Labour Party
SNP demand apology from Labour for 'misleading voters' over cuts denials
![Sir Keir Starmer this week withdrew the whip from seven rebel Labour MPs](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18348363.jpg)
![Sir Keir Starmer this week withdrew the whip from seven rebel Labour MPs](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18348363.jpg)
![Landline phones will soon be phased out for a fully digital telephone network in the UK](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13281211.jpg)
![Landline phones will soon be phased out for a fully digital telephone network in the UK](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13281211.jpg)
Exclusive
![Seven Labour rebels voted against the whip and backed the SNP motion to scrap the child benefit cap](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18348222.jpg)
![Seven Labour rebels voted against the whip and backed the SNP motion to scrap the child benefit cap](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18348222.jpg)
Spotlight
![Stephen Flynn tabled the SNP amendment to the King's Speech on ending the two-child benefit cap](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18348172.jpg)
![Stephen Flynn tabled the SNP amendment to the King's Speech on ending the two-child benefit cap](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18348172.jpg)
![Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer speaks during the debate on the King's Speech in the House of Commons](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18340068.jpg)
![Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer speaks during the debate on the King's Speech in the House of Commons](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18340068.jpg)
![The state pension is £221 a week compared to the average wage of £689](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18344077.jpg)
![The state pension is £221 a week compared to the average wage of £689](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18344077.jpg)
![Bridget Phillipson](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18274015.jpg)
![Bridget Phillipson](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18274015.jpg)
![In the last decade the net housing wealth held by the over-65s increased by £1.11 trillion.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17749115.jpg)
![In the last decade the net housing wealth held by the over-65s increased by £1.11 trillion.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17749115.jpg)
![Independence supporters and their opponents during a march in Glasgow](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12382038.jpg)
![Independence supporters and their opponents during a march in Glasgow](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12382038.jpg)
![Child poverty](/resources/images/128x89/1x/14324388.jpg)
![Child poverty](/resources/images/180x180/1x/14324388.jpg)
![Deputy PM Angela Rayner this week told the BBC:](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18210150.jpg)
![Deputy PM Angela Rayner this week told the BBC:](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18210150.jpg)
![John Swinney and Kate Forbes shoud go on the front foot](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18324428.jpg)
![John Swinney and Kate Forbes shoud go on the front foot](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18324428.jpg)
![Handout image issued by Metropolitan Police of police officers surrounding protesters in Victoria Embankment Gardens, London](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18318720.jpg)
![Handout image issued by Metropolitan Police of police officers surrounding protesters in Victoria Embankment Gardens, London](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18318720.jpg)
![Kate Forbes and Stephen Flynn at the SBP's General Election manifesto launch](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18285805.jpg)
![Kate Forbes and Stephen Flynn at the SBP's General Election manifesto launch](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18285805.jpg)
![Two child cap: Scots voted for 'substantial change' at Westminster says SNP's Flynn](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18317026.jpg)
![Two child cap: Scots voted for 'substantial change' at Westminster says SNP's Flynn](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18317026.jpg)
![Senator JD Vance, with Donald Trump, is a top contender to be selected as running mate (Jeff Dean/AP)](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18312472.jpg)
![Senator JD Vance, with Donald Trump, is a top contender to be selected as running mate (Jeff Dean/AP)](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18312472.jpg)
![Stephen Flynn](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17793123.jpg)
![Stephen Flynn](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17793123.jpg)
![Lorna Slater](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16049423.jpg)
![Lorna Slater](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16049423.jpg)
![SNP MSPs divided over location of Labour's GB Energy HQ](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18144110.jpg)
![SNP MSPs divided over location of Labour's GB Energy HQ](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18144110.jpg)
![A reveller attends Trnsmt on Saturday](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18307671.jpg)
![A reveller attends Trnsmt on Saturday](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18307671.jpg)
![Stephen Flynn](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17222699.jpg)
![Stephen Flynn](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17222699.jpg)
![Scotland supporters in the Cologne Stadium last month for the Euro 2024 match against Switzerland](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18312963.jpg)
![Scotland supporters in the Cologne Stadium last month for the Euro 2024 match against Switzerland](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18312963.jpg)
![Scottish Secretary of State Ian Murray](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18305965.jpg)
![Scottish Secretary of State Ian Murray](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18305965.jpg)
Exclusive
![John Swinney met Sir Keir Starmer in Edinburgh](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18282509.jpg)
![John Swinney met Sir Keir Starmer in Edinburgh](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18282509.jpg)
![Keir Starmer and John Swinney at Bute House last Sunday](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18284698.jpg)
![Keir Starmer and John Swinney at Bute House last Sunday](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18284698.jpg)
![Should the impending mothballing of Ineos's Grangemouth plant serve as a warning to Scotland?](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17761553.jpg)
![Should the impending mothballing of Ineos's Grangemouth plant serve as a warning to Scotland?](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17761553.jpg)
![Many are pointing the finger at Nicola Sturgeon](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16092896.jpg)
