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BBC Politics13 Apr 2026

Sarwar puts NHS at heart of Scottish Labour's election pitch

The party has announced its plans for health, education and taxation ahead of next month's Holyrood election.

PoliticsEconomyDefenceEducationHealthcare
BBC Politics13 Apr 2026

Sarwar puts NHS at heart of Scottish Labour's election pitch

The party has announced its plans for health, education and taxation ahead of next month's Holyrood election.

PoliticsEconomyDefenceEducationHealthcare
Guido Fawkes13 Apr 2026

Starmer Meets With Burnham and Rayner Surrounded by Children

Strange venue for Labour leadership negotiations…

BBC Politics13 Apr 2026

PM embraces Brexit divisions as he seeks closer ties with Europe

Keir Starmer's approach has provoked anger from the Conservatives and Reform UK.

Reform
Guido Fawkes13 Apr 2026

Ex-Politician Nicola Sturgeon Joins Embattled Refugee Charity

Ex-Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced she is joining asylum seeker charity Safe Passage International as chairman of its board of trustees. Something to do after finally stepping down as an MSP… Sturgeon will join the embattled charity, which last year lost its CEO, chairman, and another trustee in quick succession. After less than…

Immigration
BBC Politics13 Apr 2026

Plaid Cymru's manifesto explained in a minute

Gareth Lewis explains the key headlines from Plaid Cymru's manifesto for the 2026 Senedd election.

Politics
BBC Politics13 Apr 2026

Starmer says UK will not join Trump's blockade of Iran's ports

UK minesweepers and anti-drone capabilities will continue operating in the region, as pressure ramps up to reopen the key shipping route.

Politics
Express Politics13 Apr 2026

Rachel Reeves to choke UK tourism with '£500million' holiday tax

The proposed charges could apply to hotels, campsites and B&Bs - effectively adding a nightly fee for anyone holidaying in Britain.

PoliticsEconomy
Guido Fawkes13 Apr 2026

Farage and Yusuf Say ‘Boriswave’ Migration Will Cost Britain £622 Billion

Reform told the Express last night that an inquiry into inward migration during the last government would seek to establish whether policies enacted by Boris and Priti Patel “amounted gross negligence rising to the level of criminal conduct.” Should be a hoot… The party has launched a website on the matter: “The ‘Boriswave’ is the…

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Conservative Home13 Apr 2026

Thomas Heald: Scotland’s charity sector has been slowly nationalised – now they are ‘contractors’

A healthy democracy relies on a balance between those in power and those who hold them accountable. When that balance weakens, democracy does not collapse suddenly. It erodes gradually. The post Thomas Heald: Scotland’s charity sector has been slowly nationalised – now they are ‘contractors’ appeared first on Conservative Home.

BBC Politics13 Apr 2026

PM to scrap spy chiefs' Hillsborough Law veto

Security chiefs will not be able to block spies from giving evidence to future public inquiries.

Guido Fawkes13 Apr 2026

Women’s Charity Blasts Phillipson for ‘Refusing’ to Meet as Single-Sex Guidance Delay Drags On

For Women Scotland (FWS) has accused Equalities Minister Bridget Phillipson of refusing to meet campaigners a year on from the Supreme Court victory on the legal definition of ‘woman’. All while the government umms and ahhs on issuing single-sex guidance in the wake of the ruling… FWS director Susan Smith told the Telegraph it was…

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