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  • 2 days ago | news.stv.tv | Danyel Vanreenen

    The UK Labour Government’s National Insurance hike has been blamed for the closure of at least five adult social care services in Scotland in the last month. On Wednesday, Scotland’s social care minister Maree Todd warned that more care service closures are likely to follow. “We cannot stand by and allow the care sector to be sacrificed,” Todd said.

  • 2 days ago | news.stv.tv | Danyel Vanreenen

    Nigel Farage said his Reform party “very much enjoyed” Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s immigration speech. “We at Reform, a party that is alive and kicking, very much enjoyed your speech on Monday, you seem to be learning a very great deal from us,” the Reform leader told Starmer at PMQs on Wednesday. In his speech, Starmer warned that the UK risks becoming an “island of strangers” without controls on immigration. The Prime Minister’s critics have accused him of playing into Reform’s hands.

  • 2 days ago | news.stv.tv | Danyel Vanreenen

    Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has broken his silence on Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s immigration reforms. On Monday, Starmer warned that the UK risks becoming an “island of strangers” without controls on immigration. In response, the UK Labour Government outlined a suite of proposals to control and crackdown on both legal and illegal immigration – including plans to end the recruitment of care workers from abroad and ramp up English language requirements across the board.

  • 2 days ago | news.stv.tv | Danyel Vanreenen

    Keir Starmer will face PMQs on Wednesday just days after warning that the UK risks becoming an “island of strangers” while announcing an immigration crackdown. On Monday, the UK Labour Government outlined a suite of proposals to control and crackdown on both legal and illegal immigration. Amongst the proposals, migrants would need to spend up to a decade in the UK before they can apply for citizenship.

  • 2 days ago | news.stv.tv | Danyel Vanreenen

    The organisers of Glasgow’s Pride have banned all political parties from taking part in celebrations this year. The immediate suspension means that no political party will be allowed to register for a space within the Pride March or host stalls at the events in Glasgow. Political parties have also been banned from making speeches before or after the march or at events.

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James McEnaney

Freelance Journalist at The Herald (Scotland)

James McEnaney primarily covers news in the Central Belt region of Scotland, including areas around Glasgow and surrounding towns.

Moira Kerr

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Garrett Stell

Education Writer at Freelance

Education Correspondent at The Herald (Scotland)

Garrett Stell primarily covers news in the Inner Hebrides region of Scotland, United Kingdom, including areas around the islands and the west coast.

Gordon Neish

Writer at Dunoon Observer and Argyllshire Standard

Gordon Neish primarily covers news in the Inner Hebrides region, Scotland, United Kingdom, including areas around the islands of Mull and Iona.

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Michael Russell

Journalist and Writer at West Highland Free Press

Michael Russell primarily covers news in the Scottish Highlands, including locations such as Inverness and the Isle of Skye, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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