7 h. ago Cutting immigration will 'damage' Scottish economy and hit NHS recruitment, warns John Swinney

The SNP leader criticised the Prime Minister's choice of language as he announced a plan to restrict immigration - and claimed Starmer was "terrified" of Nigel Farage.

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7 h. ago Starmer ‘walked into arms of Farage’ with immigration announcement – Swinney

The Prime Minister announced immigration changes on Monday.

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8 h. ago Swinney: Scotland will have option of independence under my leadership

Asked whether he had put independence on the back burner, the First Minister said he had to ‘directly’ deal with Scots’ priorities this year.

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8 h. ago Prime Minister “horrified” Lanarkshire steelworks have been effectively mothballed

The Prime Minister said the SNP-run Scottish Government had failed to find work to keep the sites thriving after negotiating a “bad deal” which saw them being bought by a new owner.

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10 h. ago Pensioners urged to make 5 minute DWP call to boost state pension by £80 a week

Around 750,000 people across the UK are not receiving the correct state pension amount they're entitled to

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11 h. ago Election expert warns of Conservative collapse in South Ayrshire amid scandal and rise of Reform

Ballot Box Scotland's Allan Faulds said that the rise of Nigel Farage's party was already seeing them as a threat to the Tories.

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3 d. ago SNP split on Assisted Dying as minister declares support despite John Swinney opposition

Shirley-Anne Somerville, the Social Justice Secretary, said the issue is one that "touches the lives of people across the whole of Scotland".

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4 d. ago Lions squad 2025: electric Pollock forces way in but no space for Owen Farrell

Andy Farrell installs Itoje as captain for Australia tourLeinster provide record 12 players in 38-strong squadHenry Pollock has been included in the British & Irish Lions squad to tour Australia this summer, capping a remarkable rise for the Northampton back-rower, but there is no place for Owen Farrell or another former England captain, Jamie George.Pollock, 20, is the standout name in Andy Farrell’s 38-man squad that, as revealed by the Guardian, is captained by Maro Itoje. When his name was read out by the Lions chair, Ieuan Evans, at a live event at the O2 in front of about 2,000 spectators, Pollock received by far the largest cheer. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Why John Swinney branded the Tories a 'disgusting organisation' in highly

The row between John Swinney and Douglas Ross erupted over the £19,000 increase government ministers received last month.

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4 d. ago Crooked HMRC worker who stole £200k taxpayer cash given more time to sell off assets

Joanne Connell, 37, plundered huge sums of money while employed by HMRC.

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4 d. ago Why is Trump considering raising taxes on millionaires? | Alex Bronzini

Tax-cutting once unified the Republicans. Now, that sacred cow might get killed“I actually love the concept,” Donald Trump recently told Time magazine of a proposal circulating within his cabinet to raise taxes upon those earning over $1m. “I don’t want it to be used against me politically, because I’ve seen people lose elections for less, especially with the fake news.”Few presidential administrations have killed sacred cows at a faster rate than that of Donald Trump. But this really is shocking: a sitting Republican president praising a proposal to raise taxes upon the wealthy, adding only the slight caveat that it would be adversely spun by those in “the fake news”. A tax increase, Trump apparently believes, would be tenable as policy but not as politics.Alex Bronzini-Vender is a writer living in New York Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Swinney is ‘best politician in Scotland’, says Flynn amid leadership speculation

There have been suggestions the SNP MP may use a possible move to Holyrood next year to advance his career.

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4 d. ago Scottish independence rears its head again as John Swinney talks up IndyRef2 prospects

John Swinney is hoping the rise of Reform will push more Scots towards supporting the end of the Union.

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4 d. ago DVLA's blunt message to every UK driver over car tax payments

The DVLA has issued a stern reminder to UK drivers: pay your car tax on time or risk fines, clamping, or even having your vehicle seized from the roadside

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5 d. ago John Swinney says he does not feel 'scared' for his job because of Stephen Flynn

The First Minister said that the SNP Westminster leader is "one of our team" who "will make a great contribution to the Scottish Parliament."

Transport

5 d. ago Scotland faces a simple choice in 2026: Swinney or me, says Sarwar

The Scottish Labour leader accused the First Minister of wanting to ‘defraud’ the people of Scotland during a speech in Glasgow.

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5 d. ago Farage may not be in office but he is very much in power, says Swinney

The First Minister was speaking in Edinburgh at a gathering of SNP candidates for next year’s Holyrood election.

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5 d. ago Asda Inverness presents £1,000 Asda Foundation Grant to Spokes For Folks in celebration of Asda’s 60th birthday

In celebration of Asda's 60th Birthday, the Asda Foundation is providing grant funding of over £60,000 to celebrate 'diamond' community groups and charities across the UK. Asda Community and Customer Champions were invited to nominate deserving groups, who will each receive one-off £1,000 grants to support their work and activities

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5 d. ago Motherwell and Wishaw’s MSP backs her party’s programme for government for next 12 months

The SNP’s Clare Adamson was speaking following First Minister John Swinney’s announcement that promised Scots would benefit from 100,000 more GP appointments and would also see peak-time rail fares scrapped “for good”.

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6 d. ago SNP’s ‘flimsy’ programme for government offers ‘more of the same’, says Findlay

John Swinney’s plans were also criticised by Scottish Labour leader who asked the First Minister: ‘Is that it?’

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