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The Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has filed a 'no confidence' motion in the Scottish government today, heaping further pressure on Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf and raising the chances of early Holyrood elections.
This week will go down as one of the most significant in recent Scottish political history. Fresh from extolling the virtues of the ruling SNP-Green coalition on Tuesday, by Thursday morning the First Minister had consigned it to the…
Anas Sarwar has called for emergency legislation to be put forward in the Scottish parliament in response to the cost-of-living crisis and accused the UK and Scottish governments of demonstrating a "total lack of ideas and ambition"…
The Scottish government's spending review yesterday may not have made waves beyond Holyrood, but it is probably one of the most consequential financial statements that we’ve seen in the Scottish parliament for years. For audiences outside…
Scottish Labour is on track to gain the second most seats in Holyrood at the next election and push the Scottish Conservatives into third place, new polling has indicated. Research published today, as the Scottish Tories began their two-day…
Scottish Labour is set to put forward legislation in Holyrood preventing MSPs taking additional employment in the wake of the Westminster sleaze scandal that the party has argued will "sound the death knell for second jobs". Neil Bibby MSP…
Elections took place across the UK on May 6th. Results began to emerge the following day, first with the news that Labour had lost the by-election in Hartlepool. With counting in Holyrood, the Senedd, all English mayoral and council…
Scottish Labour Party deputy general secretary Anne McGinley will be leaving her role ahead of the Holyrood parliamentary elections due to take place in May later this year, the Daily Record has reported. The departure of McGinley, an NHS…
Richard Leonard has declared that the new Scottish lockdown framework will not receive "unquestioning support" from Labour, and has criticised the SNP government for failing to secure "public consent". During a Holyrood debate on Scotland's…
Richard Leonard has called on the SNP government in Holyrood to tackle the "scourge of child poverty" after a new report has revealed that Scotland is currently on track to miss its targets. Responding to a report from the Joseph Rowntree…
For as long as I can remember, Labour and trade union women in Scotland have been organising and lobbying for fair and equal representation. The STUC’s 50/50 campaign ran throughout the ‘90s. Working with politicians and a vibrant and…
Once again the Scottish Labour Party is in the midst of a leadership crisis after several MSPs tried to trigger a formal challenge to Richard Leonard. The fact that Labour in Scotland is going through a difficult period is not open for…
