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Tory leader lays down challenge

Carlaw tells Sturgeon: ‘stick to referendum pledge’

Nicola Sturgeon FM at SCDI
Nicola Sturgeon: made pledge (pic: Terry Murden)   Scottish Tory interim leader Jackson Carlaw is calling on Nicola Sturgeon to stand by her pledge not to call for a secondRead More

Labour pledges overhaul

RSA grants to businesses fall by 84% in ten years

Richard Leonard in Airdrie
Grant support for Scottish businesses has slumped over the past decade, according to figures obtained by Scottish Labour. Offers of regional selective assistance (RSA), the main handout used by theRead More

Dugdale secures 'fair comment verdict

Campbell seeks advice after losing defamation case

Kezia Dugdale speaking
Kezia Dugdale: ‘an important judgement’ (pic: Terry Murden)   Former Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale has won a legal case brought by a pro-independence blogger who accused her of defamation.Read More

New rights for employees

Leonard repeats pledge to boost worker ownership

Richard Leonard
Richard Leonard: workers should have a stake (pic: Terry Murden)   Workers in Scotland will be given first refusal to buy their companies if they are failing or put upRead More

Munn elected

SNP tightens Edinburgh Council grip with Leith victory

Edinburgh City Council
Munn’s success puts the SNP on a par with the Conservatives   SNP candidate Rob Munn won the Leith Walk by-election to tie his party with the Conservatives as theRead More

Halloween date for EU withdrawal

UK and EU agree to new October deadline for Brexit

Donald Tusk
Donald Tusk: had expected a longer delay to Brexit   Britain’s deadline for leaving the EU has been extended to 31 October following an overnight agreement reached after five hoursRead More

Wilson calls for 'honest' transition

Independence campaign ‘must learn from Brexit errors’

Scottish independence march in Edinburgh
Independence will need to be ‘managed honestly’, says Andrew Wilson (Pic: Terry Murden)   A move toward an independent Scotland must take heed of the mistakes in managing change madeRead More

PM to 'make customs offer to Labour'

May ‘to offer soft Brexit’ amid call to revoke Article 50

Engineering
Industry is facing a loss of confidence   Theresa May is expected to offer Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn the option of a soft Brexit in what could be a breakthroughRead More

Possible extension on offer

EU president Tusk ‘proposes year-long delay to Brexit’

Donald Tusk
Britain could be offered a one-year extension to the Brexit talks under a proposal from Donald Tusk, president of the European Council. His plan would allow the UK to leaveRead More

Talks in Downing Street

MPs pass Brexit delay bill as May and Corbyn hold talks

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Theresa May had not moved far enough, according to Jeremy Corbyn   MPs voted by a majority of one to force the Prime Minister to ask for a further extensionRead More