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Record Politics @politics.dailyrecord.co.uk · 4h

John Swinney has been accused of failing to realise the "urgency" of the need to close schools during the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic in March 2020.

John Swinney accused of lacking 'urgency' over school closures during pandemic

Swinney, who was serving as Education Secretary in 2020, told the UK Covid Inquiry that shuttering schools was "not our preferred scenario".

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Record Politics @politics.dailyrecord.co.uk · 9h

Humza Yousaf says praising Donald Trump over Gaza is like 'thanking an arsonist for putting out a fire'

The former first minister accepted Trump had played "an important role" in instigating the latest round of peace talks.

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Record Politics @politics.dailyrecord.co.uk · 10h

Palestine’s top diplomat in the UK will address the SNP conference this weekend as hopes rise of a peace deal with Israel.

Palestine's ambassador to the UK to address SNP conference

EXCLUSIVE: Dr. Husam Zomlot will speak on Sunday afternoon after being invited by the SNP.

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The leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats has declared he wants to be Deputy First Minister after the Holyrood election.

Alex Cole-Hamilton says he wants to be Deputy First Minister after election

EXCLUSIVE: The Scottish Lib Dem leader also said a Lib Dem/Labour Government would not be tarnished by Reform UK MSPs putting them into power.

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Record Politics @politics.dailyrecord.co.uk · 1d

John Swinney has claimed Scotland is "reaching the limits of devolution" as he blamed Westminster for a decline in living standards.

Scotland 'reaching the limits of devolution' says John Swinney

The First Minister denied the SNP was running out of steam as he laid the blame for declining living standards in recent years squarely at the door of Westminster.

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Glasgow is at “crisis point” after the council received over 7,500 homeless applications from outside the city.

Nearly 75% of the bids came from people in other parts of the UK.

Glasgow hit by 7,500 homeless applications from outside the city

EXCLUSIVE: The huge number of applications from south of the border has prompted SNP council leader to call for action from the UK and Scottish Governments.

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Record Politics @politics.dailyrecord.co.uk · 1d

Nicola Sturgeon's Promise to kids in care could be broken due to lack of SNP planning

Nicola Sturgeon's Promise to Scots kids in care could be broken

Auditors warned there was still "confusion" about The Promise five years on after it was first announced.

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Record Politics @politics.dailyrecord.co.uk · 2d

Darren McGarvey blasts child poverty as Scotland's 'national shame' ahead of major campaign rally

Darren McGarvey blasts child poverty as Scotland's 'national shame'

McGarvey, a former columnist for the Record, will be the headline speaker at the Scotland Demands Better rally in Edinburgh on October 25.

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Record Politics @politics.dailyrecord.co.uk · 2d

A former Alba candidate who backed Alex Salmond’s independence “super majority” plan has defected to Labour.

Former Alba candidate who backed independence 'super majority' defects to Labour

EXCLUSIVE: Irshad Ahmad will have stood for three different parties since 2016.

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Record Politics @politics.dailyrecord.co.uk · 3d

John Swinney defends Palestine stance after First Minister heckled at vigil for Hamas hostages

John Swinney defends stance on Palestine after First Minister heckled

The First Minister was booed by some in the crowd while he addressed the vigil outside the Scottish Parliament.

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Record Politics @politics.dailyrecord.co.uk · 3d

The number of civil servants working in Scotland rose again last year despite an SNP Government pledge to reduce the number of bureaucrats by 20 per cent.

SNP hiring spree continues as civil service 'bloats' while NHS struggles

Shona Robison has pledged to reduce the size of the civl service by 2030 but staffing numbers continue to rise.

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An MSP has demanded answers on whether criminal gangs are targeting Scots farmers to pinch valuable GPS tracking devices and sell them on to army units in Ukraine.

Scots farmers 'frustrated' as GPS devices stolen to order for Putin's armies

EXCLUSIVE: Beatrice Wishart said the Government must provide more detail on what was driving a spike in thefts from farms.

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Record Politics @politics.dailyrecord.co.uk · 6d

John Swinney has vowed today his Government will “do everything necessary” to ensure the continued safety of the Jewish community in Scotland.

