Labour MP slaps down Farage over his comments about Glasgow schoolchildren
“Your hissing snake oil Putinist fifth column politics will be rejected.”
Scotland
Best reactions to Trump’s visit to Scotland
“I’ll be washing my hair”
Trump’s Scotland visit will cost the UK taxpayer £14 million
The US president is expected to arrive for a five-day private visit to his luxury golf resorts at Turnberry in Ayrshire and Menie in Aberdeenshire.
Scotland has had lower poverty rates than UK for two decades, analysis shows
“The biggest single factor is the level of social security available for families.”
Anas Sarwar calls Nigel Farage a ‘pathetic, poisonous little man’ as he hits out at Reform leader
“In fact, I think it’s only the third time he’s visited here in six years and what he did when he came here was expose how pathetic an individual he is.”
Nigel Farage slammed for not attending his own media event
A move which left protesters shouting ‘no-show Nigel’ outside Reform UK’s campaign office.
Trussell launches ‘Football vs Hunger’ campaign to stamp out hunger in Scotland
It’s not right that so many people can’t afford to feed their families and need to turn to food banks.
Scotland’s promise to abolish two-child benefit cap expected to reduce child poverty by 2029
Scotland has promised to scrap the two-child limit on benefits from 2026.
Tracy Gilbert MP: How Labour’s New Deal for workers will transform the lives of workers in Scotland
In Scotland, zero-hour contracts have hit record highs, with many people under employed with contracts averaging just 18.4 hours a week – far less than the stability needed to build a secure life.
Scottish Labour vows to reverse winter fuel cuts
The Daily Record reports that party insiders in Scotland are concerned the backlash to the controversial winter fuel cut could hinder Labour’s chances of toppling the SNP.