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Would Labour election win kill or save Scottish independence?
Could this election kill the independence cause in Scotland or actually bring it back to life? Krishnan Guru-Murthy discusses manifestos and independence with the SNP’s former Deputy Westminster Leader Mhairi Black, Scottish Labour’s Pam Duncan-Glancy, and Scottish Conservative’s Craig Hoy.
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‘Scottish Conservatives will prioritise local issues rather than obsessing about independence’, says Douglas Ross
We spoke to the outgoing leader of the Scottish Conservatives Douglas Ross, and began by asking him his reaction to the latest polls and the scale of rejection of Conservative politics.
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Leader Interviews – John Swinney of the Scottish National Party | Election 2024
As part of our series of election interviews with the party leaders, Krishnan Guru-Murthy spoke to John Swinney.
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Just 1 in 5 believe Conservatives will cut migration – says exclusive new poll
Meanwhile, just 34% think Labour will meet its net migration pledge.
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Scottish independence takes backseat in general election
The SNP is preparing to launch its election manifesto this week, promising to put independence on the first page.
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Douglas Ross to resign as leader of Scottish Conservatives
Douglas Ross has announced he will resign as leader of the Scottish Conservatives after the election – and he could also quit his role as an MSP at Holyrood if he’s voted into Westminster again as an MP.
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‘We’re not taking voters for granted’ – Labour’s Wes Streeting
Labour’s Shadow Health Secretary, Wes Streeting speaks to us from outside the leaders’ debate in Salford.
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Scotland ‘vital’ to forming next Labour government, says Starmer
The party leaders have been taking their election messages around the nations.
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Michael Matheson faces Scottish parliament suspension over £11,000 iPad bill
John Swinney was trying to kick start the SNP’s election campaign this afternoon – but ended explaining why he didn’t think one of his colleagues should be suspended from the Scottish Parliament. Michael Matheson, who racked up thousands in data charges on his parliamentary iPad while abroad, was sanctioned by a Holyrood committee this morning.
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‘They believe the Labour lead is soft’: Tory MP on why Sunak called election despite huge poll deficit
We are joined by senior Conservative MP Sir Charles Walker and look ahead to the tactics likely to shape the Tory campaign to win re-election against the odds.
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Has Natalie Elphicke defection actually harmed Labour?
As another Tory MP defects to Labour, former Conservative cabinet minister Justine Greening and the SNP’s Mhairi Black join Matt Frei and Gary Gibbon for the inside take on political break-ups.
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Debate: Who will replace Humza Yousaf as Scottish first minister?
We speak to Deputy First Minister of Scotland, Shona Robison, Ash Regan who left the SNP after losing to Humza Yousaf in last year’s leadership race and now is an MSP for the pro-independence Alba Party, and down the line from Glasgow, the SNP MSP, Fergus Ewing who’s a former Scottish cabinet minister.
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FactCheck: why has Humza Yousaf resigned as Scotland’s First Minister?
The story begins with his predecessor, Nicola Sturgeon.
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Mark Menzies: is UK politics full of scandal?
As another scandal engulfs parliament, the SNP’s Mhairi Black and former Education Secretary Justine Greening join Matt Frei and Paul McNamara to discuss Westminster’s toxic culture.
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NHS crisis Scotland: mental health service waits costing lives
NHS waiting times have worsened over the past decade in SNP-run Scotland. So how is that affecting people trying to access health services in Scotland?