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Olly Robbins: Mandelson row threatens UK national security Sacked civil servant says Cabinet Office did not want vetting for disgraced ex-peer

Downing Street pressured me on Peter Mandelson vetting, sacked Foreign Office head says www.holyrood.com/news/view,ol...

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Olly Robbins: Mandelson row threatens UK national security Sacked civil servant says Cabinet Office did not want vetting for disgraced ex-peer

Sacked civil servant says Cabinet Office did not want security vetting for disgraced ex-peer Peter Mandelson www.holyrood.com/news/view,ol...

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'Deliberate': Keir Starmer blames officials for not sharing Mandelson vetting failure Under-pressure prime minister gives statement to House of Commons

'Deliberate': Keir Starmer blames officials for not sharing Mandelson vetting failure www.holyrood.com/news/view,ke...

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SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn: "The Prime Minister blames all of this on the judgement of others, but I'm interested in his judgement.

"Does he believe himself to be gullible, incompetent or both?"

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Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch: "This is a man who once said I will carry the can for any organisation I lead.

"Instead, he has sacked his cabinet secretary, his director of communications, his chief of staff...All of these people fired for a decision he made."

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"I know many members across the House will find these facts to be incredible. To that I can only say, they are right."

Prime Minister Keir Starmer says it "beggars belief" that officials in the Foreign Office did not tell him Peter Mandelson had failed security vetting.

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Half of Scottish constituencies on a knife-edge with SNP ‘squeezed on all sides’, poll finds More in Common polling finds Holyrood will have more pro-union MSPs

Half of Scottish constituencies on a knife-edge with SNP ‘squeezed on all sides’, poll finds www.holyrood.com/news/view,ha...

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John Swinney: ‘Incompetent’ Keir Starmer must resign Prime minister 'furious' over Mandelson vetting latest

John Swinney has called for “incompetent” Keir Starmer to resign in the wake of the latest Peter Mandelson revelations www.holyrood.com/news/view,jo...

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Election messages: Can John Swinney's grocery price plan buy the SNP another term? SNP manifesto launch reveals a confident party ready for another constitutional rammy

Election messages: Can John Swinney's grocery price plan buy the SNP another term? www.holyrood.com/inside-polit...

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SNP pledges to cap food prices and bus fares if it wins election Supermarkets targeted in cost-of-living move

The SNP has vowed to cut food prices if it wins next month's election www.holyrood.com/news/view,sn...

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Michael Shanks: Labour government should have done more for North Sea transition 20 years ago Minister reveals latest GB Energy headcount

Michael Shanks: Labour government should have done more for North Sea transition 20 years ago www.holyrood.com/news/view,mi...

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Michael Shanks: Labour government should have done more for North Sea transition 20 years ago Minister reveals latest GB Energy headcount

Labour should have done more to prepare north east Scotland for the just transition 20 years ago, energy minister Michael Shanks has told MPs www.holyrood.com/news/view,mi...

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Anas Sarwar calls Malcolm Offord ‘a liar’ over claims of a deal to work against the SNP Anas Sarwar has called Malcolm Offord “a liar” following claims made by Reform UK’s Scotland leader during a leaders’ de...

Anas Sarwar has called Malcolm Offord “a liar” following claims made by Reform UK’s Scotland leader during a leaders’ debate last night. www.holyrood.com/news/view,an...

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Hungary has pulled closer to the EU - the UK should follow suit While not usually a follower of Hungarian politics, I admit to being one of those in the UK who took a belated interest ...

"In a week where Trump picked a fight with the Pope and likened himself to the son of God, it was good to see Keir Starmer advocating closer economic ties with the EU," writes @chrismarshll.bsky.social www.holyrood.com/comment/view...

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Chatbots give dodgy health advice half of the time, study finds Five systems gave out 'problematic' answers on cancer, exercise and more

Chatbots give dodgy health advice half of the time, study finds www.holyrood.com/news/view,ch...

