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Winter Fuel Payment

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Will Scottish Labour MPs rebel over Winter Fuel Payment cut?
Stephen Flynn has asked the 37 Scottish Labour MPs to rebel tomorrow when the Commons votes on the cut to the winter fuel payment. It’s worth a punt, but it’s not going to happen.

Explainer: What is the Winter Fuel Payment and why is it under threat?

Explainer: What is the Winter Fuel Payment and why is it under threat?

Winter Fuel Payment

Explainer: What is the Winter Fuel Payment and why is it under threat?

Labour leader and Prime Minister Keir Starmer

Labour leader and Prime Minister Keir Starmer

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What are Labour proposing as they set out to strengthen workers' rights

Jackson Carlaw is the former leader of the Scottish Tories

Jackson Carlaw is the former leader of the Scottish Tories

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Former Scottish Tory leader warns contentious race could lead to split party

Improving economic outlook crucial for Scotland's public finances

Improving economic outlook crucial for Scotland's public finances

Business Voices

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Improving economic outlook crucial for Scotland's public finances

The Covid inquiry is due to hear about the impact of the virus and planning on healthcare

The Covid inquiry is due to hear about the impact of the virus and planning on healthcare

UK Covid inquiry

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UK Covid-19 Inquiry to examine impact of pandemic on healthcare

SNP urges Scottish Labour MPs to vote against government winter fuel cut

SNP urges Scottish Labour MPs to vote against government winter fuel cut

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SNP urges Scottish Labour MPs to vote against government winter fuel cut

Union compares Robison to Thatcher over £460m ScotWind cash raid

Union compares Robison to Thatcher over £460m ScotWind cash raid

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Union compares Robison to Thatcher over £460m ScotWind cash raid

Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon in Salmond and Sturgeon: a Troubled Union. Firecrest/BBC/Claudia Massie

Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon in Salmond and Sturgeon: a Troubled Union. Firecrest/BBC/Claudia Massie

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Alison Rowat: 'It's like watching a panto except there's no one to cheer'

Prior to the 2014 referendum on Scottish independence, the Scottish Government considered the notion of allowing some categories of prisoners the right to vote on September 18

Prior to the 2014 referendum on Scottish independence, the Scottish Government considered the notion of allowing some categories of prisoners the right to vote on September 18

KEVIN MCKENNA'S DIARY

Now it's clear why SNP decided against allowing Scottish prisoners to vote

Russian president Vladimir Putin looking unusually relaxed last Thursday

Russian president Vladimir Putin looking unusually relaxed last Thursday

National government

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It seems it's open season for foreign meddling in the US election

SNP face Holyrood defeat as Tories push vote on free school meal u-turn

SNP face Holyrood defeat as Tories push vote on free school meal u-turn

Free school meals

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SNP face Holyrood defeat as Tories push vote on free school meal u-turn

Lorna Slater, the co-leader of the Scottish Greens (Jane Barlow/PA)

Lorna Slater, the co-leader of the Scottish Greens (Jane Barlow/PA)

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Lorna Slater signals Greens' opposition to SNP budget, says party ready for election

'I like landscapes:' Starmer defends removing Thatcher portrait from No 10 study

'I like landscapes:' Starmer defends removing Thatcher portrait from No 10 study

Margaret Thatcher

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'I like landscapes:' Starmer defends removing Thatcher portrait from No 10 study

Jenny Lindsay by Kat Gollock

Jenny Lindsay by Kat Gollock

Creative Scotland

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Creative Scotland review should be independent of government says Labour

First Minister and SNP leader John Swinney addressing his party's conference in Edinburgh last weekend

First Minister and SNP leader John Swinney addressing his party's conference in Edinburgh last weekend

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'SNP battening down the hatches under Swinney as Holyrood election defeat looms'

Scottish Tory leadership contender Meghan Gallacher. (Image: PA)

Scottish Tory leadership contender Meghan Gallacher. (Image: PA)

