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Andy Burnham

Andy Burnham: Russia interfered with the 2016 Brexit referendum

Professor Sir John Curtice

Sir John Curtice: Very unlikely Burnham will call an early election

Westminster no more? The SNP should start boycotting the House of Commons, according to one nationalist MSP (Picture: Leon Neal)

SNP to boycott Commons?! The £100K reason why it's not going to happen Scotsman comment

SNP MP Lara Bird

Attacks on new SNP MP 'outrageous', says her predecessor

Malcolm Offord MSP, Scottish leader of Reform UK

Reform UK's Malcolm Offord diagnosed with prostate cancer

The wreckage of the Chinook Helicopter which crashed on the Mull of Kintyre killing all 29 on board

Chinook families urge Burnham to launch new review into 1994 tragedy

Andy Burnham (Stefan Rosseau/PA)

Explainer When will Andy Burnham become Prime Minister?

A Clan Buchanan sgian dubh

‘Hands off our sgian dubhs!’ Ministers told to rule out ban on knives

The Reform amendment does not mention Scots or Gaelic (PA)

Reform's bid to criminalise Gaelic is 'anti-Scottish' plan, says SNP

The letter is urging MPs to back homegrown oil and gas production over imports.

North Sea bosses send 'strongly worded letter' to MPs on oil and gas

Count Binface outside Westminster

Explainer Who is Count Binface, the man challenging Nigel Farage?

Edinburgh North & Leith Labour MP Tracy Gilbert

'I was given up for adoption in Kirk mother and baby home', reveals MP

First Minister John Swinney and SNP MP Lara Bird

SNP defends new MP accused of putting on 'fake' Scottish accent

Andy Burnham taking a selfie with his new Labour colleagues in Westminster Hall.

Labour MPs consider standing for leader to stop Burnham coronation

Peter Murrell appearing at the High Court in Edinburgh

MPs demand answer ahead of potential Westminster Murrell inquiry

The Tories' Douglas Lumsden (front row centre) celebrates with supporters at P&J Live in Aberdeen after winning the Aberdeen South by-election

SNP infighting begins after thumping defeat in Aberdeen by-election

'New ferries needed every 18 months to maintain reliability' - CalMac

Peter Murrell arrives in a prison van at the High Court in Edinburgh

Keir Starmer backs Holyrood probe into Peter Murrell scandal

Former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell

Westminster committee delays decision on launching Murrell inquiry

Peter Murrell

Swinney won't say whether he will cooperate with Murrell inquiry

Peter Murrell arrives in a prison van at the High Court in Edinburgh

Analysis The key questions an inquiry into Peter Murrell scandal could ask

First Minister John Swinney speaks to the media in the Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh, about SNP chief executive Peter Murrell

SNP opposition to Murrell inquiry dismissed as 'hysterical nonsense'

One of the streets inside the cordon in Coalsnaughton.

Coalsnaughton: Both governments must get serious on working together Rachel Amery

Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham is Labour’s candidate in the Makerfield by-election.

Andy Burnham vows to stand in any potential Labour leadership contest

Lord Jack McConnell

Jack McConnell: 'Depressing' Holyrood is a shadow of its former self

Lord Peter Mandelson and Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer

Explainer What to expect as the second tranche of Mandelson files are published

Peter Murrell with Nicola Sturgeon in 2019

Exclusive Former FM calls for joint Westminster-Holyrood Peter Murrell inquiry

Peter Murrell

Exclusive Tory Shadow Scots Secretary wants Westminster SNP embezzlement probe

Gordon McKee (back row, second from left), Melanie Ward (back row, second from right) and Zubir Ahmed (from row, centre left) sat around Wes Streeting during his speech

Who are Streeting's allies? The Scots MPs who back ex-health secretary

First Minister John Swinney and newly-appointed Deputy First Minister Jenny Gilruth arrive for the formal appointment of ministers at the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh on Thursday

Scotland faces race against time for economic growth, say CBI

Stephen Gethins MSP and Stephen Flynn MSP

Analysis Why the two Westminster by-elections are the SNP's to lose

Andy Burnham

Starmer under more threat as Burnham finds route back to Commons

Kemi Badenoch during the emergency debate

SNP and Tories unite in call for Keir Starmer no confidence vote

Sir Keir Starmer in the House of Commons

Analysis Starmer enjoys playing the lawyer during Mandelson Commons session

A no diesel available sign on a petrol station forecourt at a Tesco superstore in Kettering

Swinney shifts position on North Sea drilling amid energy crisis

Tories to force Commons vote on new oil and gas projects

People around the world left tributes to those who were killed at Dunblane. Pixcture: Stefan Rousseau/AFP/Getty

Farage told to apologise for calling Dunblane handgun ban 'ludicrous'

Lord Peter Mandelson

First Peter Mandelson files to be published on Wednesday

Rachel Reeves

Rachel Reeves branded 'tone deaf' on energy in Spring Statement

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves leaving 11 Downing Street, London, for the House of Commons to deliver her spring statement to MPs

How will Rachel Reeves' Spring Statement affect Scots?

Chancellor Rachel Reeves

Analysis Spring statement will be 'policy lite' - but all eyes on the forecasts

More Scots MPs backed rejoining a customs union than opposed

No Scottish Labour MPs back bill to rejoin EU customs union

Robyn Black is a Solicitor within WJM’s Conflict Resolution Group (Picture: Mark F Gibson)

Shorter probationary periods could help avoid unfair dismissal claims

Reform Party leader Nigel Farage

Scots investor hands Nigel Farage's Reform UK £100,000 donation

Chancellor Rachel Reeves

Investigation into pre-Budget leaks underway with backing from Reeves

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Analysis The Budget leak ruined Reeves' speech and did not help Labour's image

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