Tag: Scottish Labour
Labour recruiting for Holyrood candidates for 2026
It may be two years before the next election, but Scottish Labour have already opened the application process for people who think they could be an MSP in The Scottish Parliament.
Perhaps buoyed by...
New Year message from Scottish Labour
Scottish Labour leader, Anas Sarwar, has issued a New Year message in which he predicts that the best days and years are yet to come.
Mr Sarwar said: "2023 was a momentous year, and...
Ross criticises the “cosy Holyrood consensus”
Douglas Ross has accused Labour of “playing for Team Sturgeon” – because he says Anas Sarwar’s party agree with, and vote with, the SNP on a number of key issues.
The Scottish Conservative leader will...
Scottish Government publishes Programme for Government
The First Minister spoke to The Scottish Parliament for around half an hour introducing the Programme for Government without any interventions from the opposition parties.
Nicola Sturgeon explained the backdrop to the new Programme,...
Scottish Labour call for Barnett style funding for councils
Scottish Labour revealed plans on Wednesday for a Barnett-style funding formula to set budgets for all 32 local authorities in Scotland.
In a bid to end what they regard as the “daylight robbery” of councils,...
Murray calls for fan-led review of football in Scotland
The Scottish Government should launch a full fan-led review of football in Scotland, Ian Murray MP says.
At Scottish Labour conference this weekend, Murray will speak about the need for Scottish football to be run...
What did Anas Sarwar say in Monday’s speech?
Leader of Scottish Labour, Anas Sarwar MSP made a trailed speech on Monday morning as a way of introducing what Labour will be doing in this new year.
It includes developing a new approach...
Scottish Labour want the Scottish Child Payment quadrupled in the new parliamentary session
Scottish Labour Leader, Anas Sarwar, has demanded The Scottish Government commits to quadrupling the value of the Scottish Child Payment to tackle child poverty and meet statutory targets.
The Glasgow MSP says The Scottish...
#SP2021 – Scottish Labour’s projections – all over Scotland
Scottish Labour projected its message for a national recovery in Edinburgh and Glasgow last night.
Shadow Scottish Secretary Ian Murray said: “Scottish Labour is taking its message for a brighter future across the country.
“It...
#SP2021 – poll prefers Sarwar over Ross in opposition
A poll commissioned by Scottish Labour has found that 40% want Anas Sarwar to lead the opposition if the SNP were to form the next Scottish Government.
The Survation survey finds that when asked which...
#SP2021 – Sarwar says other parties’ climate policies are just hot air
Anas Sarwar, Scottish Labour Leader, has today called out the SNP and the Conservatives for being ‘all talk but no substance’ on climate change.
As a virtual climate action summit begins this week, Mr...
#SP2021 Labour promises jobs
Anas Sarwar and Keir Starmer revealed on Friday that Scottish Labour recovery plans to jumpstart Scotland's economy would create at least 170,000 jobs.
The party leaders said that Scottish Labour's offer to the electorate will...
#SP6 – Scottish Labour call for Holyrood clean up
Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has called for a commission to Clean Up Holyrood, suggesting that ideas are needed to offer the country a parliament which will hold the government to account and win...
Labour announce recovery plan for NHS
Leader of the Scottish Labour Party, Anas Sarwar, has today unveiled a recovery plan for the NHS in Scotland’s after the pandemic.
Speaking at the launch of his party's election campaign, Mr Sarwar published proposals...
Scottish Parliamentary Election 2021 – Labour focusing on national recovery
As all the major parties get their campaigns underway today, Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar and the Deputy Leader, Jackie Baillie will promote the party'e election message - a National Recovery Plan.
Mr Sarwar,...
Anas Sarwar elected new leader of Scottish Labour
Anas Sarwar MSP for Glasgow has been elected new leader of Scottish Labour, winning 57.56% of the votes in the contest against fellow MSP, Monica Lennon.
Mr Sarwar said the party under his leadership...
Politics – comment on resignation of Richard Leonard
Richard Leonard MSP stepped down on Thursday afternoon as Scottish Labour leader.
The full story is here.
Scottish Labour Scottish Executive Committee chair Cara Hilton said:"Richard Leonard has led our Party with principle and integrity...
Richard Leonard resigns as Scottish Labour leader
The news broke on Thursday afternoon that Scottish Labour leader, Richard Leonard has resigned.
Mr Leonard who represents Central Scotland in the Scottish Parliament took up office after the resignation of Kezia Dugdale in...
Boyack says libraries need to open
Scottish Labour has today warned of a ‘connectivity crisis’ for elderly people and can reveal that, as at 16 December, only 40 per cent of Scotland’s public libraries were open for business - with the remaining...
Christmas message from Richard Leonard
Scottish Labour Leader, Richard Leonard shares his Christmas message.
He writes: "Scotland has not had a Christmas set against the backdrop of such tragic human loss, suffering and sacrifice since the Second World War....
St Andrew’s Day message from Richard Leonard
We mark this year’s St Andrew's Day, in circumstances that just a year ago were utterly unimaginable.
With the tragic loss of so many lives, ill-health and so much hardship, this year Scotland’s national day...
Labour demand financial support for Scottish local authorities
The Scottish Government must ensure that Scotland’s councils are financially supported to meet the challenges posed by the pandemic, Scottish Labour has said today.
The party says that as much as £898.8m has been cut...
Coronavirus – Scottish Labour call for The Scottish Parliament to be reconvened
Scottish Labour Business Manager, Elaine Smith MSP, has today written to Ken Mackintosh, the Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament.
The purpose of her letter is to request that he recalls the Scottish Parliament in light...
Labour demand better for young people in care
Scottish Labour have obtained data from the Scottish Government by a Freedom of Information request which they say shows that only 6 per cent of young people who are entitled to 'continuing care' after...
Letter from Scotland
You don’t see many picket lines or industrial protests these days. And it was even stranger to see one in the heart of Scottish academia. Lecturers at Edinburgh University have joined fellow members of...
Dugdale gets written warning over absence
You can hardly fail to have noticed that former Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale took part in STV's I'm a Celebrity in recent weeks. Today she flew back into Glasgow Airport with her friend...
Richard Leonard promising Real Change
Richard Leonard is one of two candidates running in the Scottish Labour Leadership race and he promises real change. That's what the placards say anyway.
But truthfully, as is often the case, it is more...
Scottish Labour may call you this weekend!
Scottish Labour will hold its biggest ever telephone campaign this weekend as it targets 200,000 swing voters in marginal seats.
The party will focus on a number of seats where they say only Labour can defeat...
Scottish Labour launch their 2017 manifesto
Earlier today in the fabulous (though rather warm!) events room in the Grassmarket Community Project, the Labour Leader Kezia Dugdale was welcomed by the party faithful, who included some of the local Edinburgh candidates.
She...
Scottish Labour leader splits from fiancée
Lothians MSP and Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale has split from her fiancée of only six months, Louise Riddell.
The Edinburgh College lecturer announced their engagement on holiday at the beginning of August 2016 in a...
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