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Alistair Grant is political editor of The Scotsman and Scotland on Sunday.

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9 months ago
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SNP Health Secretary offers to mediate talks between English junior doctors and UK Government

Michael Matheson offered his services to ‘help break the impasse’

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9 months ago
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'Never say never': Kate Forbes opens the door to another SNP leadership bid

The former finance secretary told a newspaper ‘never say never’

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9 months ago
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Scottish Secretary Alister Jack did not act 'irrationally' in blocking gender law, UK Government ...

Scottish Secretary Alister Jack ‘had reasonable grounds to believe legislation would have an adverse effect’

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9 months ago
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Court battle over Scotland's gender reforms: How did we get here?

The legislation was passed by a cross-party majority of MSPs but has been mired in controversy

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9 months ago
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UK Government publishes legal arguments ahead of court battle over Scotland's gender reforms

UK ministers will argue the legislation ‘modifies the law as it applies to the reserved matters’

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9 months ago
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Rutherglen candidate would not be disciplined for rebelling over two-child cap, suggests Angela R...

The deputy leader of UK Labour said Michael Shanks was ‘right to raise issues’

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9 months ago
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Labour’s Angela Rayner rules out devolving employment law to Scotland

Ms Rayner said she wanted to see good practices implemented across the UK

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9 months ago
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Humza Yousaf says he is prepared to ‘p*** off some people’ with his choices in Government

He was challenged over a perceived lack of conviction during a live recording of the Holyrood Sources podcast

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9 months ago
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SNP is 'imploding' and running out of road, says Sir Keir Starmer

The UK Labour leader said the upcoming by-election in Rutherglen and Hamilton West will be crucial

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9 months ago
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Sir Keir Starmer's message to Scots is carefully crafted. But will it convince voters?

The UK Labour leader will hope his pitch resonates with voters in Scotland

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9 months ago
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Scotland can be the ‘beating heart of a new Britain’, vows Sir Keir Starmer

The Labour leader pledged to ‘fundamentally change’ the relationship between Scotland, England and the Union

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9 months ago
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Scottish ministers test attitudes to building radioactive waste facilities near homes

The Scottish Government said the work was ‘very long-term’ and no decisions had been made regarding locations

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