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Keith Brown accused political rivals of ‘running scared of democracy’.

America turned back the "red wave," and that's a reason to give thanks. But the hard work still lies ahead

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen resigned as head of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) on Saturday after her strategy to frame local elections as showing defiance to China's rising bellicosity failed to pay off and win public support.

I won’t just be lining up to vote. I’ll be making a beeline for anything containing Copha, cakes with a face and hedgehog slice

Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to return to office, from where he could try to make his yearslong legal troubles disappear through new legislation advanced by his far-right and ultra-Orthodox allies

Dominic Raab, the UK’s deputy prime minister, has become the latest figure in the government to be accused of bullying. Bullying, harassment, and sexual misconduct are always serious matters. They can harm a victim’s personal and professional development and wellbeing, and create cultures of fear and intimidation. In political contexts,…

The First Minister accused Unionist politicians of wanting "to silence Scotland's voice because they are scared of what Scotland might say".

UNIONIST politicians have accused the SNP of drawing from the “Trump playbook” after those opposed to a second referendum were accused of…

After the Supreme Court decision, the First Minister said she would not allow “Scottish democracy to be a prisoner of Westminster”.