National government

Iqbal Mohamed said the “ongoing genocide was a huge factor” in his election to Parliament

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Pro-Palestine MP blasts Labour's refusal to call out 'unfolding genocide' in Gaza

The SNP has been given only one seat on the Scottish Affairs Committee

The SNP has been given only one seat on the Scottish Affairs Committee

REAL SCOTTISH POLITICS

Wee Ginger Dug: SNP's one seat on Scottish Affairs Committee shows Labour's pettiness

During the general election campaign, Keir Starmer pledged to reduce household energy bills by up to £300

During the general election campaign, Keir Starmer pledged to reduce household energy bills by up to £300

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Labour MPs vote to reject bid to reduce energy bills

Workers on minimum wage will see an increase in pay

Workers on minimum wage will see an increase in pay

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Minimum wage to increase – but it still falls short of the Living Wage

UNRWA's headquarters in Gaza City in January last year

UNRWA's headquarters in Gaza City in January last year

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Israel 'attacking international order' with UNRWA ban, ex-Gaza surgeon says

Foreign Secretary David Lammy meeting with Yair Golan in an image shared by Labour Friends of Israel

Foreign Secretary David Lammy meeting with Yair Golan in an image shared by Labour Friends of Israel

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David Lammy refuses to sanction IDF leader who called for Gazans to 'starve to death'

Foreign Secretary David Lammy meeting with Yair Golan in an image shared by Labour Friends of Israel

Foreign Secretary David Lammy meeting with Yair Golan in an image shared by Labour Friends of Israel

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David Lammy refuses to sanction IDF leader who called for Gazans to 'starve to death'

First Minister John Swinney speaking in the Holyrood Parliament on Tuesday

First Minister John Swinney speaking in the Holyrood Parliament on Tuesday

Scottish Government

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John Swinney gives statement amid row over Nicola Sturgeon probe legal advice

Chancellor Rachel Reeves will confirm the budget on Wednesday, October 30 and will announce how pensions will be affected.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves will confirm the budget on Wednesday, October 30 and will announce how pensions will be affected.

How could pensions and pensioners be impacted by the Budget?

Suspended Labour MP Mike Amesbury (left) and a screenshot from a video allegedly showing him

Suspended Labour MP Mike Amesbury (left) and a screenshot from a video allegedly showing him

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Labour MP 'punched man after row about fuel payments and bridge closure'

Labour minister Nick Thomas-Symonds (right) reacted with fury to Brendan O'Hara's accusation

Labour minister Nick Thomas-Symonds (right) reacted with fury to Brendan O'Hara's accusation

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Budget fiasco sees Labour's conduct compared with Tory partygate lies

The legislation will severely block UNRWA's ability to provide essential services in Gaza

The legislation will severely block UNRWA's ability to provide essential services in Gaza

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John Swinney issues statement as Israel bans UNRWA

Humza Yousaf pictured in the Scottish Parliament

Humza Yousaf pictured in the Scottish Parliament

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Humza Yousaf called top Scottish lawyer a 'Tory f***wit' in WhatsApp message

Rachel Reeves is due to present her first Budget this week

Rachel Reeves is due to present her first Budget this week

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Labour to snatch more than £4000 from 45,000 'vulnerable' Scots, analysis shows

Locals in Rutherglen spoke to The National about how they viewed the new UK Labour Government

Locals in Rutherglen spoke to The National about how they viewed the new UK Labour Government

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'Sh***': How one Labour-voting area feels about the new UK Government

Millions of Palestinians have been displaced due to Israel's bombardment

Millions of Palestinians have been displaced due to Israel's bombardment

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Why has Israel voted to ban UNRWA and what will the new laws do?

