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‘Labour’s pledge to scrap the gangs lies in tatters,’ Tories allege

London Evening Standard 31 Mar 2025
Shadow home secretary Chris Philp said crossings are up by 31% and SNP MP Pete Wishart told Tory MPs to ‘shut up’ in a heated exchange on migration ... .
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Ex-SNP MP fails in Holyrood bid following 'Christina McKelvie comment' after her death

Daily Record 30 Mar 2025
David Linden faced a “brutal” nomination meeting and it is claimed "he didn’t do himself any favours when he mentioned Christina in that way." ... .
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Conservative MP calls on Ireland to join Commonwealth

RTE 27 Mar 2025
SNP MP Seamus Logan said that he didn't "recall some of the accusations" that Mr Allister made "about the role of the Irish government in terms of the negotiations that followed the Brexit vote".
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“John Swinney is no Jack Sparrow”

New Statesman 26 Mar 2025
... from Nicola Sturgeon’s locker are selected,” mused Crichton, “but the SNP is no Black Pearl and that John Swinney, he’s no Jack Sparrow.” Crichton was a Daily Record scribbler before becoming an MP.
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Douglas Ross: Former Scottish Tory leader quits Holyrood to try to become MP

The Daily Telegraph 25 Mar 2025
Douglas Ross, the former Scottish Conservative leader, is to quit Holyrood to seek a return to the UK Parliament as an MP ... The former MP for Moray was crowned Scottish Tory leader in Aug 2020 following the sudden resignation of Jackson Carlaw.
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Former SNP MP recalls Alex Salmond acquittal five years on from landmark trial

Daily Record 24 Mar 2025
Joanna Cherry said she hoped "one day to be in a position to assist in putting all of this in context" as she looked back at a case that gripped Scotland ... .
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The price of Brexit: How much is leaving the EU costing UK businesses?

The Times of India 23 Mar 2025
This figure comes from calculations by the House of Commons library.Alexander put the blame on the previous Conservative government's Brexit agreement for the substantial losses, declaring that it is ...
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Labour pledges to ‘tear down’ barriers after new figures reveal Brexit costing UK business £37bn ...

AOL 22 Mar 2025
Mr Alexander’s comments came in a parliamentary written answer to the SNP MP Stephen Gethins, who commissioned the analysis. He said ... He added ... .
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Sturgeon’s husband’s embezzlement case sparks secrecy row

The Daily Telegraph 21 Mar 2025
Joanna Cherry KC, a former SNP MP and a senior lawyer, questioned why the “full details of the charges” against Peter Murrell had not been published following his private court appearance on Thursday.
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SNP MP looking to win Shona Robison's Scottish Parliament seat after just 9 months in Westminster

The Scotsman 20 Mar 2025
The MP says it is “no secret” SNP members do not see a long-term future for themselves in Westminster ....
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Awaiting a New Scottish Enlightenment

Quillette 20 Mar 2025
... hush up ‘decapitate Terfs’ MP being hired by rape charity. Failed former SNP MP Alison Thewliss has allegedly been hired by Rape Crisis Scotland which has already been embroiled in a transgender row.
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UK Government accused of ‘disrespect for devolution’ over welfare cuts

AOL 19 Mar 2025
Speaking on BBC Radio Scotland on Wednesday, SNP Scotland ... The SNP MP said the “overwhelming powers” still sit with Westminster, as he claimed people will have to “reassess” the devolution settlement.
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EUAN MCCOLM: Swinney says the SNP doesn't have a woman problem. But it might just ...

The Daily Mail 18 Mar 2025
Take the horrendous way in which former MP Joanna Cherry was treated by the SNP for refusing to sign up to Ms Sturgeon’s gender self-ID plans ... Rather, those at the top of the SNP treated their colleague with contempt.
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Time for more than just words from the SNP government in stand with Ukraine

The Scotsman 18 Mar 2025
Gregor Poynton, MP for Livingston constituency says it is time the SNP set its ideologies to one side for the greater good ....
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SNP doesn’t have a ‘woman problem’, insists John Swinney

AOL 17 Mar 2025
But a high-profile former SNP MP lashed out at his denial, saying she had not tried to stand for the Scottish Parliament as “the party has done nothing about male members abusing and threatening female members”.
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