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Big tax, big spend – but the Scottish Greens have set out their stall for coalition talks The SNP, who may turn once again to the Greens if they fail to achieve a majority, will have its policy wonks pouring th...

"The important context for this manifesto is the Greens know they won’t have to deliver it in full. But it does set out what the party’s MSP bloc may ask for if they are kingmakers in the next parliament." www.holyrood.com/comment/view...

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Scottish Labour’s promises won’t break through voter apathy In a climate where trust in politicians is thin on the ground anyway, it is not enough to point to your opponent’s faili...

"In a climate where voters are scunnered and trust in politicians is thin on the ground anyway, it is clearly not enough to point to your opponent’s failings... This manifesto will do little to move the dial." www.holyrood.com/comment/view...

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Your Party ‘over’ in Scotland as leadership committee quits 'It has become clear the party has run out of road'

The entire leadership of Your Party in Scotland has quit and declared the party is “over” www.holyrood.com/news/view,yo...

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Don’t vote Reform to stop SNP, tactical voting guide tells unionists Scotland in Union unveils advice

Don’t vote Reform to stop SNP, tactical voting guide tells unionists www.holyrood.com/news/view,do...

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Don’t vote Reform to stop SNP, tactical voting guide tells unionists Scotland in Union unveils advice

Don’t vote Reform to stop SNP, tactical voting guide tells unionists www.holyrood.com/news/view,do...

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Sarwar promises to fix the SNP’s ‘mess’ as Labour launches its manifesto The Labour leader vowed to put the NHS at the centre of his plans for government ahead of next month's election

Sarwar promises to fix the SNP’s ‘mess’ as Labour launches its manifesto www.holyrood.com/news/view,sa...

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Domestic abuser jailed after wife’s suicide in Scottish legal first Lee Milne subjected Kimberly Milne to sustained abuse

A domestic abuser has been jailed for culpable homicide after his partner jumped to her death from a road bridge in a legal first www.holyrood.com/news/view,do...

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MSP candidate lists show how far Scotland has to go for women’s equality In some constituencies, all candidates are male

MSP candidate lists show how far Scotland has to go for women’s equality, says @kirsteenpaterson.bsky.social www.holyrood.com/comment/view...

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Poll: Greens to become Scottish Parliament’s second biggest party Scottish Labour predicted to slump to worst ever result

The Scottish Greens are set to become the second biggest party at Holyrood, according to a new poll, with Labour predicted to slump to its worst-ever result www.holyrood.com/news/view,po...

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Tory manifesto launch shows a party still struggling to find its place Russell Findlay’s version of the Conservatives would seemingly be happy with any election result other than an SNP major...

Tory manifesto launch shows a party still struggling to find its place, says @louisewilso.bsky.social www.holyrood.com/comment/view...

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Poll: Greens to become Scottish Parliament’s second biggest party Scottish Labour predicted to slump to worst ever result

The Scottish Greens are set to become the Scottish Parliament’s second biggest party, according to new polling www.holyrood.com/news/view,po...

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Conservative manifesto ‘may not survive contact with reality’, think tank claims Doubts over Russell Findlay's 'costed and credible' plan

Conservative manifesto ‘may not survive contact with reality’, think tank claims www.holyrood.com/news/view,co...

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MSP candidate lists show how far Scotland has to go for women’s equality In some constituencies, all candidates are male

MSP candidate lists show how far Scotland has to go for women’s equality www.holyrood.com/comment/view...

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No alliance: The fringe parties competing for Scotland’s votes A clutch of smaller parties are taking on bigger rivals

No alliance: The fringe parties competing for Scotland’s votes www.holyrood.com/inside-polit...

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Opposition anger as Glen Sannox ferry pulled from service again CalMac blames engine troubles

Opposition anger as Glen Sannox ferry pulled from service again www.holyrood.com/news/view,op...

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