Laura Webster
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NEW: A Scottish Tory councillor said Islamophobia was "made up" and referred to asylum seekers as "animals", The National can reveal.
Gordon Lang, a councillor in Aberdeenshire, has been urged to resign over the "abhorrent" comments
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Gordon Lang, a councillor in Aberdeenshire, has been urged to resign over the "abhorrent" comments
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Scottish Tory claims Islamophobia 'made up' in 'abhorrent' online rants
A SCOTTISH Tory councillor claimed Islamophobia was “made up” and referred to asylum seekers as “animals”, The National can reveal.
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November 27, 2025 at 5:17 PM
NEW: A Scottish Tory councillor said Islamophobia was "made up" and referred to asylum seekers as "animals", The National can reveal.
Gordon Lang, a councillor in Aberdeenshire, has been urged to resign over the "abhorrent" comments
www.thenational.scot/news/2565625...
Gordon Lang, a councillor in Aberdeenshire, has been urged to resign over the "abhorrent" comments
www.thenational.scot/news/2565625...
NEW: A Scottish Labour MP spent £1500 of taxpayers' cash on a fancy camera to film TikTok videos with
Why should the public pay for vanity projects like these?
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Why should the public pay for vanity projects like these?
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Scottish Labour MP charged taxpayer £1500 for camera kit 'to film TikToks'
A SCOTTISH Labour MP spent nearly £1500 of taxpayers’ cash on camera kit to film social media videos, The National can reveal.
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November 27, 2025 at 5:07 PM
NEW: A Scottish Labour MP spent £1500 of taxpayers' cash on a fancy camera to film TikTok videos with
Why should the public pay for vanity projects like these?
www.thenational.scot/news/2565620...
Why should the public pay for vanity projects like these?
www.thenational.scot/news/2565620...
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NEW: Israel's genocide in Gaza is 'not over' despite the announcement of a ceasefire, human rights experts have warned
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November 27, 2025 at 10:51 AM
NEW: Israel's genocide in Gaza is 'not over' despite the announcement of a ceasefire, human rights experts have warned
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The UK Government’s plan for mandatory digital ID will cost £1.8 billion over the next three years – but is currently 'unfunded', according to the budget watchdog
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November 27, 2025 at 3:09 PM
The UK Government’s plan for mandatory digital ID will cost £1.8 billion over the next three years – but is currently 'unfunded', according to the budget watchdog
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Disabled people shouldn’t have to pay the price for the failing careers of this wretched Labour leadership, writes Kelly Given ✍️
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November 27, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Disabled people shouldn’t have to pay the price for the failing careers of this wretched Labour leadership, writes Kelly Given ✍️
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Rachel Reeves has been accused of showing an 'astonishing level of arrogance' after she dismissed a second independence referendum if the SNP win a majority at next year's Holyrood election
'Astonishingly arrogant': Rachel Reeves panned after dismissing second referendum
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November 27, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Rachel Reeves has been accused of showing an 'astonishing level of arrogance' after she dismissed a second independence referendum if the SNP win a majority at next year's Holyrood election
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A Scotland Office minister has defended Labour’s migration reforms which leave 'children born in Scotland at risk of deportation'
Labour defend plans leaving 'children born in Scotland at risk of deportation'
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November 26, 2025 at 12:43 PM
A Scotland Office minister has defended Labour’s migration reforms which leave 'children born in Scotland at risk of deportation'
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Here's your first look at tomorrow's front page 📰
'Budget exposes broken Britain' 🥀
'Budget exposes broken Britain' 🥀
November 26, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Here's your first look at tomorrow's front page 📰
'Budget exposes broken Britain' 🥀
'Budget exposes broken Britain' 🥀
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John Swinney has pledged to 'champion' the friendship between Scotland and Ireland after he became the first head of government to meet Irish President Catherine Connolly
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November 27, 2025 at 6:01 AM
John Swinney has pledged to 'champion' the friendship between Scotland and Ireland after he became the first head of government to meet Irish President Catherine Connolly
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NEW: Two prominent pro-independence presenters have been arrested and charged with terrorism offences
The duo the Two Davies are accused of supporting Palestine Action in a months-old livestream
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The duo the Two Davies are accused of supporting Palestine Action in a months-old livestream
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Two pro-Scottish independence presenters arrested under terrorism laws
TWO prominent pro-independence presenters have been arrested and charged with terrorism offences ...
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November 26, 2025 at 5:42 PM
NEW: Two prominent pro-independence presenters have been arrested and charged with terrorism offences
The duo the Two Davies are accused of supporting Palestine Action in a months-old livestream
www.thenational.scot/news/2565358...
The duo the Two Davies are accused of supporting Palestine Action in a months-old livestream
www.thenational.scot/news/2565358...
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BREAKING: Police have begun arresting protesters outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London during a legal challenge over the banning of Palestine Action
November 26, 2025 at 1:53 PM
BREAKING: Police have begun arresting protesters outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London during a legal challenge over the banning of Palestine Action
Here's a quick, accessible overview of what today's Budget means for you.
