Labour insists green transition will be ‘polar opposite’ of Tory miners policy
Labour’s plans to transition from oil and gas will be the “polar opposite” of the Conservative move away from coal in the 1980s, Richard Leonard said.
Richard Leonard
Labour win would remove SNP ‘raison d’etre’ for indyref2 – Richard Leonard
Victory for Labour in December’s General Election will remove any need for a second vote on Scottish independence, Richard Leonard has said.
Church minister who heckled Corbyn posted homophobic tweets
A Church of Scotland minister who branded Jeremy Corbyn a “terrorist sympathiser” has been criticised after he was found to have posted a series of homophobic tweets.
SNP has no mandate for second independence vote – Richard Leonard
Richard Leonard has said he does not believe the SNP has a mandate for another Scottish independence referendum.
Indyref2 not a priority for future Labour government, says Richard Leonard
Allowing the SNP to hold a second independence referendum would not be a priority for a future Labour government, the party’s Scottish leader said, though he did not rule out such a ballot.
New living wage will benefit 700,000 Scots, Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard claims
Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard will tell trade unionists a Labour Government in Westminster will give one in six Scots a pay rise.
FMQs: Nicola Sturgeon answers questions on mesh scandal after surgeon cancels trip to Scotland
Tory leader Jackson Carlaw has pressed Nicola Sturgeon over what was being done to help women who have suffered painful and debilitating side effects from vaginal mesh surgery.
Richard Leonard calls for clarity on Labour’s Brexit stance
Richard Leonard has called for clarity on Labour’s stance over the next steps of Brexit.
SNP urges Leonard to ‘get a grip’ of party and sack councillors
Richard Leonard has been urged to sack nine Scottish Labour councillors suspended by the party after agreeing a coalition with the Scottish Tories.
Jeremy Corbyn will not allow indyref2 in ‘formative years’ of Labour government
A second Scottish independence referendum would not take place in the “formative years” of a Labour government, Jeremy Corbyn has said.
Mandy Rhodes: It’s just one poll but are numbers stacking up against the Union?
If reaction to the opinion poll that I published earlier last week during my day job as editor of Holyrood magazine is anything to go by, the debate about Scottish independence has just got a whole load more messy.