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Craig Paton

Edinburgh, Glasgow

Deputy Political Editor at PA Media

Deputy political editor in Holyrood for @PA - ex @DumbartonReport + @EveningExpress - @StirUni graduate - Views my own. "Chris Patton" - Jeane Freeman

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  • 4 days ago | independent.co.uk | Craig Paton

    The Scottish Secretary Ian Murray was full of praise for the industrial strategy which was revealed by Sir Keir Starmer on Monday. Craig PatonScottish Secretary Ian Murray has hailed the “brilliant opportunities” that could come out of the UK Government’s industrial strategy. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer unveiled the document on Monday, pinpointing key industries believed to have the most potential for growth such as artificial intelligence, offshore wind and batteries for electric vehicles.

  • 4 days ago | msn.com | Craig Paton

    Microsoft Cares About Your PrivacyMicrosoft and our third-party vendors use cookies to store and access information such as unique IDs to deliver, maintain and improve our services and ads. If you agree, MSN and Microsoft Bing will personalise the content and ads that you see. You can select ‘I Accept’ to consent to these uses or click on ‘Manage preferences’ to review your options and exercise your right to object to Legitimate Interest where used.

  • 5 days ago | independent.co.uk | Craig Paton

    The First Minister urged the international community to draw ‘back from the brink’. Craig PatonJohn Swinney has said he is “concerned” the UK could be drawn into the escalating conflict in the Middle East. Tensions escalated further over the weekend as the US struck three of Iran’s nuclear sites and President Donald Trump floated the idea of “regime change” in the country following strikes between it and Israel.

  • 1 week ago | msn.com | Craig Paton

    Microsoft Cares About Your PrivacyMicrosoft and our third-party vendors use cookies to store and access information such as unique IDs to deliver, maintain and improve our services and ads. If you agree, MSN and Microsoft Bing will personalise the content and ads that you see. You can select ‘I Accept’ to consent to these uses or click on ‘Manage preferences’ to review your options and exercise your right to object to Legitimate Interest where used.

  • 1 week ago | standard.co.uk | Craig Paton

    Showbiz | Celebrity NewsThe funding was announced on Saturday. The funding was announced on Saturday (Jane Barlow/PA)PA ArchiveCraig Paton8 minutes agoSign up to our free weekly newsletter for exclusive competitions, offers and theatre ticket dealsI would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice. The Scottish Government has provided £3 million to 14 festivals, the Culture Secretary announced.

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1 May 25

RT @NUJScotland: John Swinney at today's FMQs: " PA staff are an integral part of the authoritative and reliable reporting of events and po…

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1 May 25

RT @NUJScotland: ⚠️This motion tabled at the Scottish Parliament by @NeilBibby about the catastrophic effect of cuts at PA Media in Scotlan…

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3 Apr 25

RT @KieranPAndrews: EXC: Scotland’s fire and rescue service is in the grip of a bullying “crisis” with more than one in five employees havi…