![Many are pointing the finger at Nicola Sturgeon](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16092896.jpg)
![Sir Keir Starmer withn his wife Victoria](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18277750.jpg)
![Sir Keir Starmer withn his wife Victoria](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18277750.jpg)
Letter of the Day 📨
![Clement Attlee's post-war Labour government created the NHS and the welfare state](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17835000.jpg)
![Clement Attlee's post-war Labour government created the NHS and the welfare state](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17835000.jpg)
![Jim Sillars has penned an open letter to SNP members lambasting the party's failure to progress the cause of independence](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18295811.jpg)
![Jim Sillars has penned an open letter to SNP members lambasting the party's failure to progress the cause of independence](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18295811.jpg)
![Keir Starmer with some of the new intake of Labour MPs](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18295246.jpg)
![Keir Starmer with some of the new intake of Labour MPs](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18295246.jpg)
![there has been a relentless process of centralisation with powers concentrated in Edinburgh](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13555499.jpg)
![there has been a relentless process of centralisation with powers concentrated in Edinburgh](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13555499.jpg)
![The Scottish Government cut nearly £200 million from the affordable housing budget](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18294163.jpg)
![The Scottish Government cut nearly £200 million from the affordable housing budget](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18294163.jpg)
![Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer (centre right) and Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar (centre left) pose for a photograph with the new intake of Scottish Labour MPs outside No10](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18289277.jpg)
![Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer (centre right) and Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar (centre left) pose for a photograph with the new intake of Scottish Labour MPs outside No10](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18289277.jpg)
![Mhairi Black and Douglas Alexander at the declaration of the Paisley and Renfrewshire South result in 2015](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16283818.jpg)
![Mhairi Black and Douglas Alexander at the declaration of the Paisley and Renfrewshire South result in 2015](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16283818.jpg)
![Former SNP MP Hannah Bardell with First Minister John Swinney](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18184823.jpg)
![Former SNP MP Hannah Bardell with First Minister John Swinney](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18184823.jpg)
![John Swinney speaking to the media the day after the SNP's General Election defeat](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18284612.jpg)
![John Swinney speaking to the media the day after the SNP's General Election defeat](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18284612.jpg)
![Keir Starmer and Anas Sarwar at the Scottish Labour election launch](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18119857.jpg)
![Keir Starmer and Anas Sarwar at the Scottish Labour election launch](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18119857.jpg)
LETTER OF THE DAY 📨
![Chancellor Rachel Reeves speaking today](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18284033.jpg)
![Chancellor Rachel Reeves speaking today](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18284033.jpg)
![RWANDA](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13688259.jpg)
![RWANDA](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13688259.jpg)
![Mairi Spowage, of the Fraser of Allander Institute](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13940681.jpg)
![Mairi Spowage, of the Fraser of Allander Institute](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13940681.jpg)
![The King welcomes Sir Keir Starmer during an audience at Buckingham Palace](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18277009.jpg)
![The King welcomes Sir Keir Starmer during an audience at Buckingham Palace](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18277009.jpg)
Updated
![Labour dominated the polls](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18276758.jpg)
![Labour dominated the polls](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18276758.jpg)
![Labour candidate Torcuil Crichton](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18180986.jpg)
![Labour candidate Torcuil Crichton](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18180986.jpg)
![First Minister John Swinney](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18190728.jpg)
![First Minister John Swinney](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18190728.jpg)
General Election
![Sir Keir Starmer and Anas Sarwar](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18222008.jpg)
![Sir Keir Starmer and Anas Sarwar](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18222008.jpg)
General Election
![First Minister John Swinney at the count in Perth tonight](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18274663.jpg)
![First Minister John Swinney at the count in Perth tonight](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18274663.jpg)
General Election
![The issue happened at a polling station in Glasgow](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18269296.jpg)
![The issue happened at a polling station in Glasgow](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18269296.jpg)
![The UK results are in](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18272608.jpg)
![The UK results are in](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18272608.jpg)
![Anas Sarwar and his family arrive at the polling station](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18271105.jpg)
![Anas Sarwar and his family arrive at the polling station](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18271105.jpg)
![Keir Starmer appears to be on course for a huge majority](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18267319.jpg)
![Keir Starmer appears to be on course for a huge majority](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18267319.jpg)
![Kevin McKenna took a trip to Stornoway ahead of the election](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18263425.jpg)
![Kevin McKenna took a trip to Stornoway ahead of the election](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18263425.jpg)
Western Isles
![Leading businessman Sir Tom Hunter](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16981727.jpg)
![Leading businessman Sir Tom Hunter](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16981727.jpg)
General Election
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