lambeth council chief Bayo Dosunmu resigns after drink driving and drug charges

Bayo Dosunmu is accused of fleeing the scene of a car crash in Westminster

Evening Standard

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Stephen Flynn takes on Ian Blackford in Euros charity sweepstake semi-final

IT’S crunch time between the SNP’s former and current Westminster leaders as Stephen Flynn’s England faces off against Ian Blackford’s…

The National (Scotland)

What is devolution and how will Keir Starmer’s Labour change Westminster’s relationships with the UK?

In the UK, devolved authorities operate in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales as well as in other areas including London, Greater Manchester, the West Midlands and Tees Valley

The Independent UK

Scottish Tory leadership infighting begins as MSP argues for lurch to right

SCOTTISH Conservatives have begun preparing the ground for a leadership contest, with potential candidates arguing for and against the party…

The National (Scotland)

Laughter as Stephen Flynn quips about SNP election result in first Commons speech

THE SNP’s Westminster leader Stephen Flynn has given his first speech in the Commons after parliament was reconvened following the General…

The National (Scotland)

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SNP 'must be remade after damage done by Stalin-esque Nicola Sturgeon', grandee says

THE SNP must be restructured to undo changes which “shifted all power to a leadership cult, with the party then run by Stalin’s wee sister”,…

The National (Scotland)

'Fox is in the henhouse,' warns Lee Anderson as he and Nigel Farage get to Parliament

They lined up in Westminster’s Great Hall with other Reform MPs

Evening Standard

Stephen Flynn blames SNP election defeat on 'internal difficulties'

THE SNP’s “internal difficulties” led to people feeling the party was detached from their daily lives, Westminster leader Stephen Flynn said…

The National (Scotland)

Keir Starmer faces Northern Ireland unity calls as new PM tours UK

Labour leader heads next to Wales before his diplomatic debut at a Nato summit in Washington

Evening Standard

Unionism in Northern Ireland is dying out – just look at the fall of the house of Paisley

The election dealt a blow to the DUP. With so few young people supporting its cause, a referendum on uniting Ireland is unavoidable, says writer and campaigner Emma DeSouza

The Guardian - UK

SNP MP says loss of £1m from party coffers won't affect HQ operations

THE SNP are set to lose nearly £1 million as a result of their election defeat – but an MP has insisted the loss will not affect party…

The National (Scotland)

'If I was the SNP, I’d be terrified': How the Greens made headway in Glasgow

NIALL Christie, the Scottish Greens candidate for Glasgow South, secured the party’s best ever result in the constituency during Thursday’s…

The National (Scotland)

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Felled SNP politicians eye Holyrood seats as next election looms

WITH all the noise from the General Election, it’s excusable not to have heard the starting pistol being fired on the 2026 Holyrood election.

The National (Scotland)

Where did it all go wrong? SNP to conduct post-mortem on election campaign

ON a cloudy day in June on the outskirts of Edinburgh, close to the airport, the SNP launched its election manifesto.

The Guardian - UK

Starmer installs non-political ministers in ‘government of all the talents’

Covid adviser Patrick Vallance and businessman James Timpson among appointments from outside Westminster

The Guardian - UK

My generation can barely recall the last time Labour was in power. We need to believe things really can get better

Young people are desperate to see how activism on climate, Palestine and the economy translates into policy, says writer Isabel Brooks

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The Guardian - UK

‘We’re coming for Labour’: Reform’s small seat count conceals size of its threat

Nigel Farage’s party won more than 4m votes and came second in 98 seats, of which 89 were won by Labour

The National (Scotland)

The National view on GE2024: A new start for Scottish independence?

DOUGLAS Ross. Jacob Rees Mogg. Liz Truss. Penny Mordaunt. They, and countless more, lost –they deserved to lose. It felt good.

Marie Claire

A record number of female MPs have been appointed in the UK General Election

The Guardian - UK

Sinn Féin becomes Northern Ireland’s biggest Westminster party

Voters turn against DUP which loses North Antrim seat held for over 50 years by Ian Paisley and his late father

The Conversation

Nigel Farage, Greens and 72 Liberal Democrats: inside Britain’s new multi-party parliament

Aside from Labour’s landslide victory, the other big story of the 2024 election is the fragmentation of the British parliament and the rise of smaller parties at the expense of the Conservatives.

The National (Scotland)

Reform UK secure significant Scottish vote share – despite winning zero seats

REFORM UK’s wins in England have been among the major stories of this election – but the party’s impact in Scotland has gone largely…

The Independent UK

SNP admits Scottish independence is ‘a hard sell’ after losing 38 seats

Nationalists lose 38 of their 47 seats, threatening to kill off the independence debate for a generation

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