Labour in Scotland will decide indyref2 stance, leadership candidates warned
Richard Leonard has told Labour leadership contenders that the Scottish party will decide the position on independence.
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What are the pension rules driving senior doctors to turn down extra shifts?
High earners could end up being given pension tax breaks as part of efforts to get doctors to take on more shifts, The Times has reported.
Labour must beat the odds to win again, says deputy leadership hopeful
Scottish Labour’s only remaining MP is pledging to visit every corner of the UK to try to win back support for his party if he becomes deputy leader.
PM insists Government will get NHS waiting lists down
Boris Johnson has conceded NHS waiting times are “unacceptable” in the face of demands from Jeremy Corbyn for action to help patients.
Scottish Government has many options to push for independence vote – Russell
The Scottish Government has “many options” it could use to push for a second independence referendum if Boris Johnson continues to deny such a vote, a Holyrood minister has said.
SNP has no mandate for second independence vote, Jess Phillips insists
Nicola Sturgeon has “no mandate” for a second independence referendum, Labour leadership hopeful Jess Phillips has insisted, as she said she would have turned down the Scottish First Minister’s request for a section 30 order if she was PM.
Jess Phillips pledges to lead Labour with ‘courage, bravery and clarity’
Labour has to change and reconnect with voters or else it will become irrelevant, party leadership hopeful Jess Phillips declared.
Sinn Fein have learned from local election losses: Mary Lou McDonald
Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald said her party have “listened and learned” from their local election losses and is optimistic they can gain more seats in the Dail.
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The Gambling Commission has announced new measures to better safeguard customers. Here is a look at what the new ban means:
Sturgeon insists Scotland will have its say as PM rejects independence vote call
Nicola Sturgeon has said Scotland “will get the right to decide our own future” despite Prime Minister Boris Johnson rejecting her plea for a second independence referendum.
PM rejects Scottish independence referendum request
Boris Johnson has formally rejected a call for Holyrood to be given the power to hold a second independence referendum.