Loads of Budget coverage on the site. Busy busy team
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Loads of Budget coverage on the site. Busy busy team
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November 26, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Here's a quick, accessible overview of what today's Budget means for you.
Loads of Budget coverage on the site. Busy busy team
www.thenational.scot/news/2565229...
Loads of Budget coverage on the site. Busy busy team
www.thenational.scot/news/2565229...
Many will be pleased to see the back of the awful two-child cap and rape clause, but hard to understand how Reeves was happy to a) keep it going for 16 months and b) see MPs suspended for wanting it ended, if she really thinks it an unconscionable policy
November 26, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Many will be pleased to see the back of the awful two-child cap and rape clause, but hard to understand how Reeves was happy to a) keep it going for 16 months and b) see MPs suspended for wanting it ended, if she really thinks it an unconscionable policy
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BREAKING: All key measures in the Labour Budget have been published early in an 'unprecedented leak'
Rachel Reeves has not even begun speaking in the Commons
Rachel Reeves has not even begun speaking in the Commons
November 26, 2025 at 12:07 PM
BREAKING: All key measures in the Labour Budget have been published early in an 'unprecedented leak'
Rachel Reeves has not even begun speaking in the Commons
Rachel Reeves has not even begun speaking in the Commons
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Award-winning Scottish writer Paul Laverty has joined pro-Palestine protesters facing terrorism charges in burning prosecutors' offers of getting off with a warning
Paul Laverty joins Scottish activists in burning Crown Office terror case letter
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November 24, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Award-winning Scottish writer Paul Laverty has joined pro-Palestine protesters facing terrorism charges in burning prosecutors' offers of getting off with a warning
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Here's your first look at tomorrow's front page 📰
Warning over £1.2 billion benefits crackdown
Warning over £1.2 billion benefits crackdown
November 24, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Here's your first look at tomorrow's front page 📰
Warning over £1.2 billion benefits crackdown
Warning over £1.2 billion benefits crackdown
A cultural piece from me for a change.
I went to the "immersive light show" at Edinburgh Castle. It was tacky and offensive. Why are we perverting our historic sites for the consumption of (mostly) American tourists?
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I went to the "immersive light show" at Edinburgh Castle. It was tacky and offensive. Why are we perverting our historic sites for the consumption of (mostly) American tourists?
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This 'immersive light show' is offensive to Scotland's history
A cartoon lion stands at the entrance of Scotland's most important historic military site.
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November 24, 2025 at 6:15 PM
A cultural piece from me for a change.
I went to the "immersive light show" at Edinburgh Castle. It was tacky and offensive. Why are we perverting our historic sites for the consumption of (mostly) American tourists?
www.thenational.scot/news/2564683...
I went to the "immersive light show" at Edinburgh Castle. It was tacky and offensive. Why are we perverting our historic sites for the consumption of (mostly) American tourists?
www.thenational.scot/news/2564683...
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Tomorrow's front page 📰
'Explain it to us, Anas'
'Explain it to us, Anas'
November 21, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Tomorrow's front page 📰
'Explain it to us, Anas'
'Explain it to us, Anas'
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NEW: Immigrants may only be eligible for benefits and social housing if they become British citizens, under new plans
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November 20, 2025 at 1:28 PM
NEW: Immigrants may only be eligible for benefits and social housing if they become British citizens, under new plans
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EXCLUSIVE: Labour are planning to cut electricity prices for tech companies while energy bills continue to leave families struggling, The National can reveal
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November 19, 2025 at 7:18 PM
EXCLUSIVE: Labour are planning to cut electricity prices for tech companies while energy bills continue to leave families struggling, The National can reveal
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Exclusive: The Labour Government is planning to slash electricity bills for AI companies (while everyone else struggles with sky-high bills)
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Labour plot to slash electricity prices for AI companies while families struggle
LABOUR are planning to cut electricity prices for tech companies while energy bills continue to leave families struggling, The National can reveal.
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November 19, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Exclusive: The Labour Government is planning to slash electricity bills for AI companies (while everyone else struggles with sky-high bills)
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Former BBC advisor Michael Prescott says the BBC is biased against Israel. Nothing could be further from the truth, and here's how, writes Karishma Patel ✍️
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November 19, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Former BBC advisor Michael Prescott says the BBC is biased against Israel. Nothing could be further from the truth, and here's how, writes Karishma Patel ✍️
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LATEST: The head of Labour’s flagship public energy company GB Energy has failed to back the party’s election pledge to cut bills by £300
GB Energy boss fails to back Labour's £300 bill cut pledge
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November 19, 2025 at 2:25 PM
LATEST: The head of Labour’s flagship public energy company GB Energy has failed to back the party’s election pledge to cut bills by £300
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LATEST: Refugees already granted asylum and living in the UK could be deported as a result of the UK Government’s brutal migration overhaul
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November 19, 2025 at 3:01 PM
LATEST: Refugees already granted asylum and living in the UK could be deported as a result of the UK Government’s brutal migration overhaul
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November 19, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Subscribe to The National for £20 for a whole year ... and get all our coverage of Scotland at the World Cup 🏴