Alex Salmond and his new SNP Cabinet outside Bute House on May 17, 2007

Alex Salmond and his new SNP Cabinet outside Bute House on May 17, 2007

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A history of the SNP's pledge to reform council tax

Anders Povlsen is Scotland’s largest landowner

Anders Povlsen is Scotland’s largest landowner

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Scottish Socialist Party: This is our plan for an income-based Scottish Service Tax

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a community rally at the Alan Horwitz

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a community rally at the Alan Horwitz

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Ellie Gomersall: Kamala Harris shows the same disdain for core support as Labour have

TRAVERSE CITY, MICHIGAN - SEPTEMBER 26: Signs showing support for both Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump sit along a rural highway on September 26, 2024 near

TRAVERSE CITY, MICHIGAN - SEPTEMBER 26: Signs showing support for both Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump sit along a rural highway on September 26, 2024 near

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Jonathon Shafi: America’s reputation is in tatters as the world wakes up

Chancellor Rachel Reeves will set out the UK Government’s tax and spending plans on Wednesday

Chancellor Rachel Reeves will set out the UK Government’s tax and spending plans on Wednesday

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Labour Budget 'must cut energy bills by £450 to meet election pledge', SNP say

Nicola Sturgeon announces a cross-party commission tasked with exploring alternatives to council tax in the Scottish Parliament in 2014

Nicola Sturgeon announces a cross-party commission tasked with exploring alternatives to council tax in the Scottish Parliament in 2014

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Why has the Scottish Government failed to reform council tax?

Tommy Sheridan, pictured with his mum Alice, became the face of the Scottish anti-poll tax campaign

Tommy Sheridan, pictured with his mum Alice, became the face of the Scottish anti-poll tax campaign

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How the poll tax paved the way for council tax – and Margaret Thatcher's downfall

The SNP have not been given a seat on the Scottish Affairs Committee at Westminster

The SNP have not been given a seat on the Scottish Affairs Committee at Westminster

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SNP not given place on Westminster's Scottish Affairs Committee

A United Nations worker prepares aid for distribution to Palestinians (Hassan Eslaiah/AP)

A United Nations worker prepares aid for distribution to Palestinians (Hassan Eslaiah/AP)

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Israeli parliament approves bill to ban UN Gaza aid body

Before the election, Labour was forced to admit that the new GB Energy energy company would not in fact be an energy company

Before the election, Labour was forced to admit that the new GB Energy energy company would not in fact be an energy company

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The predictable truth about promises made by Labour? They are deceptive

Foreign Secretary David Lammy has refused to call the situation in Gaza a genocide

Foreign Secretary David Lammy has refused to call the situation in Gaza a genocide

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Calling Israel's Gaza assault 'genocide' undermines the term, David Lammy says

The Commons Speaker was stinging in his criticism

The Commons Speaker was stinging in his criticism

House of Commons

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Lindsay Hoyle slams 'unacceptable' Rachel Reeves conduct in furious Commons speech

Telegraph Money claims it fights for its readers' rights

Telegraph Money claims it fights for its readers' rights

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Move from England to Scotland for a better life, Telegraph article urges

Scottish Tory leader Russell Findlay giving a speech in Edinburgh on Monday

Scottish Tory leader Russell Findlay giving a speech in Edinburgh on Monday

Scottish Conservatives

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Scots would be 'perfectly happy' to see end of free prescriptions, Tory leader says

The First Minister has pushed for a solution in a letter to Unison

The First Minister has pushed for a solution in a letter to Unison

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John Swinney calls for end to 'unfair' strikes targeting schools in his constituency

Gillian Martin has welcomed energy planning reforms unveiled by Labour

Gillian Martin has welcomed energy planning reforms unveiled by Labour

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SNP hail Labour reforms to Scottish planning laws on energy

The Scottish Greens motion called for a Scottish Government-led review of trans healthcare

The Scottish Greens motion called for a Scottish Government-led review of trans healthcare

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Scottish Greens stress need for better trans healthcare amid 'weaponised' Cass Review

The River Tweed is a Special Area of Conservation and a Site of Special Scientific Interest

The River Tweed is a Special Area of Conservation and a Site of Special Scientific Interest

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Scottish river project creating 113 miles of walking routes receives £10m funding

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has defended his party's decision to base GB Energy's chair in England

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has defended his party's decision to base GB Energy's chair in England

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'Another part of the country': Anas Sarwar defends GB Energy chief's England base

Keir Starmer giving a speech during an event in the West Midlands

Keir Starmer giving a speech during an event in the West Midlands

Keir Starmer denies fiscal fiddling will trigger Truss-style mortgage hikes

Tommy Robinson (Yui Mok/PA)

Tommy Robinson (Yui Mok/PA)

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Tommy Robinson jailed for 18 months for contempt of court

