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

Inside HMP Barlinnie

Ministers consider use of ‘temporary modular accommodation’ for jails

SNP ministers to pass on funding to cut £100 off energy bills for those in council tax bands A-D

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

The Reform UK MSP group outside the Scottish Parliament.

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)

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

Prime Minister Andy Burnham

SNP invite Andy Burnham to conference ahead of visit to Scotland

Michael Marra speaks in the Scottish Parliament

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

Scottish Labour MSP Monica Lennon

Exclusive Complaint about Monica Lennon sent to Scottish Parliament chief

Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay is backing Brown and Blacks publican Katie Long

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

First Minister John Swinney

FM accused of 'misrepresenting' Burnham after triple lock comments

Monica Lennon in the Scottish Parliament

Exclusive High-profile Labour MSP Monica Lennon faces bullying claims

Michael Marra

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

Michael Marra

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

There are suggestions the Prime Minister could scrap the triple lock on pensions.

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

Scottish Labour leader Michael Marra and Prime Minister Andy Burnham.

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

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

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

Michael Marra at the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool

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

New Scottish Labour leader Michael Marra is showing signs that he will be a formidable rival for John Swinney (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell)

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

Scottish Labour leader Michael Marra

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)

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

Scottish Labour leader Michael Marra at First Minister's Qustions

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

Michael Marra is congratulated after being announced as the winner of the Scottish Labour leadership contest (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell)

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

Scottish Labour leader Michael Marra (Lesley Martin/PA)

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

Edinburgh University has announced plans to mothball 90 courses

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

Michael Marra shakes hands with a party member after being announced as winner of the Scottish Labour leadership contest (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

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

Scottish Labour leader Michael Marra

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

Michael Marra celebrates after being named as the new Scottish Labour leader

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

Scottish Labour's fate will largely depend on the success or failure of Andy Burnham as Prime Minister (Picture: Ben Montgomery)

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

Analysis Michael Marra faces long road ahead to rebuild Scottish Labour

Michael Marra

Michael Marra named new leader of Scottish Labour

Scottish Labour leadership candidate Joe Fagan

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

Dame Jackie Baillie

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

First Minister John Swinney

Swinney confirms GPS tracking pilot for domestic abusers and new laws

Labour’s Joe Fagan (Jane Barlow/PA)

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)

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 claimed

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

Women speak out over'unbearable' miscarriage delays in Scotland

Anas Sarwar in the House of Lords on Thursday morning

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

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

John Swinney has defended the SNP's introduction of walk-in GP clinics despite complaints from doctors and reports that some are hardly being used (Picture: Jane Barlow/pool)

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

First Minister John Swinney will set out his programme for government on Tuesday afternoon.

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

Scottish Secretary Douglas Alexander

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

Michael Marra is running for Scottish Labour leader

Exclusive Michael Marra vows 'national renewal' in Scottish education

Monica Lennon

Monica Lennon fails to get on to Scottish Labour leadership ballot

Joe Fagan speaking at his campaign launch in Glasgow city centre (pic: John Devlin)

Fagan will lift Scots Labour council coalitions ban if elected leader

Joe Fagan

Analysis East Kilbride Obama should stick to straight-talking answers

Michael Marra, Monica Lennon, and Joe Fagan

Labour leader candidates warn party ‘deeply disconnected’ with nation

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