
On Friday, we discovered that the UK Government owes the European Union more money than it has paid over the last 20 years – to the tune of around £1.7billion. Mark Ferguson wasn’t happy and new Shadow Europe Minister Pat McFadden described it as “unacceptable” – although he claimed that ministers had known about it for a week.
The timetable for the Scottish Labour leadership contest has now been set out, with the winner declared on December 13th.
Lamont’s departure was not the cheeriest walk away from the limelight, with accusations abound that the UK Labour Party would make decisions without consulting the Scottish Labour Party.
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