The Autumn Budget will be Labour’s first since 2009 which will be announced on Wednesday

The Autumn Budget will be Labour’s first since 2009 which will be announced on Wednesday

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Labour-backing journalist makes stunning Keir Starmer admission

Scottish Labour's Anas Sarwar (left) and Prime Minister Keir Starmer

Scottish Labour's Anas Sarwar (left) and Prime Minister Keir Starmer

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'Duped': Anas Sarwar pledges end of austerity – despite Budget of cuts and tax rises

Far-right agitator Tommy Robinson outside Folkestone police station (Jordan Pettitt/PA)

Far-right agitator Tommy Robinson outside Folkestone police station (Jordan Pettitt/PA)

Tommy Robinson admits contempt of court at hearing in London

The appointment is part of a wider overhaul of Downing Street

The appointment is part of a wider overhaul of Downing Street

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Keir Starmer appoints former Tony Blair aide as new No 10 political director

The National Trust for Scotland (NTS) said it is seeking to overturn the approval of the plans

The National Trust for Scotland (NTS) said it is seeking to overturn the approval of the plans

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Bannockburn battlefield race track plans condemned as 'fatally flawed'

It is just over a week before election day in the United States

It is just over a week before election day in the United States

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Donald Trump's rally sparks anger over racist insults and dangerous threats

Campaigners want stricter measures in place by banning Seapeak Maritime from exporting the country’s gas around Europe

Campaigners want stricter measures in place by banning Seapeak Maritime from exporting the country’s gas around Europe

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Campaigners call for ban on Scottish shipping firm helping to export Russian gas

Former first minister Alex Salmond urged the Scottish Government last year not to allow businesses in the rest of the UK to gain a competitive advantage over Scotland

Former first minister Alex Salmond urged the Scottish Government last year not to allow businesses in the rest of the UK to gain a competitive advantage over Scotland

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Chris McEleny: We must treat businesses better to help drive case for independence

Oxfam is calling for the “climate-polluting extreme wealth” to be taxed to raise funds to help tackle the climate crisis.

Oxfam is calling for the “climate-polluting extreme wealth” to be taxed to raise funds to help tackle the climate crisis.

Ministers must tax ‘planet-wrecking private jets’, campaigners urge

The real economic decisions will be made on November 5, when America votes in the presidential election

The real economic decisions will be made on November 5, when America votes in the presidential election

George Kerevan: How a Trump win would undermine Rachel Reeves’s Budget game plan

Friends of the Earth said that by 2044 the Peterhead plant would account for between 50-80% of Scotland’s total carbon budget, and would put pressure on other sectors of the economy to reduce emissions more rapidly.

Friends of the Earth said that by 2044 the Peterhead plant would account for between 50-80% of Scotland’s total carbon budget, and would put pressure on other sectors of the economy to reduce emissions more rapidly.

Friends of the Earth

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Ministers ‘misled’ on environmental impact of new power plant, campaigners claim

Prime Minister Keir Starmer, and a pro-Palestine protest

Prime Minister Keir Starmer, and a pro-Palestine protest

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

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I'm an Israeli fighting for Palestinian rights. The UK's attitude is colonial

The SNP's Dave Doogan said 'people still don't understand what GB Energy is'

The SNP's Dave Doogan said 'people still don't understand what GB Energy is'

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SNP slam UK Government as GB Energy chief based in England

Scottish Green members voted for the motion on Sunday

Scottish Green members voted for the motion on Sunday

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Scottish Greens will vote against SNP Budget if it cuts council funding

The Scottish Government has continued to hand public money to arms companies supplying Israel

The Scottish Government has continued to hand public money to arms companies supplying Israel

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Greens will 'push SNP to end funding for firms arming Israel' in Budget negotiations

Keir Starmer said GB Energy would be headquartered in Aberdeen during the Labour Party conference

Keir Starmer said GB Energy would be headquartered in Aberdeen during the Labour Party conference

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GB Energy boss given office in England – despite pledge of Aberdeen headquarters

Ross Greer has outlines the 'red lines' for forthcoming Budget negotiations

Ross Greer has outlines the 'red lines' for forthcoming Budget negotiations

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Scottish Greens reveal ‘minimum needed' for party to support SNP Budget