14 h. ago Livingston MP welcomes Scottish Labour’s proposals for community policing

Gregor Poynton said the proposal represents a “breakthrough Scotland desperately needs” and will make a real difference to communities across West Lothian dealing with trail bikes, illegal off-road biking, the misuse of fireworks and anti-social behaviour.

Events

15 h. ago Scottish Labour MP goes viral after using biscuits to explain the UK's national debt

Gordon McKee, the MP for Glasgow South, has won praise for his humour and originality in explaining the country's ballooning debt pile.

Politics

33 h. ago Reeves must use Budget to restore public trust in party, Scottish Labour leader warns

Anas Sarwar issued a warning days before the chancellor delivers her make-or-break Budget - with crucial elections in Scotland in May threatening to decide Keir Starmer’s future as PM

Events

45 h. ago The SNP had the chance to change Scotland after the pandemic but blew it

In his Daily Record column, Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar says the First Minister is not the politician who will turn around Scotland.

Events

62 h. ago Anas Sarwar demands 'package to bring down energy bills' in UK Budget

The Scottish Labour leader said Chancellor Rachel Reeves must bring forward measures which reduce energy costs for consumers and businesses on Wednesday.

Economics

63 h. ago Anas Sarwar praises 'brave' Shabana Mahmood over immigration and asylum crackdown

The Scottish Labour leader said action is needed to fix the "broken" immigration system.

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3 d. ago Sarwar vows 'big, bold and meaningful change' on the way if Labour wins at Holyrood

Anas Sarwar outlined the "new ideas, new energy and new solutions" that Labour offers while speaking at a Scottish Labour police conference in Edinburgh today.

Events

3 d. ago Sarwar pledges named community police officer for every council ward in Scotland

The Scottish Labour leader said his party would ‘get police back on Scotland’s streets’

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3 d. ago Scottish Election 2026: Anas Sarwar promises ‘big change’ if Labour wins Holyrood elections

Scottish Labour leader promised he would lead “a government that works as hard as the people it serves”.

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3 d. ago Anas Sarwar vows new emergency mental health service if Scottish Labour win election

New Labour plan would put trained professionals, not police, first on mental health emergencies.

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3 d. ago Assisted dying terrifies me and MSPs must think again about supporting it

Writing for the Record, Scottish Labour MSP Pam Duncan-Glancy explains why assisted dying proposals leave her terrified

Events

4 d. ago Criminals under 25 to face jail under crackdown plan backed by Scottish Labour

EXCLUSIVE: Scottish Labour will review anti-jail sentencing guidelines if they win in May.

Events

5 d. ago Why Scottish Labour should learn from Tories' mistakes and stop disowning Keir Starmer and co

Ruth Davidson’s Scottish Conservatives tried to distance themselves from Westminster, but voters didn’t like the disloyalty or the insincerity of ‘the Tories but not really’

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5 d. ago I regret the suffering Covid inflicted, says Swinney ahead of inquiry report

The Scottish First Minister’s record during and since the pandemic was criticised by Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar.

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6 d. ago Paternity leave in Scotland 'amongst the worst in Europe' as dramatic overhaul urged

Scottish Labour MP Graeme Downie says the system is limiting women and creating a huge societal imbalance

Events

7 d. ago As Mossmorran closes, have politicians learned any lessons at all from Grangemouth?

The closure does Labour and the SNP no favours ahead of next year’s Scottish Parliament election.

Politics

7 d. ago 'Estate pub' in south Manchester to be demolished to make way for block of flats

A developer has put forward proposlas for 35 affordable apartments at the site of the former community boozer

Politics

7 d. ago UK asylum reforms will harm community cohesion, says Scottish minister

The plans have also been criticised by some Labour backbenchers.

Politics

8 d. ago Top Scottish Labour donor says UK Government 'getting it wrong' on the economy as tax rising Budget looms

EXCLUSIVE: The tycoon criticised Rachel Reeves' record on everything from inflation to unemployment.

Economics

8 d. ago YouGov poll: Fewer than one in five Labour voters in Scotland happy with UK government record

New polling lays bare the challenge facing Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar at Holyrood next year

Politics