6 h. ago Keir Starmer pledges crackdown on immigration to UK but faces fierce opposition from SNP

Immigration is a reserved matter meaning MSPs at Holyrood have no formal say in deciding UK policy.

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7 h. ago Will this REALLY get immigration under control? Labour's plan says arrivals must be degree educated, have fluent English and wait 10 years for citizenship but NO cap on numbers

Keir Starmer is pledging to end the 'betrayal' of Britain's reliance on cheap foreign labour, hiking skills thresholds and toughening rules on fluency in English.

Science

16 h. ago DAN HODGES: The biggest problem is that we have a PM who doesn't want to stop the boats...

Everyone knows the Tories betrayed the British people over their pledge to slash legal migration and 'stop the boats'. Keir Starmer 's own pledge to 'deliver' on migration is equally empty.

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4 d. ago 'Fascinating' poll reveals huge boost for Reform as pecking order changes

Result would see Nigel Farage’s party form opposition to SNP government

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5 d. ago Political row over West Lothian nursery closures as SNP say blame lies with Labour

The council’s opposition SNP said the blame for the controversial decision lies “squarely with the Labour /Tory administration.”

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3 w. ago Ditch ‘dishonest’ just transition and back nuclear energy, Findlay tells Swinney

He will call on the SNP to drop its “bone-headed ideological opposition” to nuclear energy

Events

3 w. ago PM promises to deliver on Hillsborough Law on 36th anniversary of disaster

Sir Keir Starmer had pledged to introduce the law before this year’s anniversary of the tragedy, which took place at the FA Cup semi-final in 1989.

Society

3 w. ago Hillsborough Law campaigners ‘in the dark’ on 36th anniversary of disaster

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer had pledged to introduce new legislation by April 15.

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4 w. ago More time needed to achieve ‘best version’ of Hillsborough law, says No 10

Sir Keir Starmer had pledged to introduce a Bill, placing a legal duty of candour on public authorities, before the tragedy’s anniversary on Tuesday.

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