24 h. ago Candidates to lead Labour on Glasgow council revealed as party veteran stands down

Rashid Hussain and Jill Pidgeon will go head-to-head in a race insiders say will be tight.

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30 h. ago SFA linesman who missed 'ghost goal' in viral blunder selected as Scottish Labour candidate

EXCLUSIVE: Jordan Stokoe is campaigning to be the next MSP for Almond Valley - but Partick Thistle fans will likely remember him for an "unbelievable" decision at Firhill.

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68 h. ago Phasing out fossil fuels ‘doomed to fail’, says Tony Blair as he calls for rethink of net zero policy – UK politics live

‘Any strategy based on either phasing out fossil fuels in the short term or limiting consumption is a strategy doomed to fail,’ says former PMSeverin Carrell is the Guardian’s Scotland editor.Keir Starmer is not expected to campaign in the Hamilton byelection, a critical contest for Scottish Labour which takes place in early June, Anas Sarwar has confirmed.I wouldn’t expect Keir to be campaigning in the byelection. That’s not to say he won’t, but I’m not expecting Kier to campaign in the byelection.I’ll be on the stump campaigning for a Labour win. I’m the candidate for first minister next year. I’m the one that wants to remove the SNP from government.Next year, we’ve got to demonstrate to people that for all Nigel Farage might want to come here with his easy answers and create a bit of a circus, the reality is a vote for Reform only helps the SNP. If you want to get rid of the SNP, only Scottish Labour can beat them. Continue reading...

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69 h. ago Plan to phase out fossil fuels ‘doomed to fail’, says Tony Blair as he calls for rethink of net zero policy – UK politics live

‘Any strategy based on either ‘phasing out’ fossil fuels in the short term or limiting consumption is a strategy doomed to fail,’ says former PMSeverin Carrell is the Guardian’s Scotland editor.Keir Starmer is not expected to campaign in the Hamilton byelection, a critical contest for Scottish Labour which takes place in early June, Anas Sarwar has confirmed.I wouldn’t expect Keir to be campaigning in the byelection. That’s not to say he won’t, but I’m not expecting Kier to campaign in the byelection.I’ll be on the stump campaigning for a Labour win. I’m the candidate for first minister next year. I’m the one that wants to remove the SNP from government.Next year, we’ve got to demonstrate to people that for all Nigel Farage might want to come here with his easy answers and create a bit of a circus, the reality is a vote for Reform only helps the SNP. If you want to get rid of the SNP, only Scottish Labour can beat them. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Labour candidate says Rangers pal Barry Ferguson has 'harder job' than him as he launches by

David Russell launched his campaign for the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election in the village of Quarter.

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7 d. ago Scottish Labour accuses SNP of 'parachuting' candidate into Hamilton by

EXCLUSIVE: SNP candidate Katy Loudon does not live in the Hamilton constituency - but has promised to run a by-election campaign "centred on local values".

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2 w. ago Reform has more candidates in local elections than Labour or Tories

A total of 1,641 council seats across 23 local authorities in England are up for grabs on May 1.

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3 w. ago Scottish Labour selects candidates to fight for two North Lanarkshire seats at Scottish Parliament elections

Mark Griffin MSP will stand in Uddingston and Bellshill, and Councillor Ayeshah Khan will contest Motherwell and Wishaw, following their selection by local Labour members.

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3 w. ago John Erskine: A fresh voice ready to deliver for the Highlands and Islands

I’m proud to announce that I am seeking selection as Scottish Labour’s candidate for the twinned constituencies of Inverness and Nairn and Caithness, Sutherland, and Ross.

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3 w. ago Labour's selection of 'fresh' candidates for Scottish Parliament seats in West Lothian welcomed by MP

Management consultant Jordan Stokoe and former teacher Jenny Young will stand in the Almond Valley and Bathgate constituencies

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