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John Swinney to pledge 'fundamental change' for Scotland's public services

JOHN Swinney is set to pledge “fundamental change” for public services as the status quo is “no longer sufficient”.

The National (Scotland)

Glasgow region needs 'elected mayor and devolution deal', think tank recommends

The greater Glasgow region needs a directly-elected mayor and a devolution deal to avoid falling behind other large UK cities, a think tank has…

The National (Scotland)

Labour needs to make its priorities clear to everyone

Letters: Tony Wright says that the government must show people what it stands for; Michael Foster says it should fund local authorities properly; and Mike Scott raises the dire state of the NHS

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'Bold': Unelected Labour peer calls for second Holyrood chamber and 'major review'

AN UNELECTED Labour peer has been dubbed “bold” after he called for a “major review” of Holyrood and suggested a second chamber for the…

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Trans barrister accosted outside Commons toilet by gender critical activists

A TRANS barrister was confronted by two gender-critical campaigners outside of a women’s bathroom in the House of Commons.

The National (Scotland)

Dining across the divide: ‘I thought Labour would be bad. I didn’t think they’d be bad so quickly’

With oppositional views on net zero and Jeremy Corbyn, could a Greenpeace campaigner and a Tory physicist find any mutual ground?

The Guardian - UK

A useful enemy? Why Tories and Reform are calling net zero policy into question

Cross-party consensus on climate appears to have broken down despite polls showing public support for action

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Tories ‘got it wrong’ when they backed 2045 net zero target, Findlay says

The Scottish Conservatives had previoulsy supported the target of Scotland reaching net zero by 2045, but will now seek to ‘scrap’ it.

Evening Standard

Voices: Rachel Reeves has bet all our money on Wes Streeting saving the NHS

With the cost of living and immigration being too severely impacted by outside factors, backing the NHS was the right choice – and delivering results on health is Labour’s best chance of winning the next election, writes John Rentoul

The Independent UK

Scottish Tory leader Russell Findlay aims to get party ‘back on the pitch’

Mr Findlay used his conference speech to set his party the target of winning more constituencies in next May’s Holyrood election.

Evening Standard

Voices: A burqa ban won’t protect or unite Britain – it will divide us

COMMENT: When politicians stir up fear around the burqa or the veil, they are not defending public safety – they are inflaming prejudice for political gain, writes Baroness Shaista Gohir OBE

The Independent UK

There hasn’t been a ‘big chancellor’ since Osborne: IFS chief gives final mark

As he steps down after 14 years, Paul Johnson says politicians and voters refuse to accept economic tradeoffs

The Guardian - UK

Voices: Starmer and Reeves are back from the brink – here’s what they must do next

INSIDE WESTMINSTER: After a spending review that came as a relief to many Labour backbenchers, the government must now start making the case for the ‘inevitable’ tax rises in the autumn that will be needed to deliver better public services, says Andrew Grice

The Independent UK

Findlay: Tories will save £650m – and use the cash to cut taxes for Scots

The Scottish Conservative leader is to give his keynote speak to his party conference in Edinburgh on Saturday.

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Ministers step up efforts to quell growing rebellion over UK welfare bill

Whips increase pressure on MPs and No 10 drawing up contingency plans for ministerial changes as vote nears

The National (Scotland)

Jeremy Corbyn says police ‘picked on him’ as Gaza protest case dropped

Police were “picking on” Jeremy Corbyn to “silence the democratic rights of everybody in our society”, he has alleged ...

Evening Standard

Corbyn says police ‘picked on him to silence democratic rights’ as case dropped

The former Labour leader and John McDonnell were called for interview after a pro-Palestine protest in London earlier this year.

The Guardian - UK

‘I could hear the Camerons sniggering at us’ – Sarah Vine’s How Not to Be a Political Wife, digested by John Crace

Michael Gove’s ex on her compassionate pieces for the Daily Mail, struggling to survive on an MP’s salary, doing Sam Cam’s ironing and becoming a laughing stock after Brexit

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Defections are ‘good thing’, claims Badenoch

Kemi Badenoch spoke at her first Scottish Tory conference since taking over as leader of the party in the UK.

The Independent UK

Former Tory MP appears in court over general election betting scandal

Conservative Party insiders were among those charged after bets were placed on the timing of the general election

The National (Scotland)

Kemi Badenoch questions Reform UK and Labour ‘belief in the Union’

KEMI Badenoch has questioned both Reform UK and Labour’s “belief in the Union” ...

Evening Standard

Former MP accused of cheating at gambling on general election appears in court

Craig Williams, 39, of Llanfair Caereinion, served as the parliamentary private secretary to Rishi Sunak during his time as prime minister.

Evening Standard

Farage’s Reform will ‘let the SNP in’, Badenoch warns

The Conservative leader said Scots ‘deserve better’ than another five years of John Swinney’s party in power at Holyrood.

The National (Scotland)

'Disappointing': SNP Government rule out Scottish independence convention

The SNP Government has explicitly ruled out holding an independence convention this summer

Evening Standard

SNP’s wish to ‘throw open our borders’ would risk security – Badenoch

The Scottish Government has long pushed for a shift on immigration.

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