Labour Party

Energy Secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh

WATCH: Speaker blasts ‘shameful’ handling of Jackdaw gas field announcement

Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle condemns Energy Secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh over the Jackdaw North Sea gas announcement, calling it “shameful”.

Jackdaw's approval has intensified pressure on the UK Government to give Rosebank the green light, while exposing divisions over the future of North Sea drilling.

Jackdaw's approval has intensified pressure on the UK Government to give Rosebank the green light, while exposing divisions over the future of North Sea drilling.

Jackdaw was the easy part – now comes the real North Sea headache

Scotland cannot track surrogate pregnancies or outcomes for mothers and babies

The major investment in the Prestwick site was announced by GE Aerospace last week.

The major investment in the Prestwick site was announced by GE Aerospace last week.

Why big government funding for this major investment is money well spent

A consultation on Jackdaw opened on Wednesday (Jane Barlow/PA)

A consultation on Jackdaw opened on Wednesday (Jane Barlow/PA)

UK Government set to approve controversial Jackdaw gas field off coast of Aberdeen

The Faroe Island tunnels have been held up as an example for Shetland

The Faroe Island tunnels have been held up as an example for Shetland

MPs back island tunnels and bridges as answer to 'unreliable' ferry crisis

Prime Minister Andy Burnham speaks to employees during a visit to The King's Trust in Ancoats, Greater Manchester on Thursday

Prime Minister Andy Burnham speaks to employees during a visit to The King's Trust in Ancoats, Greater Manchester on Thursday

Andy Burnham to offer John Swinney deal to 'hand more power to Scotland's regions'

Protesters call on Andy Burnham not to give the go ahead to Rosebank oil field during a protest against new North Sea drilling initiatives

Protesters call on Andy Burnham not to give the go ahead to Rosebank oil field during a protest against new North Sea drilling initiatives

Unions urge Andy Burnham to reject controversial Rosebank oil development

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has been invited to attend the SNP conference in Aberdeen during his visit to Scotland.

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has been invited to attend the SNP conference in Aberdeen during his visit to Scotland.

Andy Burnham has been invited to SNP conference - but should he actually go?

The SNP has challenged Labour to match Scotland’s approach to tackling child poverty.

The SNP has challenged Labour to match Scotland’s approach to tackling child poverty.

Labour pressed over lack of Scottish Child Payment assessment

Andy Burnham could blow Scottish indy out of the water - if he does this one thing

Brian Leishman has called for Andy Burnham to visit Grangemouth

Brian Leishman has called for Andy Burnham to visit Grangemouth

Andy Burnham urged to 'walk the walk on deindustrialisation' after Grangemouth blow

'Mr Burnham’s supporters are attempting to portray the speech as one of history’s greatest orations by one of history’s great orators. It wasn’t and he isn’t'

'Mr Burnham’s supporters are attempting to portray the speech as one of history’s greatest orations by one of history’s great orators. It wasn’t and he isn’t'

Why peak Andy Burnham could be the best moment to call an election

Labour's annual conference was a happy jaunt into the past

Labour's annual conference was a happy jaunt into the past

Adult social care

In Liverpool, Andy Burnham set out his vision for Britain — but can he deliver?

Katrina Faccenda was elected as a councillor for Leith in 2022.

Katrina Faccenda was elected as a councillor for Leith in 2022.

Labour councillor 'extremely disappointed' over internal leaks amid selection row

Prime Minister Andy Burnham delivers his keynote speech to the Labour Party Conference

Prime Minister Andy Burnham delivers his keynote speech to the Labour Party Conference

Burnham fights back tears as he vows to prove Swinney wrong on being UK's last PM

Glasgow City Council

Unions call on Labour to show 'wee bit of humility' during fire-and-rehire debate

Andy Burnham will pledge to tackle the issues politicians “usually avoid” in his first speech to the Labour Party conference as leader on Tuesday.