John Swinney vows to do 'everything necessary' to keep Jewish community safe

Counter-terrorism police said two people have been arrested following the attack outside the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in Crumpsall.

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Record Politics @politics.dailyrecord.co.uk · 6d

SNP told to build more prisons instead of repeatedly releasing inmates from jail early

SNP told to build more prisons instead of repeatedly releasing inmates early

Victim Support Scotland said "more capacity in prisons has to be part of the solution" as hundreds more inmates get ready to be freed to ease an overcrowding crisis.

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Record Politics @politics.dailyrecord.co.uk · 7d

Donald Trump 'considering easing' Scotch whisky tariffs after intensive talks

The Bloomberg news organisation is reporting a special deal could be done on whisky.

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EXCLUSIVE: Michelle Mone has written to Keir Starmer and demanded an end to the “vendetta” against her over the PPE Medro scandal.

Michelle Mone demands Keir Starmer ends 'vendetta' against in letter to PM

EXCLUSIVE: In an extraordinary letter seen by the Record, the disgraced Tory peer referred to the murder of two MPs and the suicide of former TV presenter Caroline Flack.

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Record Politics @politics.dailyrecord.co.uk · 7d

'Snooty' John Swinney hails his state school education in spat with Anas Sarwar over college funding

'Snooty' Swinney hails his state school education in college spat with Sarwar

The First Minister told MSPs he was "very proud of my state school education".

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Record Politics @politics.dailyrecord.co.uk · 7d

Michelle Mone branded 'disgraceful' by fellow Tories as pressure mounts on disgraced peer to quit Lords

Michelle Mone branded 'disgraceful' by fellow Tories as pressure mounts on peer

The former lingerie saleswoman was made a Baroness by then prime minister David Cameron in 2015.

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Record Politics @politics.dailyrecord.co.uk · 7d

Scots colleges are on "the brink" of financial collapse after a 20 per cent real terms cut in their budget, the SNP Government has been warned.

Scots colleges on 'brink' of financial collapse after budgets slashed

Scotland's further education sector is struggling to make ends meet amid a funding shortfall and a decline in student applications.

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Record Politics @politics.dailyrecord.co.uk · 7d

Figures on the number of Scots punished by the two child benefit cap will not be published until after the Holyrood election.

Labour secrecy row over number of Scots punished by two child benefit cap

EXCLUSIVE: Keir Starmer's Government is refusing to say how many households have been hit until after the Holyrood poll in May.

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Record Politics @politics.dailyrecord.co.uk · 8d

Police Scotland has warned it could not afford to enforce a crackdown on Scots paying for sex if MSPs were to vote in favour of criminalisation.

Police needs 'Government bailout' to enforce law criminalising Scots buying sex

Ash Regan is pushing legislation at Holyrood which would hit sex buyers with fines of up to £10,000 and possible jail sentences.

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Record Politics @politics.dailyrecord.co.uk · 8d

Michelle Mone must be booted out of the House of Lords in the wake of the PPE Medpro scandal, the SNP has demanded.

Michelle Mone 'must lose peerage' in wake of PPE Medpro scandal

SNP MP Pete Wishart said the disgraced Tory peer "cannot continue to have access to unfettered expenses at great cost to the public".

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Record Politics @politics.dailyrecord.co.uk · 8d

Councils will be given new powers to impose long-term rent controls after MSPs voted in favour of sweeping reforms aimed at tackling Scotland's housing emergency.

Scots councils handed powers to impose rent controls

Charities have already questioned whether the long-awaited Housing Bill goes far enough to tackle the chronic lack of affordable homes in some parts of the country.

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Keir Starmer thanked Glasgow shipbuilders today for helping defend Europe from Vladimir Putin's Russia.

Keir Starmer thanks Glasgow shipbuilders for helping defend Europe from Putin

The Prime Minister used his keynote speech at the Labour conference to hail the "talent of the Clyde" for securing a multi-billion pound deal to build new frigates.

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The SNP Government has been accused of having "no plan" to end the housing emergency as the number of new homes being built in Scotland has dropped again.

Housebuilding in Scotland drops as SNP Government accused of having 'no plan'

The bleak figures were published before MSPs finally vote on the SNP Government's long-awaited Housing Bill.

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