Winter fuel payments: Scottish pensioners launch court bid against …
WEB1 day ago · Scottish pensioners are to take the UK and Scottish governments to court over winter fuel payment cuts. Retired couple Peter and Florence Fanning, whose legal challenge is backed by Alba Party leader Alex Salmond, said they had lost out and the move was on behalf of themselves and all those “worse off than us”. Ending universal entitlement to the annual payment was one of the first ...
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Anas Sarwar calls for housing minister Paul McLennan to be sacked
WEB1 day ago · Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has called for housing minister Paul McLennan to be sacked after recent statistics put homelessness at a 10-year high. Speaking at First Minister's Questions on Thursday afternoon, Sarwar said McLennan can "simply not continue" in the role because the government's failure to build enough social housing was a ...
Blow for Labour as popularity falls in Scotland after general election
WEB2 days ago · UK and Scottish Labour leaders Keir Starmer and Anas Sarwar 's popularity has plummeted in Scotland, new polling shows. The ratings are the lowest ever recorded for the Labour pair in the Scotland Political Pulse monitor from pollsters Ipsos. Most respondents – 76 per cent – said the Scottish economy is in …
Autumn Budget ‘must not repeat mistakes of the past’, says Shona …
WEB4 days ago · Rachel Reeves has been urged to prioritise investment in next month's Autumn Budget by finance secretary Shona Robison. Robison warned against “repeating mistakes of the past” by cutting spending. Later today during a debate in the Scottish Parliament on the UK Budget and Scotland’s priorities, she will urge the UK Government to come up ...
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WEBOver 50 Labour MPs avoid vote on winter fuel payment cut. Holyrood.com is the website of Holyrood , Scotland's fortnightly political and current affairs magazine that keeps Scottish politics informed with its award-winning and thought-provoking editorial.
Homelessness reaches highest level in over a decade
WEB3 days ago · The latest statistics show 40,685 homelessness applications were made in 2023-24, up four per cent from the year before and the highest since 2011-12. The number of households living in temporary accommodation reached record levels, standing at 16,330 at the end of March, up nine per cent from the year before.
Live: First Minister's Questions - Holyrood Website
WEBSep 2, 2021 · 12:12pm: Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar says NHS staff were under-resourced and overworked before Covid, before criticising the government’s record on waiting times.The First Minister points to the waiting times recovery plan, which she said was having an impact before Covid. She says the pandemic has placed significant pressure on the NHS and before Covid, it was changing demographics ...
Live: First Minister's Questions - Holyrood Website
WEBMay 27, 2021 · Live: First Minister's Questions. Share this page. Welcome to the first FMQs of the new parliamentary session. We'll bring you all the latest updates from 12 noon.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announces USA trip - Holyrood …
WEBMay 9, 2022 · First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is to visit the USA next week to "underline Scotland's key interests in global issues" as her administration steps up its international presence. The trip comes as the Scottish Government says it is working to strengthen the country's "international relationships, presence and voice" and "become more active ...