Andy Burnham will pledge to tackle the issues politicians “usually avoid” in his first speech to the Labour Party conference as leader on Tuesday.

Andy Burnham to pledge honest conversation on social care and tough issues

Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey speaks during day two of the Labour Party Conference at Liverpool Experience Campus on September 28, 2026 in Liverpool, England. Labour enters its annual party conference with a polling boost holding a four-point

Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey speaks during day two of the Labour Party Conference at Liverpool Experience Campus on September 28, 2026 in Liverpool, England. Labour enters its annual party conference with a polling boost holding a four-point

Rolls-Royce to invest in Glasgow as Chancellor promises 'industrial revival'

Police remove a demonstrator at a protest in support of Palestine Action, during the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool

Police remove a demonstrator at a protest in support of Palestine Action, during the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool

Labour Party Conference

'Shameful attack on free speech' as protestors arrested outside Labour conference

Prime Minister Andy Burnham and his wife Marie-France Van Heel arrive for the Labour Party Conference

Prime Minister Andy Burnham and his wife Marie-France Van Heel arrive for the Labour Party Conference

Burnham warns masked immigration protests creating 'fear and intimidation' on streets

Andy Burnham and Michael Marra on a seesaw

Andy Burnham and Michael Marra on a seesaw

Marra takes charge of Scottish Labour — but is Burnham still in control of its fate?

The campaign video was released on Wednesday (Joe Giddens/PA)

The campaign video was released on Wednesday (Joe Giddens/PA)

I saw what Winter Fuel cut did to my party — scrapping triple lock would be worse

Prime Minister Andy Burnham

Prime Minister Andy Burnham

Andy Burnham declares himself a unionist and rules out indyref2

'Andy Burnham arrives in Liverpool on Saturday for the conference with an entirely different public mood around him and the Labour Party'

'Andy Burnham arrives in Liverpool on Saturday for the conference with an entirely different public mood around him and the Labour Party'

The Burnham bounce is over and Labour should be worried

Councillor Day has been appointed to a prominent ceremonial position.

Councillor Day has been appointed to a prominent ceremonial position.

Ex-council leader Cammy Day appointed to prominent ceremonial position

Michelle O'Neill and John Swinney pictured at the British Irish Council meeting in Edinburgh

Michelle O'Neill and John Swinney pictured at the British Irish Council meeting in Edinburgh

Swinney to turn to Sinn Féin to help force Downing Street's hand on IndyRef2

Jackdaw decision not expected until after Labour's by-election battle with the Greens

The party said the “independence dividend” would come as a result of the economic cost of Brexit.

The party said the “independence dividend” would come as a result of the economic cost of Brexit.

SNP claims independence could make every Scot £3,000 a year better off

Prime Minister Andy Burnham (left) and First Minister of Scotland John Swinney

Prime Minister Andy Burnham (left) and First Minister of Scotland John Swinney

Swinney calls for Indyref2 talks after Burnham sets out conditions for new vote

UK government's £540k on gift vouchers to reward civil servants' 'high performance'

Zack Polanski, Keir Starmer and Andy Burnham

Zack Polanski, Keir Starmer and Andy Burnham

The by-election that could redraw the British left for a generation

SNP demands Grangemouth plan after Burnham's Sustainable Aviation Fuel pledge

'When you look back at legendary industrial milestones such as the Red Clydeside movement, or the leadership of figures like Jimmy Reid, the struggle was not for top-down state dependency or a culture of victimhood'

'When you look back at legendary industrial milestones such as the Red Clydeside movement, or the leadership of figures like Jimmy Reid, the struggle was not for top-down state dependency or a culture of victimhood'

The old working class knew something modern Scotland has forgotten

Gordon Brown’s pointed verdict on honours weeks after Anas Sarwar peerage

Screen grab of Prime Minister Andy Burnham speaking during his first Prime Minister's Questions

Screen grab of Prime Minister Andy Burnham speaking during his first Prime Minister's Questions

Burnham pledges to work with SNP on energy transition after £79bn ScotWind warning

Sir Keir Starmer is to stand down as MP for Holborn and St Pancras, triggering a by-election following his departure from Downing Street.

