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The Electoral Commission has published the political donations each party received in the first three months of 2023

Donations to Tories dwarf other political parties, first records of 2023 reveal

Keir Starmer's leadership of the Labour Party has been criticised by figures on the party's left

Scottish Labour MSP in 'thinly veiled attack' on Keir Starmer's leadership

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Scottish Labour's Anas Sarwar with party leader Keir Starmer

Labour 'to win 31 Scottish MPs by default' but trail SNP in votes, poll analysis says

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The former MSP prefers to blame everything other than the UK Union for Scotland’s difficulties

Letters The Labour Party the politically myopic Neil Findlay yearns for no longer exists

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Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar (left) is campaigning ahead of an expected by-election after Margaret Ferrier's suspension

How do recall petitions work and will Scotland see a Westminster by-election?

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Gordon Brown during Making Britain Work For Scotland rally, organised by Our Scottish Future at Central Hall in Edinburgh.

COMMENT George Kerevan: It’s easy to ignore Brown – but we must respond or cede ground

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Last week Gordon Brown made the same empty promises that Scots have heard before

Letters The Union is a sham and Scotland is no more than a colony within it

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Neil Findlay is not impressed with the state of debate at Holyrood

INTERVIEW Neil Findlay on Labour's Unionism, the state of Holyrood and Keir Starmer

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Gordon Brown, Keir Starmer and Anas Sarwar have warm words ... but what about action?

COMMENT Ruth Wishart: Begging for a referendum gets us nowhere – so let's take stock

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The Labour politician cited his own conflict with the UK Government during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Andy Burnham: I understand SNP claim Westminster is 'destroying devolution'

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Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak speaking with Speaker Lindsay Hoyle

EXCLUSIVE 'No point' in saying Labour and the Tories are the same, says SNP MP

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Keir Starmer has be accused of presiding over 'out of control' factionalism in Labour

Labour 'block socialist candidate from mayoral race' in 'factionalism' row

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Pete Wishart says the SNP must adapt to dealing with a resurgent Labour Party

COMMENT Pete Wishart: SNP must tackle the problem of resurgent Labour Party

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Former Labour leader Gordon Brown claimed 'patriotism' should replace 'nationalism'

Gordon Brown confuses with calls to move from 'nationalism to patriotism'

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Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham (James Speakman/PA)

'We'd start working more': Burnham backs calls for elected provosts in Scotland

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Gordon Brown and Anas Sarwar speaking at the Our Scottish Future rally in Edinburgh

Anas Sarwar promises to 'lead the way' in delivering Labour MPs during Unionist rally

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Senior figures in the Labour Party have announced the formation of a new

Labour leaders announce new 'radical' alliance at Unionist rally

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GlasgowGPT wasn't the biggest fan of Labour Branch Office leader Anas Sarwar.

NEWSLETTER What does Scotland's first AI chatbot think of Scottish Labour and Anas Sarwar?

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What a pity no socialist-inclined political party has ever had the same idea as the current First Minister of Wales

Letters Why I’m not impressed by Mark Drakeford’s call for a ‘solidarity Union’

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The myths peddled by neoliberal Unionism have to be called out, writes Professor Richard Murphy

COMMENT Richard Murphy: 8 claims about the Union - debunked

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Geraint Davies has been suspended from the Labour Party

Who is Geraint Davies? Welsh Labour MP accused of sexual harassment

Labour's Geraint Davies, an MP since 1997, is facing allegations of inappropriate behaviour

Updated Labour MP suspended amid allegations of inappropriate sexual behaviour

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Gordon Brown is due to speak at a Unionist rally in Edinburgh on Thursday evening

Independence Minister calls on Gordon Brown to apologise for broken promises of 2014

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Mairi McAllan said that stopping future activity in the North Sea could threaten Scotland's energy security

Stopping all future North Sea activity 'wrong', says Mairi McAllan

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Labour leader Keir Starmer took aim at the Brexit deal he voted for

Keir Starmer panned for claim EU is 'nicking our dinner money' in Express article

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Mark Drakeford spoke of the UK's social and political bonds coming under 'sustained assault' for 40 years

Letters Mark Drakeford's statement about a 'solidarity Union' is baffling

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Keir Starmer is taking left-wing voters for granted in his pursuit of Middle England

