All the Westminster politicians visiting Scotland today, Keir Starmer, Nigel Farage, Kemi Badenoch
Several Westminster politicians are due to descend on Scotland today.
Several Westminster politicians are due to descend on Scotland today, including Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Reform UK leader Nigel Farage.
This comes with just over 100 days to go until the Scottish Parliament election on May 7.
The most recent polling suggests the SNP will remain the largest party in Scotland on 61 seats, but will fall short of the 65-seat majority First Minister John Swinney has his eyes on.
However there is a battle on for second place, with polling suggesting that Reform UK and Scottish Labour are neck-and-neck to become the official opposition.
Take a look at all the Westminster politicians making the trip to Scotland today.
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer will be in Scotland this morning and is due to make broadcast interviews.
This comes just days after Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar tried to distance himself from Sir Keir, and admitted the Prime Minister is hampering his party’s chances at the Holyrood election.
A new poll by Survation suggests that almost half of voters said the performance of the UK Labour government in Westminster would make them less likely to vote Scottish Labour in May.
Nigel Farage
The Reform UK leader will be in Kirkcaldy to announce the leader of the party in Scotland.
This is the second time in just over a month that Mr Farage will be north of the border, as his party continues to surge in the Holyrood polls.
He has just annouced former Conservative peer Lord Malcolm Offord as the Scottish leader. Lord Offord served in the Scotland Office under a number of Conservative prime ministers but gave up his peerage and defected to Reform UK last month.
Kemi Badenoch
The UK Conservative leader will be joined by Scottish leader Russell Findlay for an event this afternoon in Edinburgh.
During her visit she is expected to criticise the SNP Scottish Government’s budget, particularly on the growing welfare bill and the increases to overseas aid.
She is also expected to meet the nurse Sandie Peggie during her visit to Scotland. Ms Peggie is currently appealing an employment tribunal surrounding a trans doctor’s use of the female changing rooms at Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy.
Douglas Alexander
The Scottish Secretary will be joining the Prime Minister on his visit to Scotland today.
Mr Alexander is playing a key role in Scottish Labour’s Holyrood election campaign.
Ed Miliband
The UK energy secretary will be joining the Prime Minister and Scottish Secretary Douglas Alexander as they make an official visit to Scotland.
This comes just a day after the Berwick Bank wind farm, poised to be the largest in the world, received a huge UK Government contract for difference.
The award for the ‘B’ part of the wind farm was labelled a “monumental result” after being successful in the award round 7 (AR7) of the UK Government’s contract for difference.
Andrew Bowie
Andrew Bowie MP is the shadow secretary for Scotland and shadow energy security and net zero minister.
The frontbench Conservative will join boss Kemi Badenoch and Scottish leader Russell Findlay in Edinburgh this afternoon.
John Healey
Politico reports that UK Defence Secretary John Healey will also be in Scotland today, near Faslane.
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