Category: Nicola Sturgeon

Mourners honour ‘political genius’ Alex Salmond at Edinburgh service

Family and friends gathered for speeches and musical performances from the Proclaimers and Dougie MacLeanThe former prime minister Gordon Brown and the Scottish first minister, John Swinney, were among those who gathered at a...

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Employment rights bill will cost firms £5bn per year but benefits will justify costs, government says – UK politics live

Analysis from business and trade department says bill will significantly strengthen workers’ rightIn the past the weirdest budget tradition was the convention that the chancellor is allowed to drink alcohol while...

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No 10 says Starmer won’t offer reparations or apology over Britain’s role in slavery at Commonwealth summit – UK politics live

Government opposed to idea of paying reparations for Britain’s historic role in slave trade and will not issue apology at Commonwealth meetingIn the past the weirdest budget tradition was the convention that the chancellor...

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Scottish Labour ‘confident of majority’ as SNP faces Westminster wipeout

Anas Sarwar says next step is Scottish parliament, while Sturgeon says numbers are at ‘grimmer end of expectations’General election 2024: live newsUK general election results live trackerThe leader of Scottish Labour...

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‘Scunnered with the Tories, frustrated by the SNP’: Labour in bid to be Scotland’s biggest party

Candidates in key central belt hope to scoop up voters who have become disillusioned with their election rivalsNot for the first time, Blair McDougall, Labour’s candidate in East Renfrewshire on the outskirts of Glasgow,...

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Starmer says Labour would level up workers’ rights in way not attempted for decades – UK politics live

Labour leader tells conference that reforms ‘may not please everyone in room’The UK needs a government guided by clear purpose, Reeves says.Labour has set out five missions. But they are all tied to the economic...

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Business welcomes Labour’s pledge to cap corporation tax – UK politics live

Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves tells business leaders Labour will give them certainty if it wins the next electionThe UK needs a government guided by clear purpose, Reeves says.Labour has set out five missions. But they are all...

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Sturgeon admits errors in handling of ‘incredibly stressful’ Covid crisis

Former first minister of Scotland admits to inquiry that she failed to properly record key discussionsNicola Sturgeon has admitted failing to properly record key discussions about the Covid crisis after being pressed at the UK...

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