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Do not muck about at election, Swinney warns independence supporters

The First Minister said voters need to make sure the SNP ‘does really well, because that’s the only way Scotland is going to make progress’.

Evening Standard

Scotland’s World Cup return spurs SNP push for free-to-air major sports

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All major sporting events should be on free-to-air TV, says SNP

The plea came as Scotland head to the men’s World Cup this summer.

Evening Standard

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Scotland’s World Cup qualifier shows football should be on terrestrial TV, says SNP

The SNP has declared it "vital" for all major international sporting events to be broadcast on free-to-air television, preventing public exclusion.

The Independent UK

Never a more important time to be a unionist or conservative, says Findlay

The Scottish Conservative leader attacked Reform UK’s unionist credentials.

Evening Standard

We’re making headway on reducing NHS waiting times, says Swinney

The Scottish Government has vowed to clear 78,000 year-long waits by March.

Evening Standard

Ministers considered holding indyref on same day as 2011 election, papers reveal

The matter was considered – but ultimately rejected – by then first minister Alex Salmond’s cabinet in 2010.

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Compston: I now show support in ‘quieter manner’ due to online hate

The actor said there is a lack of real debate on social media these days and instead people are just ‘screaming’ at each other.

Evening Standard

Scots Tory leader Findlay ‘not holding breath’ on budget deal

Scotland’s Finance Secretary will lay out the Government’s budget plans in January.

The Independent UK

Labour warns of ‘horrifying’ rise in rat sightings

Glasgow experienced the most acute problem

The Independent UK

The key moments that could ‘decide fate of Keir Starmer’ next year

Lord Robert Hayward has warned of a number of heavy Labour defeats in 2026

The Independent UK

Swinney ‘duping’ supporters into thinking he can win majority, says Anas Sarwar

The First Minister has made an SNP majority his target for a referendum on independence.

Evening Standard

Heavy Labour losses in May could decide Starmer’s future – expert

Gains in London councils such as Westminster or Barnet could help shore up Kemi Badenoch’s position as Conservative leader, an expert said.

The Independent UK

The Guardian view on May 2026 elections: a new political geography is coming into view across Britain

Editorial: Over the holiday period, the Guardian leader column is looking ahead at the themes of 2026. Today we look at the impact of devolution on growing volatility of party political allegiance

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Evening Standard

Aberdeen MSP sends P45 to Starmer over predicted loss of oil and gas jobs

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The Guardian - UK

Starmer will ‘absolutely’ still be prime minister by next Christmas, says Labour chair – as it happened

Anna Turley says people will start to ‘see and feel’ change in public services and cost of living from next year

Evening Standard

£20m spent on Commons since IndyRef, SNP says

The party obtained the figures under a freedom of information request.

Evening Standard

Swinney ‘content’ Justice Secretary did not breach ministerial code

Angela Constance has been accused of misrepresenting comments made by grooming gangs expert Professor Alexis Jay in Holyrood.

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Evening Standard

Reeves’s rejection of North Sea job cuts claim a ‘new low’, say Flynn

The Chancellor said she does not believe 1,000 jobs are being lost every month in the oil and gas sector.

The Guardian - UK

£570m cost of Erasmus is ‘money coming back to UK’, says minister – as it happened

Nick Thomas-Symonds says a 30% discount for the UK’s participation in EU scheme has been agreed

Evening Standard

Sarwar appeals to SNP and Green MSPs ahead of no confidence vote in Constance

Scottish Justice Secretary Angela Constance is facing a vote of no confidence, which is expected to take place on Tuesday.

The Conversation

The ten most surprising facts from the 2024 election revealed

As a landmark study of the 2024 election is published, The Conversation asked Tim Bale, who co-authored with Rob Ford, Will Jennings and Paula Surridge, to reveal the ten most surprising facts to come out of their analysis.

The Guardian - UK

UK politics: Trump talks ‘complete nonsense’ about crime in London, says Met police commissioner – as it happened

Mark Rowley says capital is a safe city, and claims of no-go areas are ‘completely false’

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s Scotland’s energy’: SNP to focus on renewables in Holyrood election

Leader John Swinney says independence could cut household energy bills by a third in the long term

The Guardian - UK

Lord Maxton obituary

Labour MP, working peer and champion of Scottish devolution who believed Westminster should be turned into a museum

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