Paris Gourtsoyannis

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Westminster Correspondent at STV News

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Nigel Farage targets Holyrood after election gains across England

1 week ago | news.stv.tv | Paris Gourtsoyannis

Nigel Farage said ‘Scotland is next’ after his Reform Party made big gains across England, winning a Westminster by-election from Labour, and hundreds of council seats from the Conservatives. The results put Reform on course to make a historic breakthrough in the Scottish Parliament elections next year.
Nigel Farage is just getting started - Scotland is next

2 weeks ago | news.stv.tv | Paris Gourtsoyannis

If he can make it there, he can make it just about anywhere. That’s what you need to know about Nigel Farage’s stunning victory over Labour in last night’s Runcorn and Helsby by-election. It’s probably the biggest win of his long political career. It confirms that the Reform Party has the potential to redraw the map of British politics in historic fashion. And Farage’s next stop is Scotland.
Keir Starmer's choice: Fixing Brexit or fixing Trump

3 weeks ago | news.stv.tv | Paris Gourtsoyannis

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has spent part of today on the deck of the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales, at anchor off the coast of its home port of Portsmouth. Surrounded by the noise of jet engines and helicopter motors might feel like peace and quiet – it’s the only place he can get some relief from the competing global pressures pulling at his government.
American-Scottish ties won’t stop Trump's tariff damage

1 month ago | news.stv.tv | Paris Gourtsoyannis

Two blocks away, where tens of thousands were gathering for the first major protest against Donald Trump’s presidency, the mood was one of anger – rage, even. But all along New York’s Sixth Avenue, where the sound of pipe bands warming up echoed in the canyons of skyscrapers, there was only joy and pride. The route of the Tartan Day parade through midtown Manhattan was noisy, colourful and fun.
Swinney joins New York Tartan Week parade as tariffs hit

1 month ago | news.stv.tv | Paris Gourtsoyannis

“This is a moment for cool heads” – that’s the warning from the Prime Minister as the impact of President Trump’s tariffs are felt across the world’s financial markets. On Monday, Keir Starmer pledged to back British business against US tariffs. Meanwhile, the First Minister held talks with business leaders on the last day of a visit to New York, which saw him join the Tartan Week parade at the weekend. STV News is now on WhatsAppGet all the latest news from around the country Follow STV News
Scottish performers prepare ahead of New York Tartan Week

1 month ago | news.stv.tv | Paris Gourtsoyannis

In New York, the party is getting started as ScottIsh performers prepare to take over the city for the culmination of Tartan Week. The celebration of US-Scottish ties comes in spite of anxieties among businesses about what the future holds. STV News is now on WhatsAppGet all the latest news from around the country Follow STV News Follow STV News on WhatsAppScan the QR code on your mobile device for all the latest news from around the country
Women travel from Scotland to England for abortions every four days

1 month ago | news.stv.tv | Paris Gourtsoyannis

Every four days, a woman is forced to travel from Scotland to England to get an abortion and the numbers making the difficult journey are rising, STV News can reveal. Under UK law, abortion is permitted until 24 weeks of pregnancy. But the cut-off for most cases in Scotland is four weeks earlier. Campaigners have accused the Scottish Government of paying “lip service” to the problem and say NHS Scotland is “out of excuses”.
Women travel from Scotland to England for abortion every four days

1 month ago | news.stv.tv | Paris Gourtsoyannis

Every four days, a woman is forced to travel from Scotland to England to get an abortion, STV News can reveal. The number of women forced to make the difficult and stressful journey continues to rise and stands at a near-record level despite a commitment from the Scottish Government to end the practice. Campaigners have accused the Scottish Government of paying “lip service” to the problem and say NHS Scotland is “out of excuses”.
How will Donald Trump's 'Liberation Day' tariffs impact you?

1 month ago | news.stv.tv | Paris Gourtsoyannis

Keir Starmer has spent the first months of the second Donald Trump presidency trying to save the UK from the US President’s trade war. Today, he admitted defeat. British businesses will be hit by a new round of US trade tariffs, the Prime Minister told his Cabinet on Tuesday morning. As part of what Trump is calling “Liberation Day”, on Wednesday the White House will unveil sweeping tariffs that could hit every product imported to the US from every country around the world.
Reeves announces billions of cuts in Spring Statement

1 month ago | news.stv.tv | Paris Gourtsoyannis

More money for defence, but deep cuts to benefits. These were the main announcements from the chancellor Rachel Reeves’s Spring Statement today. There’s also a warning the forecast for growth in the UK economy is poorer than thought. STV News is now on WhatsAppGet all the latest news from around the country Follow STV News Follow STV News on WhatsAppScan the QR code on your mobile device for all the latest news from around the country