22 h. ago MSP who left the Tories amid concerns over his 'woke' views joins the Lib Dems

The MSP who deserted the Scottish Tories before being deselected for his ' woke ' views has jumped ship to the Liberal Democrats.

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25 h. ago Lib Dem leader Davey condemns ‘populist playbook’ of Reform and SNP

Sir Ed Davey also welcomed his party’s newest MSP after Jamie Greene joined them the day after quitting the Scottish Tories.

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26 h. ago Jamie Greene joins Scottish Lib Dems after quitting Conservatives in row over 'Reform

Jamie Greene made a surprise appearance at the Scottish Lib Dems conference in Inverness after walking out on the Tories.

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26 h. ago Jamie Greene joins Scottish Liberal Democrats after quitting Conservatives

The MSP was unveiled at the party’s conference in Inverness

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28 h. ago Drug consumption rooms must be opened across Scotland 'to stop people dying'

The Scottish Lib Dems want to see a network of the safe spaces for drug users opened nationwide as "a matter of urgency".

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53 h. ago Dining across the divide: ‘He couldn’t see that we were actually disagreeing’

Can a Lib Dem voting engineer who is ‘dead against’ people arriving in small boats and a Zambian-born author agree to disagree on immigration?Clive, 56, ManchesterOccupation Consultant engineer Continue reading...

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57 h. ago Scottish Tory MSP resigns party whip in fresh blow for Russell Findlay

West of Scotland MSP Jamie Greene has resigned the party whip in protest over what he says is a shift to the Right.

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61 h. ago Showbiz legends join River City cast in demanding government action to save axed show

Eastenders stars Adam Woodyatt, who plays Ian Beale, and his co-star Kellie Bright, who plays Linda Carter, have joined the fight to save the soap.

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3 d. ago TfL accused of not 'properly informing' Streatham residents about changes to A23 road

Locals in south London neighbourhood ‘fed up with being left out of decisions that directly impact their daily lives’, Lib Dems claim

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4 d. ago Reform UK candidate in row after page gloats about Gaza war pushing up gold prices

The company of Alexander Jones, Reform UK candidate for mayor of Doncaster, shared several posts appearing to celebrate the impact of the conflict in the Middle East on gold

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5 d. ago Tories ‘lost touch’ with values, says Ed Davey at local election campaign launch

The Lib Dem leader rode a hobby horse around a series of jumps as he launched his party’s local election campaign.

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5 d. ago AD FEATURE: Explore rewarding careers in maintenance engineering across Scotland

Scottish Prison Service is looking for people to join the teams in electrical, mechanical, joiner and systems maintenance

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5 d. ago Lib Dems take aim at Tory place as ‘party of Middle England’ in local elections

The Liberal Democrats are hoping to erode the Conservative vote at the local elections in May.

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7 d. ago Blind people set to lose thousands in benefits still cannot read details of Labour’s welfare reform plans

Lib Dem MP Steve Darling, who is registered blind, said the delay was ‘nothing short of a disgrace’

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8 d. ago Which Scottish footballers play abroad? 32 Scottish players who have joined Scott McTominay by playing abroad

Here are 31 Scottish footballers that have joined the likes of Scott McTominay in playing their football abroad.

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9 d. ago 31 Scottish players who have joined Scott McTominay by playing their football abroad

Here are 31 Scottish footballers that have joined the likes of Scott McTominay in playing their football abroad.

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1 week ago After amateur dramatics, Scottish golfer 'excited' to join pro ranks

Longniddry ace gearing up for crack at Tartan Pro Tour

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1 week ago Scots Lib Dem leader criticised for praising grandee who turned “blind eye” to child abuse claims

Alex Cole-Hamilton is under fire for saying it was a "great honour" to join Sir David Steel.

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1 week ago Scottish artist who ran away to join circus in her teens wins prize for sculptures inspired by circus ring

Dunbar artist will join others from China, Canada, Kenya, Taiwan and Korea on Glenfiddich Artists in Residence Programme this summer

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1 week ago Starmer is warned against ‘appeasing’ Trump with tax cut for US tech firms

Labour MP and Lib Dem leader express concern social media companies could be let off hook just as benefits are cutKeir Starmer has been warned against “appeasing” Donald Trump as he considers reducing a major tax for US tech companies while cutting disability benefits and public sector jobs.His chancellor, Rachel Reeves, confirmed on Sunday that there were “ongoing” discussions about the UK’s £1bn-a-year digital services tax that affects companies from Meta to Amazon. Continue reading...

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