Scottish Labour manifesto lays out five point plan for "national recovery"

Gove laid out the Tory government strategy of talking up co-operation and talking down the constitutional row in response to the SNP election victory.

on the constitution and whether the SNP leader has a mandate for another referendum on Scottish independence. Putting that argument to one side, the First Minister already faces a daunting list of domestic issues which urgently require her attention.

Starmer caused outrage by apparently sacking Rayner from her role as chair of the Labour party.

Murray said: “The First Minister promised that this election would be about covid recovery, and we will be holding her to that.

Join thousands of others in getting the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox.The Scottish Greens, Conservatives and Labour have all won list seats in the West Scotland region as the final result was declared at Braehead Arena this evening.Russell Findlay, Jamie Greene and Pam Gosal were elected MSPs for the Conservatives, while Neil Bibby, Katy Clark and Paul O’Kane will represent Labour at Holyrood for the next five years.It will be a second term in office for Mr Bibby and Mr

Neil Findlay said Sarwar’s campaign was simply a “rehash” of the 2016 election and urged Labour to recognise the right of the Scottish people to self-determination.Sarwar has been credited for the Holyrood election campaign he fought after taking over the leadership of Scottish Labour ten weeks ago.He rejected calls for indyref2 and made national recovery from covid his party’s top priority.However, although Labour held on to key constituencies yesterday, they could come third again for the

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Scottish Labour leader is determined to build a credible alternative to Nicola Sturgeon and the SNP but acknowledged he had work to do.It's been less than three months since Sarwar replaced Richard Leonard and despite an energetic campaign his party has trailed the Scottish Conservatives in recent surveys of voting intentions.But he made a direct pitch to Daily Record readers before polling stations open across Scotland.

for the party in Angus South at next month's election, shared an image of him out sharing leaflets in a town that is no longer part of the seat. The wannabe MSP tweeted yesterday: "Great leaflet run in Forfar.

the announcement that Scotland’s music venues, cinemas, theatres and comedy clubs can reopen from May 17, although socially distanced audiences of up to 100 people will only be permitted at indoor venues.

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given the green light to reopen from May 17, and will be allowed to welcome back crowds of up to 100 people, providing that social distancing can be accommodated as part of Scotland’s road map out of lockdown.The same date will also see outdoor events and festivals being permitted for up to 500 people.The road map will then take its next step in early June, when those numbers are increased to 200 people for indoor venues and 1000 for outdoor events, while by the end of June, it is hoped that

Anas Sarwar has given his party a shot of self-confidence and the election is the first Holyrood poll Labour has enjoyed in years.However, Sarwar’s rising popularity does not appear to be reflected in Labour’s standing in the polls.Although they are eyeing second place, Labour could easily come third again and go backwards for the fifth Holyrood election in a row.Good presentation skills cannot provide a solution to the problem that has dogged every Labour leader since the independence

Scottish Water of sitting on half a billion pounds of surplus cash and demanded the money is handed to hard-pressed families. The 38-year-old also admitted his party had not been good enough in the past and made a personal appeal for voters to back him.

Douglas Ross ’ party supports doubling the Scottish Child Payment to £20 a week, but their Holyrood manifesto only commits them to the rise in 2025.

Moray MP set out his plan if he is elected as First Minister following the election on May 6. Independence features heavily in the manifesto document, in fact more than the NHS which may indicate Tory priorities in this campaign.

Douglas Ross claimed Scotland cannot rebuild from the coronavirus pandemic until the "threat" of a second referendum is removed. The Tory MP claimed today that Nicola Sturgeon would "wreck" the economy if she persisted with plans for an IndyRef2 while society was still grappling with the impact of covid.

Ayrshire Live readers roared him all the way home.Our racing expert Iain Ferguson told you to back the Lucinda Russell trained inmate in his big preview.And Fergie's reading of the race was spot on as Tom Scudamore steered his mount home with a late charge.Writing yesterday, our man said: "One of the best scenes the ITV cameras captured at Aintree last week was Lucinda Russell and Peter Scudamore celebrating Ahoy Senor’s win in the Grade 1 Doom Bar Sefton Novices’ Hurdle at odds of 66-1.