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Former Labour minister backs UK Government use of Section 35 order over gender reform

David Blunkett, who served as Home Secretary under Tony Blair, has waded into the gender reform row and backed the UK Government

The National (Scotland)

New £400 one-off energy bill help application portal set to open this month until April

The non-repayable lump sum is expected to provide extra financial support to 900,000 homes this winter.

Daily Record

Proposed new State Pension age changes could mean you need to work longer before being able to retire

New reports suggest it could rise to 68 by the end of the 2030s, affecting everyone currently aged 54 and under.

Daily Record

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SNP bid to overturn Section 35 order at Westminster and allow gender reforms to become law

Stephen Flynn, the party's Westminster leader, has submitted a motion to overturn the UK Government's Section 35 order which blocked the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill.

Daily Record

New State Pension petition calling for £416 weekly payment for everyone over 60 due official response

The petition also proposes rolling back retirement age from 66 to 60 and has received more than 22,800 signatures of support.

Daily Record

SNP in bid to overturn Alister Jack's Section 35 order using Commons tactics

The motion has been lodged in the name of SNP Westminster group leader Stephen Flynn

The National (Scotland)

Type 31 frigates will be built at Rosyth dockyard, insists Tory defence minister

While the Type 31 frigate programme will go ahead speculation has mounted the future Type 32 could be axed at the next defence spending review.

Daily Record

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Majority of Scots would back independence in de facto referendum, poll finds

AN exclusive survey, carried out for The National, has suggested that a majority of Scots would back independence in a de facto referendum ...

The National (Scotland)

'Wales can afford better pay for NHS staff' Plaid lays out its five-point plan for Welsh health services

"We do not accept that the Welsh Government have no scope," said Plaid health spokesperson Rhun ap Iorwerth

Wales Online

UK Government committed to building Type 31 frigates as steel is cut on new ship

Defence procurement minister Alex Chalk attended the ceremony to mark the start of work on HMS Active at Rosyth.

The Independent UK

New energy petition calls for fixed-rate monthly tariff for older people and those with a disability

The petition proposes no per unit charges for gas and electricity customers in those groups.

Daily Record

Petition to reverse block on Scotland's gender reforms smashes first milestone

It comes after Tory minister Kemi Badenoch declined an invitation to give evidence at a Holyrood committee on the decision to use a Section 35 order.

The National (Scotland)

Labour calls on SNP and Tory Governments to publish trans law legal advice

Pam Duncan-Glancy told the Record the Tories were not "good faith actors" when it came to equalities and human rights.

Daily Record

Taxpayers set to pay to power oil and gas platforms in North Sea

THE UK Government is set to heavily subsidise the building of offshore windfarms to supply oil and gas platforms despite fossil fuel companies…

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Martin Lewis urges up to one million people to check for £2,000 in 'hidden' savings account

The consumer champion shares how to check for the money many ‘know nothing about’.

The Independent UK

Sturgeon: Testing limits of Section 35 veto in court is in the public interest

The First Minister said the Scottish Government was ‘looking at all options’ to challenge the legal veto.

Daily Record

New £400 energy bill help for people in park homes or off-grid will be paid by local authorities

An online application portal for the one-off energy rebate lump sum is due to open before the end of this month.

Daily Record

New calls to increase State Pension to £416 each week and lower retirement age back to 60

The proposed weekly increase would give older people an annual income of at least £21,673.60.

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The Independent UK

EU and UK negotiators must be given ‘space’ to reach NI Protocol deal

Ireland’s deputy premier Micheal Martin said both sides had to overcome challenges if an agreement was to be stuck.

Insider UK

'35 days left' to save the King's Theatre

The historic venue's charity owner has revealed an £8.9m funding gap

Wales Online

UK government plans to give Port Talbot steelworks £300m to go green

The UK's two biggest steelmakers are expected to get £300m each

Birmingham Post

Port Talbot steelworks to be offered hundred of millions in taxpayers' money to go green

Funding of £300m is expected from the UK Government

The Independent UK

DUP warns PM against serving up ‘half-baked’ deal on NI Protocol

The Government and the EU are involved in negotiations to resolve the logjam over post-Brexit trading arrangements.

The Independent UK

Sturgeon: Gender reforms do not impact UK-wide legislation

The UK Government has vetoed Holyrood’s Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill.

The National (Scotland)

No 'compelling' argument that gender law impacts Equality Act, says Nicola Sturgeon

NICOLA Sturgeon has said she has not heard a single “persuasive or compelling” argument that Scotland’s gender reform legislation would have…

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