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Scottish Labour has condemned the "culture of secrecy" in Holyrood after former First Minister Alex Salmond threatened to take the SNP government to court over its refusal to publish key documents from his court case. Responding to a letter…
The Scottish Labour Party is “clearly saying that we are opposed to a second independence referendum”, Richard Leonard has declared ahead of next year’s Holyrood elections. In an interview with ITV's Representing Border programme this…
As ballots open today, it is clear now more than ever that Scotland needs a united Labour Party committed to real and bold change. We saw in June how Labour is again winning back trust in Scotland but we all know that more needs to be done…
Labour is on course to regain its position as the second largest party in Scotland according to a new poll released today. The two nationalist parties, the SNP and the Greens, would also lose their combined majority in Holyrood, if the…
This is the full text of the speech given by acting Scottish Labour leader Alex Rowley today in Holyrood in response to Nicola Sturgeon's programme for government. Presiding Officer, Can I too welcome everyone back to parliament. And can I…
Kezia Dugdale has stepped down as leader of the Scottish Labour party, saying that it is time to "pass on the baton." She is leaving with immediate effect, potentially as early as tomorrow, some sources report. The Lothians MSP has said she…
There must be an increase in child benefit to stop the sky rocketing levels of child poverty, Kezia Dugdale has urged. A staggering 70,000 more Scottish children are living in poverty now than five years ago, as the Scottish Labour proposal…
The general election results sent Nicola Sturgeon a clear message: get back to the day job. But her definition of the ‘day job’ means that her SNP government has, in the past few days alone, unveiled plans to cut the tax levied on air…
As the Scottish parliament debates having a second independence referendum, just a few years after the last "once in a generation" vote, we take a look at the achievements of the SNP in government. They've held power in Holyrood for a…
With MSPs set to debate and vote on another independence referendum bill today, more than a year has passed since the Scottish parliament passed any legislation. Labour education spokesperson in Holyrood, Iain Gray, described it as a…
Nicola Sturgeon has done what many of us feared and declared a second independence referendum for Scotland. Today the first minister said she would ask the Holyrood parliament to vote next week for a referendum, which would be held…
This is the full text of Kezia Dugdale's speech to Holyrood in the budget debate. Today this Parliament has an important decision to make. One of the most important it has ever made. We can deliver on the promises the majority of us in this…
