Patients could be sent to England or private hospitals for treatment under Labour
Scottish Labour says it will ‘rip up bureaucracy’ to reduce NHS waiting lists if they win the 2026 Holyrood election.
Anas Sarwar ‘will declare waiting times emergency’ if he becomes first minister
The Scottish Labour leader said he would do ‘whatever it takes’ to reduce waiting times for patients in the NHS.
SNP face fresh calls to axe £1billion contract for new ‘super jail’ to replace Glasgow’s notorious Barlinnie
ANAS Sarwar tonight demanded Nats rip up the £1billion contract to build the replacement for Barlinnie prison. The Scottish ...
Scotch whisky producers’ fury at English single malt status
The row centres on geographical indication status and is a way of protecting a product’s name and quality based on its place ...
Cross border whisky war erupts as Scotch industry slams UK legal bid to give English spirit special status
A cross border whisky war has erupted after plans to give the English take on the spirit special status sparked claims of ...
Scotland could recruit fewer police officers as result of National Insurance rise
Police Scotland could be forced to recruit fewer officers because of Rachel Reeves’s hike in employers’ National Insurance ...
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Scottish Labour face fury over 'betrayal' of LGBT people on gender
ANAS Sarwar and Scottish Labour have been panned for their U-turn on gender reform just hours before their party conference is set to open ...
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Tories and Labour both using trans people to pander to hard-right
IN an effort to stem the haemorrhaging of Labour support, Anas Sarwar this week announced a U-turn on Labour's support for the Gender Recognition Reform Bill in a blatant attempt to pander to the ...
Biggest council tax rises in 20 years confirmed
Bills will go up by 10% in North Lanarkshire and the Borders while Glasgow, Edinburgh and Fife have also backed big rises.
North Lanarkshire confirms 10% council tax rise dubbed 'too high' by John Swinney
The hike outstrips inflation and is one of the higher rates in Scotland. It goes against First Minister and SNP leader John ...
Why Labour's hardline stance on immigration is playing into Nigel Farage's hands
Both the Conservatives and Labour appear to be trying to win a race to the bottom on immigration with Nigel Farage’s Reform ...
Sarwar calls for clear guidance on single-sex rule
The Scottish Labour leader refused to say if transwomen should be automatically excluded from female-only spaces.