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Who is Nick Candy? Former Tory member and billionaire defects to Reform UK

NICK Candy has become the latest high profile Tory member to defect to Reform UK...

The National (Scotland)

Kemi Badenoch hires Tory stalwart to 'build Conservative army to save UK'

THE Tory Party has hired a new director of strategy to “build a Conservative army … to save our country from socialism” ...

The National (Scotland)

Billionaire tycoon pledges to give Reform seven-figure sum after Tory defection

The businessman said he would be looking to boost the party for the party as he appeared alongside leader Nigel Farage in Westminster on Tuesday.

Evening Standard

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'Undemocratic' Labour control of Edinburgh under threat amid sex message row

LABOUR’s leadership of Edinburgh City Council has been branded “undemocratic” with the party now making up less than a sixth of the chamber ...

The National (Scotland)

MSPs to vote on ending dual mandates at Holyrood next week

Holyrood is expected to vote next week to prevent MSPs from also sitting as MPs, ending the practice known as “double jobbing”.

The National (Scotland)

Next Holyrood election about 'hope' and SNP will be ready, says John Swinney

The 2026 Holyrood election will be about hope, John Swinney has said, as he pledged that the SNP will be ready to fight it.

The National (Scotland)

Tories in 'nasty' move to strip asylum seekers of free bus travel in Scotland

THE Scottish Tories will today attempt to derail plans to give free bus travel to asylum seekers in a “nasty” political move.

The National (Scotland)

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Next Holyrood election about hope and SNP will be ready, says Swinney

The SNP will have been in power for 19 years when it goes before the electorate again in 2026.

The Independent UK

Chancellor orders ministers to submit spending plans to private sector experts

Rachel Reeves to wield ‘iron fist against waste’ by examining departments’ expenditure line by line

The Guardian - UK

Ministers warned of cuts as ‘every pound’ of spending to face review

In letters sent by Chief Secretary to the Treasury Darren Jones, departments will be told ‘difficult’ spending decisions will be required.

Evening Standard

Anas Sarwar urged to give ‘complete account’ of former council leader allegations

The SNP have urged Anas Sarwar to provide a “complete account” of his knowledge of the allegations made against a former Labour council leader.

The National (Scotland)

David Lammy calls Bashar al-Assad ‘the rat of Damascus’

Speaking in the Commons, David Lammy says Labour government had resisted pressure to re-engage with Assad

The Guardian - UK

Lammy brands Assad rat of Damascus who fled to Russia with tail between his legs

The Assad regime in Syria collapsed after 13 years of civil war.

Evening Standard

Macron calls for unity talks as Barnier's exit sparks political crisis

French President Emmanuel Macron has called for a 'meeting of different political forces' to hammer out a programme for a new government, amid a political crisis triggered by Prime Minister Michel Barnier's ouster.

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Evening Standard

Rachel Reeves’ Budget ‘a recipe for total disaster’ for nurseries, Tories claim

Shadow education minister Neil O’Brien said up to four in 10 early years providers are expected to close as a result of the NI increase.

The National (Scotland)

John Curtice responds to major Scottish independence poll lead

New research giving a healthy lead for Scottish independence underlines the drift in Yes support and support for the SNP, according to a top polling…

The National (Scotland)

Tory motion to break-up Highland Council branded 'political posturing'

THE leader of Highland Council's Conservative group is urging colleagues to back his call for the break-up of the local authority as opponents brand…

Evening Standard

Former London MP Margaret Hodge made anti-corruption champion to target 'dirty money' in Britain and overseas

Foreign Secretary David Lammy announced the appointment on a visit to the National Crime Agency

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The Independent UK

Voices: The last thing beleaguered civil servants need is to babysit tech bros

COMMENT: Inviting the best and brightest employed in start-ups to take six-month sabbaticals to help Whitehall fix its broken work culture is a laudable idea – but here’s why Pat McFadden is on a hiding to nothing, says Sean O’Grady

Evening Standard

Margaret Hodge named anti-corruption champion

The Government has appointed an anti-corruption champion as it seeks to make UK a ‘hostile environment for the corrupt and their ill-gotten gains’.

The National (Scotland)

Nicola Sturgeon hits back as Russell Findlay claims she was 'hostile' to media

NICOLA Sturgeon has hit back at Russell Findlay after he hit out at SNP-led Scottish governments for their handling of the media...

International Business Times

UK's Aristocratic Lawmakers Prepare For Life After The Lords

UK hereditary lawmaker Richard Fletcher-Vane, better known as Lord Inglewood, will soon no longer commute the few hundred miles from his country house in northwest England to the House of Lords in London -- and he is not happy about it.

The National (Scotland)

Labour will be held accountable if they vote against Budget, says John Swinney

VOTING against the Scottish Government’s Budget will be an “albatross” around Labour’s neck, the First Minister has said, as he pledged to…

The Independent UK

Voting against the Budget will be ‘albatross’ around Labour’s neck, says Swinney

The SNP remain short of a majority and will have to seek support from other parties to pass the Budget.

The Independent UK

Parliament to be warned of risks of marrying your own cousin

Parliament has been told of the risks of marrying a cousin

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