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Labour's battle to reclaim Scotland just got more difficult
1 day ago · Labour's battle to reclaim Scotland just got more difficult. Anas Sarwar’s plan for victory in the 2026 Scottish elections will have factored in that two years into government at UK level, Keir Starmer might not be that popular. Competent, yes, but unpopular for taking tough if necessary decisions in the long-term national interest.
New GB Energy deal struck to support clean energy projects
1 day ago · New GB Energy deal struck to support clean energy projects. A deal agreed between the Scottish and UK governments will see funding made available for green energy projects across the country, it has been announced. Ahead of a visit by energy secretary Ed Miliband to Aberdeen, the UK Government said a new agreement between the two governments ...
Scottish Government survives vote of no confidence - Holyrood …
May 1, 2024 · The Scottish Government has comfortably survived a vote of no confidence after the Greens backed the minority administration. In the vote at Holyrood on Tuesday, 58 MSPs backed Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar’s motion of no confidence but 70 MSPs voted against. First minister Humza Yousaf – who announced his resignation on Monday ...
Community energy: With a fair wind - holyrood.com
1 day ago · As of December 2023, there were 27,900 community and locally owned renewable energy installations, including solar, wind, and hydroelectric with a capacity of 1,028 MW. It’s an encouraging sign as it represents 51 per cent of the Scottish Government’s target of having 2GW of community and locally owned energy by the end of 2030.
Cabinet re-shuffle live: Humza Yousaf to announce posts
Mar 29, 2023 · Welcome to Holyrood's re-shuffle blog. Updates will appear here during the day. 20:49 The full Cabinet of 10 Cabinet Secretaries and 18 junior ministers has now been confirmed.. First Minister Humza Yousaf. Minister for Drugs and Alcohol Policy Elena Whitham
Live: First Minister's Questions - Holyrood Website
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Live: First Minister's Questions - Holyrood Website
Sep 2, 2021 · 12:12pm: Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar says NHS staff were under-resourced and overworked before Covid, before criticising the government’s record on waiting times.The First Minister points to the waiting times recovery plan, which she said was having an impact before Covid. She says the pandemic has placed significant pressure on the NHS and before Covid, it was changing demographics ...
‘Apparatus of the state’ turned against Alex Salmond, says legal …
3 days ago · The legal team that represented Alex Salmond during his criminal trial has said the “apparatus of the state” turned against him.. David McKie, a senior partner at Levy & McRae, said in his tribute to the late former first minister that the treatment “he endured” would have “broken many people, but not Alex”.. Salmond was acquitted …