Scottish Conservatives

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Scottish Tory leadership race marred by 'sexist undertones,' says Meghan Gallacher

Inside Story: Scotland's 'cultural catastrophe' and the calls for a funding overhaul

Inside Story: Scotland's 'cultural catastrophe' and the calls for a funding overhaul

Creative Scotland

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Inside Story: Scotland's 'cultural catastrophe' and the calls for a funding overhaul

Anger as Police Scotland says sex self-ID for rapists fosters ‘sense of belonging’

Anger as Police Scotland says sex self-ID for rapists fosters ‘sense of belonging’

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Anger as Police Scotland says sex self-ID for rapists fosters ‘sense of belonging’

Swinney's secret warning to Sturgeon over independence revealed in new documentary

Swinney's secret warning to Sturgeon over independence revealed in new documentary

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Cautious Swinney's secret warning to Sturgeon over second independence referendum

SallyAnn Kelly, Chief Executive of Aberlour Trust. Picture: Gordon Terris

SallyAnn Kelly, Chief Executive of Aberlour Trust. Picture: Gordon Terris

NEIL MACKAY'S BIG READ

National government

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‘Angry? I’m raging': Scottish charity boss unleashes fury over poverty under SNP rule

Scottish Conservative deputy leader Meghan Gallacher (Andrew Milligan/PA)

Scottish Conservative deputy leader Meghan Gallacher (Andrew Milligan/PA)

Scottish Conservatives

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Meghan Gallacher makes formal complaint about Scottish Conservative MP

Committee will consider Scottish memorial project for late Queen

Committee will consider Scottish memorial project for late Queen

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Committee will consider Scottish memorial project for late Queen

Winter fuel payments are to be means tested

Winter fuel payments are to be means tested

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Swinney urged to challenge UK Government in court over Winter Fuel Payment change

EnQuest is a major North Sea oil producer

EnQuest is a major North Sea oil producer

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North Sea tax regime 'causing irreversible damage'

Angus MacDonald

Angus MacDonald

Scottish Highlands

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New MP's cash plea over 'pylons marching to the cities'

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Is this really the sort of show people want?

Some of the RAAC-blighted houses in Aberdeen

Some of the RAAC-blighted houses in Aberdeen

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'No respect from day one': Where do the RAAC-hit residents of Balnagask go from here?

Scottish schools 'paying for English teachers' under Labour VAT plan, warns Rector

Scottish schools 'paying for English teachers' under Labour VAT plan, warns Rector

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Glasgow rector urges Labour to delay ‘rushed and reckless' private school vat plan

Protesters gathered outside of Holyrood

Protesters gathered outside of Holyrood

Angus Robertson

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Angus Robertson meets arts trade union leaders amid protests over funding cuts

Protestors outside Holyrood

Protestors outside Holyrood

Creative Scotland

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Scottish Government 'playing games' with the arts after Creative Scotland u-turn

Gillian Martin in the Scottish Parliament

Gillian Martin in the Scottish Parliament

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'Years of inaction': Scot Gov criticised by WWF over new climate change bill

A prayer vigil outside a hospital

A prayer vigil outside a hospital

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Scottish Abortion clinic buffer zones law to take effect from September 24

Serica Energy chief executive Chris Cox, right, visits the Bruce platform north east of Aberdeen

Serica Energy chief executive Chris Cox, right, visits the Bruce platform north east of Aberdeen

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‘Mad’ North Sea tax hike plan will cost UK billions warns oil industry big gun

John Swinney being pointed at by Lorna Slater and Patrick Harvie

John Swinney being pointed at by Lorna Slater and Patrick Harvie

Scottish Government

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Holyrood Budget Bill battle: Could the SNP government be on the brink of collapse?