Sir Keir Starmer is to stand down as MP for Holborn and St Pancras, triggering a by-election following his departure from Downing Street.

Sir Keir Starmer quits as MP on eve of Andy Burnham's first PMQs

Holyrood seeks devolution power grab as Scots 'exploitation' jobs soar

A protest on Zero Hours

A protest on Zero Hours

Scots 'exploitation' jobs soar 20% despite Labour ban pledge

Poll: Andy Burnham 'most popular politician in Scotland'

Prime Minister Andy Burnham (left) and First Minister of Scotland John Swinney

Prime Minister Andy Burnham (left) and First Minister of Scotland John Swinney

Andy Burnham most popular politician in Scotland, poll suggests

Jane Meagher leads Scotland's second largest local authority.

Jane Meagher leads Scotland's second largest local authority.

Tourist tax, festivals, and Princes Street: Capital's council chief on the hot seat

Scottish Labour leadership candidate Joe Fagan speaking to The Herald's deputy political editor Rebecca McCurdy.

Scottish Labour leadership candidate Joe Fagan speaking to The Herald's deputy political editor Rebecca McCurdy.

Scottish Labour leadership contender reveals what went wrong for Anas Sarwar

Anas Sarwar looms over Michael Marra and Joe Fagan

Anas Sarwar looms over Michael Marra and Joe Fagan

Sarwar's shadow: the near impossible task facing Scottish Labour's next leader

The UK Government is losing seven devices a day.

The UK Government is losing seven devices a day.

Jeffrey Epstein

The UK government lost 2,400 devices last year and the MoD lost the most

Scottish Labour leadership contenders have been urged to investigate unanswered questions over access to key campaign systems during the Holyrood election.

Scottish Labour leadership contenders have been urged to investigate unanswered questions over access to key campaign systems during the Holyrood election.

'It reeks’: Scottish Labour leadership hopefuls urged to probe campaign systems row

Anas Sarwar vowed to spend the final week of the election campaign persuading Scots to vote Labour (Jane Barlow/PA)

Anas Sarwar vowed to spend the final week of the election campaign persuading Scots to vote Labour (Jane Barlow/PA)

Scottish Labour lost access to campaign tools after Sarwar called for Starmer to quit

An ultimately futile protest against the closure of Scotland's last oil refinery at Grangemouth

An ultimately futile protest against the closure of Scotland's last oil refinery at Grangemouth

So you think Holyrood is in decline? What about the UK?

Brexit is firmly in focus.

Brexit is firmly in focus.

Two very big issues for Burnham as he gets feet under table and SNP has say

'The episode is worth recounting now that Burnham has arrived in Number 10, feted as Labour’s saviour'

'The episode is worth recounting now that Burnham has arrived in Number 10, feted as Labour’s saviour'

Stuart Nicolson

Why Scotland should scrutinise Andy Burnham's devolution plans

This leadership contest has come too early for Scottish Labour, but change can't wait

Andy Burnham's very exciting. So why do so many of us feel uninspired, asks Bróccán Tyzack-Carlin.

Andy Burnham's very exciting. So why do so many of us feel uninspired, asks Bróccán Tyzack-Carlin.

New PM. Good vibes. Polo shirt. Also voted for the asylum bill.

Former Labour MSP Monica Lennon who has announced she will run as a candidate in a Scottish Labour leadership contest.

Former Labour MSP Monica Lennon who has announced she will run as a candidate in a Scottish Labour leadership contest.

‘Ready to lead’: Monica Lennon launches bid to revive Scottish Labour

Anas Sarwar cartoon

Anas Sarwar cartoon

Today's cartoon is on the story of Anas Sarwar getting a seat in the House of Lords