Starmer's betting racist Middle Englanders will him over the line

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The next phase of Glasgow City Council’s City Centre Low Emission Zone will be introduced on June 1

'Chancers': Labour slammed for Low Emission Zone U-turn DAYS before launch

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Downing Street is understood to be drawing up proposals to advocate for charging the lowest possible amount for some basic products like bread and milk

Exclusive UK Government slated for 'weak approach' to food price cap plans

Mark Drakeford said the UK could break up unless rebuilt as a 'solidarity union'

UK could break apart unless rebuilt as 'solidarity union', says Mark Drakeford

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Keir Starmer has been told to return donations made to Labour by a Just Stop Oil supporter

Tory chair calls on Labour to return Just Stop Oil-linked donations

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Humza Yousaf and Keir Starmer

Labour 'acting like they've already won' Rutherglen by-election, Humza Yousaf says

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Handout photo issued by UK Parliament of the Leader of the Labour

Maggie Chapman: The racist fear machine is running into overdrive

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Starmer is from the same mould as Blair and Brown

Letters Labour Party in England will not deliver what Scotland needs or wants

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Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar handed Humza Yousaf a sitter at FMQs

NEWSLETTER Election battle begins for Labour Branch Office boss Anas Sarwar

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Formerly SNP MP Margaret Ferrier is expected to be suspended from the Commons

By-election looms as MPs set to hand Margaret Ferrier 30-day Commons suspension

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One poll has Anas Sarwar's party on course to take swathes of seats off the SNP

EXCLUSIVE Inside Westminster: SNP MPs calm as polls show party losses

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Neil Coyle has had the Labour whip restored following his suspension.

Labour welcome back MP after suspension for 'abusive language with racial overtones'

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Labour leader Keir Starmer. Pic: Stefan Rousseau/PA

Keir Starmer urged not to ditch Waspi compensation promise

Rishi Sunak's Tory government have been accused of attacking devolution through their anti-strike legislation

EXCLUSIVE Workers in devolved areas at 'beck and call of UK Government' after strike bill vote

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Parties have begun ramping up electoral messaging in recent weeks

'The clock is ticking': How can SNP take on Labour threat ahead of General Election?

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Stephen Flynn has written to Keir Starmer urging him to drop his opposition to the devolution of employment law

Starmer told to U-turn on opposition to giving Scotland employment law powers

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Did Tony Benn renege on all he pretended to stand for upon reaching office?

Letters Does Owen Jones have a blind spot regarding Labour and independence?

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Robert Cunninghame Graham

New book explores life of key Labour and SNP founder Robert Cunninghame Graham

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From left: MSPs Oliver Mundell, Alexander Burnett, Anas Sarwar, Annabelle Ewing, and Fergus Ewing

Nepo babies of Holyrood: The family connections in Scotland's parliament

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Are Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak two sides of the same coin?

comment Owen Jones: Are Labour and the Tories really the same now?

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Stephen Flynn said the SNP would want more 'meat on the bones' of devolution in the event of a hung parliament

Stephen Flynn dismisses reports of trade-off with Labour over indyref2

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You may have noticed that this week’s newsletter image is blue rather than the archetypal Labour red...

Branch Office Updates: New Blue Labour + tea room bunk offs

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Ian Murray was reminded of his flirtation with Change UK as he accused the SNP of wanting a Tory government

Ian Murray reminded of Change UK flirtation as he accuses SNP of supporting Tories

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Scotland stands as the gateway to a Labour majority, but SNP voters are not switching yet, a pollster has said

SNP slump 'could be mid-term wobble’ with supporters not switching to Labour yet

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Mhairi Black took aim at the lack of Labour backbenchers who spoke at yesterday's cost of living debate

Labour panned as ZERO backbenchers speak at debate on cost of living crisis

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Keir Starmer has pledged Labour will bring about 'the change Scotland needs'.

Letters Do Labour think they only have to whistle and Scots voters will return?

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Labour have refused to back an SNP bid to repeal the Government's anti-protest laws

Labour refuse to support SNP bid to repeal anti-protest law

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Prime Minister David Cameron (right) and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg holding their first joint press conference in the Downing Street garden

Letters Getting into bed with Keir Starmer’s blue Labour Party will not get us a referendum

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