Nicola Sturgeon remains under investigation, police chiefs said. (Image: PA)

Nicola Sturgeon remains under investigation, police chiefs said. (Image: PA)

Operation Branchform: Police seek next steps from prosecutors in SNP finances probe

Scottish Green Party co-leader Lorna Slater

Scottish Green Party co-leader Lorna Slater

Scottish Greens

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SNP budget fears as Greens accuse Swinney of 'betrayal' over school meal u-turn

Former Scottish Tory leader Ruth Davidson has backed Russell Findlay. (Image: PA)

Former Scottish Tory leader Ruth Davidson has backed Russell Findlay. (Image: PA)

Scottish Conservatives

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Ruth Davidson backs Russell Findlay for Scottish Tory leader

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Anas Sarwar is a hard man to find? Of course he is

The Scottish Government’s focus on child poverty is welcome, a leading charity has said

The Scottish Government’s focus on child poverty is welcome, a leading charity has said

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Child poverty focus welcome but more cash needed, says charity

A charity and the National Union of Students have voiced concerns about cuts in mental health funding (Gareth Fuller/PA)

A charity and the National Union of Students have voiced concerns about cuts in mental health funding (Gareth Fuller/PA)

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Concerns over mental health funding after ‘disproportionate’ £18m cut

First Minister of Scotland John Swinney delivers a statement announcing his Programme for Government to the Scottish Parliament at Holyrood

First Minister of Scotland John Swinney delivers a statement announcing his Programme for Government to the Scottish Parliament at Holyrood

Programme for Government

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The SNP's universal promises collide with their supermassive budget black hole

John Swinney committed to rent controls in his Programme for Government. (Image:PA)

John Swinney committed to rent controls in his Programme for Government. (Image:PA)

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Rent controls welcome but not enough to end housing crisis, ministers told

Programme for Government: FM abandons universal free school meal pledge

Programme for Government: FM abandons universal free school meal pledge

Scottish Government

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Programme for Government: FM abandons universal free school meal pledge

Scottish Tory leadership candidate Russell Findlay. (Image: NQ)

Scottish Tory leadership candidate Russell Findlay. (Image: NQ)

Scottish Conservatives

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Is a future Scottish Tory first minister unrealistic?

Michael Matheson, John Swinney and Nicola Sturgeon pictured in Holyrood in 2018

Michael Matheson, John Swinney and Nicola Sturgeon pictured in Holyrood in 2018

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Swinney toughens ministerial code in wake of Matheson and Sturgeon probes

First Minister of Scotland John Swinney

First Minister of Scotland John Swinney

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Government orders review into scandal hit Creative Scotland as arts funding increased

Scottish Tory leadership candidates Russell Findlay, Murdo Fraser and Meghan Gallacher. (Image: PA)

Scottish Tory leadership candidates Russell Findlay, Murdo Fraser and Meghan Gallacher. (Image: PA)

Scottish Conservatives

Scottish Tory candidates admit they need to stand up to UK party for Holyrood success

First Minister John Swinney at Edinburgh Pride in June

First Minister John Swinney at Edinburgh Pride in June

Scottish Government

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Swinney shelves Sturgeon's Holyrood conversion therapy ban

Mitsubishi to cut 400 jobs at Livingston heat pump factory after 'downturn in demand'

Mitsubishi to cut 400 jobs at Livingston heat pump factory after 'downturn in demand'

Angela Constance

Mitsubishi to cut 400 jobs at Livingston heat pump factory after 'downturn in demand'

Health Secretary Neil Gray

Health Secretary Neil Gray

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Neil Gray admits Oasis ticket hunt during Alzheimer's event at SNP Conference

Finance secretary Shona Robison

Finance secretary Shona Robison

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Suicide prevention charity alarm at £20m cut to mental health services

John Swinney and Shona Robison

John Swinney and Shona Robison

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Analysis: Is Scotland about to be plunged into a new era of austerity?

First Minister John Swinney pictured in Holyrood today

First Minister John Swinney pictured in Holyrood today

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Defiant Swinney 'optimistic' despite £500m spending cuts

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