tuition fees. MP Douglas Ross, the new leader of the party, said the previous position put to voters at two elections is now being reassessed.
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Douglas Ross plans to spend £550million on 3,000 more teachers for Scotland if his party gains power at the next Holyrood election.
He outlined the policy, a manifesto pledge for next year’s Scottish Parliament election, in an online event for parents and teachers on Friday.The party said the pledge for 3,000 teachers would be paid for “through Barnett Consequentials from the UK Government’s levelling-up strategy and the savings from delivering key projects on time”.Speaking six years on from
.tuition fees. MP Douglas Ross, the new leader of the party, said the previous position put to voters at two elections is now being reassessed.
Nicola Sturgeon to expel rogue MP Margaret Ferrier from the SNP.
Douglas Ross has accused Boris Johnson’s colleagues of “disinterest” in the Union and defeatism.MP Ross, who quit the UK Government over the Dominic Cummings scandal, said that some people who run the country treat the Union as an afterthought.The Moray MP took over as leader in August after the effective removal of Jackson Carlaw from the post.Senior party figures were worried about rising support for independence and believed Carlaw was making little impact.Recent opinion polls have also been
Douglas Ross overruled his MSPs by calling for the controversial Hate Crime Bill to be axed.Leaked emails reveal senior MSPs simply wanted to amend the plans, but Ross intervened to ensure the party supported scrapping the Bill altogether.The Government Bill, which is going through Holyrood, aims to bring together the existing hate crime laws into one piece of legislation.However, critics believe the Bill poses a threat to free speech and Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf recently responded by
Lawrence Shankland away from Tannadice. The Scotland striker struck his second goal in two games in the 1-1 draw at Hamilton on Saturday.
Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford thinks the English heavy metal giants “deserve to be in Rock and Roll Hall of Fame”.Discussing his and the band’s eventful past in a new interview with NME, Halford talked about the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and how he feels it needs to include more metal acts.“I’ve always admired it,” Halford said of the Hall.
“Wolfwalkers” director Tomm Moore and co-director Ross Stewart joined Carlos Bustamante to talk about the making of their animated folklore film, which they finished off in quarantine to get it ready in time for its premiere at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival.
RAF fighter jets intercepted Russian planes near the coast of Scotland. The Typhoons were launched from Leuchars Station in Fife after two Russian planes were spotted flying in UK airspace yesterday.
Douglas Ross has been branded “supine” after confirming he will vote for the UK Government’s controversial Internal Market Bill.
Ministry of Defence (MoD) said that the RAF Typhoons, which are based at RAF Lossiemouth, were scrambled after the Russian aircraft "entered the UK's controlled zone of international airspace".
Richard Leonard has said the row over whether a leadership challenge can be mounted against the embattled Scottish Labour leader could end up in the courts.MSP Daniel Johnson, who has urged Leonard to stand down, said the view that Holyrood colleagues cannot trigger a contest is legally challengeable.Leonard is fighting to hold on to his job after a mutiny by MSP colleagues.Johnson, James Kelly, Jenny Marra and Mark Griffin have all called on the left-winger to quit, as have four party peers.As