
Rachel Amery
Correspondent at The Scotsman
Political correspondent at @TheScotsman and @scotonsunday Get in touch at [email protected] Views are my own
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3 days ago |
scotsman.com | Rachel Amery
The polls for the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election open on Thursday. In just a few hours, there will be a new MSP in Holyrood. But parties are still battling it out to see if it is their candidate that will win the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election.
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3 days ago |
scotsman.com | Rachel Amery
Douglas Ross is accusing the presiding officer of not being neutral. Douglas Ross has accused Holyrood’s Presiding Officer of lying in an ongoing dispute between the two. Last week the former Scottish Conservative leader was ejected from the debating chamber after shouting over First Minister John Swinney, having received numerous warnings about his conduct over the previous weeks.
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3 days ago |
scotsman.com | Rachel Amery
Donald Trump has signed an executive order to double US aluminium and steel import tariffs to 50 per cent. The US has doubled its import tariffs on steel and aluminium - but the UK has been granted a temporary exemption. US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to double US aluminium and steel import tariffs to 50 per cent. However the UK has not been included in this order, and the levy for British firms remains at 25 per cent.
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4 days ago |
scotsman.com | Rachel Amery
Rhoda Grant MSP is due to lead a parliamentary debate on commercial sexual exploitation. The majority of Scots want to see pimping websites banned, according to a new poll. Seven in 10 Scots want to see websites which advertise the sale of women for sex outlawed - only one in 10 say they would oppose proposals to make this illegal.
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4 days ago |
scotsman.com | Rachel Amery
Rhoda Grant MSP is due to lead a parliamentary debate on commercial sexual exploitation. The majority of Scots want to see pimping websites banned, according to a new poll. Seven in 10 Scots want to see websites which advertise the sale of women for sex outlawed - only one in 10 say they would oppose proposals to make this illegal.
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