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SNP MP's perfect response as Ann Widdecombe says Scotland should be 'put aside'

FORMER Tory MP Ann Widdecombe got into a spat on Politics Live after she dismissed the fact prescriptions are free in Scotland.

The National (Scotland)

UK state pension age could soon rise to 68 forcing millions of Scots to work longer

SNP MP David Linden described the reports as "the latest in a long line of attacks from the Tories on the UK's state pension".

Daily Record

Scottish MPs slam UK Government over plans to clamp down on workers' right to strike

The Tories are considering measures which could allow employers to sue unions and sack workers if they did not provide a certain level of service.

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Anger as Tories make hereditary peer a minister overseeing benefits at DWP

RISHI Sunak’s Tories have been accused of showing “contempt for democracy” after they made a hereditary peer a minister in the Department…

The National (Scotland)

Mick Lynch: Scottish nationalist MPs 'closer' to strikers than Keir Starmer

RAIL union boss Mick Lynch has said SNP MPs are “closer" to the RMT's position than Labour as he criticised Keir Starmer’s apparent…

The National (Scotland)

Ian Blackford claims rebel SNP MPs plotted to oust him as Westminster leader

Blackford, who quit from the role last week, accused a group of MPs, known as The Tuesday Club, of working to remove him.

Daily Record

Kwasi Kwarteng urged to reject £16k golden handshake after being sacked as Chancellor

SNP MP David Linden has written to Kwarteng to ask him to refuse to take the one-off payment after he served only 38 days in Number 11 Downing Street.

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Nicola Sturgeon condemns 'disgraceful' abuse hurled at BBC journalist before Tory hustings

A crowd of independence supporters booed and threw eggs at Tory members as they entered a party hustings last night.

Daily Record

Nicola Sturgeon says abuse received by BBC's James Cook was 'disgraceful'

SNP MP Ian Blackford has described the abuse BBC journalist James Cook received at last night’s Tory hustings in Perth as “shocking”.

The National (Scotland)

Calls grow for Government to halt Universal Credit's Covid clawback

MPs say repayment will cause hardship as around 15,000 claim they are being wrongly chased to recover benefits cash

Wales Online

DWP facing pressure from 15,000 people to halt Universal Credit repayments

Universal Credit claimants say the Government is wrongly asking them to repay some of their benefits

Nottingham Post

Calls are growing for DWP to halt Covid Universal Credit clawback

MPs say repayment will cause hardship as around 15,000 claim the Government is wrongly chasing them to recover benefits cash

Chronicle Live

'FFS Nadine!': Tories round on Culture Secretary after 'puerile' attack on Sunak

NADINE Dorries has attracted criticism from across the political spectrum after a “nasty, silly, trivial” attack on Rishi Sunak.

The National (Scotland)

Universal Credit overpayments should be 'waived' to help hard-up Scots, insists SNP MP

David Linden made a call in the Commons for the automatic clawback of accidental benefit overpayments to be abandoned

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SNP MP opens up on baby daughter 'turning blue' while being treated in neonatal care unit

David Linden, the MP for Glasgow East, is backing calls to introduce paid leave for parents with a baby in neonatal care.

The National (Scotland)

SNP MP's paid neonatal support leave bill passes with cross-party support

Stuart C McDonald said the legislation would “give parents the emotional and financial support needed at a time of great stress and trauma”

The National (Scotland)

Scotland reacts to Rishi Sunak's pledge to 'run economy like Thatcher'

SCOTS have reacted in outrage after Tory leadership frontrunner Rishi Sunak pledged to “run the economy like Margaret Thatcher”.

The Independent UK

David Linden quits SNP front bench at Westminster to ‘focus on constituency’

David Linden said he wanted to ‘focus all my efforts on dealing more with day to day constituency work’.

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DWP order Universal Credit claimants to travel three hours for work or lose benefits

SNP Work and Pensions spokesman David Linden has slammed a Universal Credit rule that forces people to consider commuting to jobs in other cities or face losing their benefits.

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