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Readers' Letters: Labour's Marra wrong to back rejoining EU

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Scottish Labour leader backs rejoining EU in change of position

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Labour calls on SNP to enhance energy bills support from Westminster

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Scottish jobs and investment 'in jeopardy' over UK renewables pivot

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Exclusive Scottish Labour MPs under pressure to block UK Budget whisky tax hike

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How Andy Burnham put John Swinney and SNP on back foot Euan McColm

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Ministers consider use of ‘temporary modular accommodation’ for jails

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UK Budget 2026: Scots households to benefit from £100 energy payment

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Analysis Reform was always expected to lose an MSP - but not so quickly

Prime Minister Andy Burnham is due to visit Scotland on Friday – at the same time as the SNP conference is taking place (Jordan Pettitt/PA)placeholder image

Andy Burnham 'bounce' smaller for Labour in Scotland than rest of UK

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SNP invite Andy Burnham to conference ahead of visit to Scotland

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SNP public sector reform risks 'decade of distraction', warns Labour

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Exclusive Complaint about Monica Lennon sent to Scottish Parliament chief

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Readers' Letters: Swinney and co should try living in the real world

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FM accused of 'misrepresenting' Burnham after triple lock comments

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Exclusive High-profile Labour MSP Monica Lennon faces bullying claims

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Michael Marra: I'd like Scotland to rejoin EU in a generation

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Exclusive Union anger at Labour 'claiming ownership' of fire and rehire motion

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Explainer What is the pension triple lock, and could changes impact Scotland?

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Michael Marra: Scotland is an 'absolute priority' for the PM

Cabinet secretary for Education, culture and Gaelic Mairi McAllan visits Broughton High Schoolplaceholder image

'Urgent call for action' on Scottish education as reform calls grow

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Analysis Michael Marra was more genuine than Anas Sarwar - but also more boring

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Why Labour's Marra poses a threat to 'master of the chamber' Swinney Adam Morris

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Scots economy 'would be £33bn larger if it had matched Manchester'

Reform UK Scotland leader Malcolm Offord called for a vote of no confidence in SNP drugs minister Maree Todd (Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire)placeholder image

Readers' Letters: SNP and Reform UK fiddling while Rome burns

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Analysis Michael Marra's punchy and grown-up brand of Labour at first FMQs test

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Here are the values that drive Scottish Labour leader Michael Marra Jackie Baillie

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Marra to force child poverty vote on first Holyrood day as leader

Edinburgh University has announced plans to mothball 90 coursesplaceholder image

Readers' letters: Use AI to radically reformulate the university model

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Readers' Letters: 'New Labour' to blame for Scottish party's decline

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Michael Marra vows to put education at the heart of Scottish politics

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Marra: Labour trying to appeal to a Scotland that no longer exists

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Here's what Marra needs to do to restore Scottish Labour's fortunes Scotsman comment

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Analysis Michael Marra faces long road ahead to rebuild Scottish Labour

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Michael Marra named new leader of Scottish Labour

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Exclusive Joe Fagan: Labour must be 'disruptive' but work with SNP government

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FM told of ‘cost of SNP failure’ after woman dies in ambulance wait

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Swinney confirms GPS tracking pilot for domestic abusers and new laws

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Labour leadership hopeful would not 'stand in the way' of indyref2

Grangemouth oil refinery is set to close in 2025 with the loss of 400 jobs (Andrew Milligan/PA)placeholder image

What next for Grangemouth as hopes for green fuels future stall?

The care of vulnerabe children in Glasgow is at risk amid pay cuts for senior social workers, unions have claimedplaceholder image

Exclusive Social work pay cuts 'risk collapse in care of vulnerable kids'

Elizabeth Crammond, Katie Lyon and Edward Corrie have spoken out about their experiences with miscarriage placeholder image

Women speak out over'unbearable' miscarriage delays in Scotland

John Swinney has admitted systems have let women down after being told about the harrowing miscarriage experiences of two expectant mothers.

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Anas Sarwar introduced to House of Lords as Baron of Maxwell Park

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Labour should 'lay out democratic route to IndyRef2', says Labour MP

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SNP's plans may sound good, but here's why there's a problem Jackie Baillie

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Major NHS shake-up will see number of Scots health boards cut to two

Michael Marra warned Scottish Labour requires “a huge culture change right from the bottom of the party up”placeholder image

Exclusive Marra warns Labour could 'lose national status' over Glasgow focus

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Dewar would be 'disappointed' with Holyrood today, says new biographer

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Readers' Letters: What Scottish Labour needs is a new Jimmy Reid

You may have forgotten that Michael Marra once told Andy Burnham to 'shut up' (Picture: Dan Kitwood)placeholder image

Our problem with Marra's 'je ne regrette rien' stance on Burnham jibe Scotsman comment

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Labour's Michael Marra defends telling Andy Burnham to 'shut up'

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'Labour will rediscover its soul' under my leadership, says Marra

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Can Labour maintain the ‘Burnham bounce’? Rachel Amery

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

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Analysis I watched Michael Marra v Joe Fagan TV debate so you didn't have to

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Douglas Alexander: We 'misjudged' how popular the SNP would be

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