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‘Honour’ for Douglas Alexander to stay as Scottish Secretary under Burnham

Mr Alexander was appointed by Sir Keir Starmer, and held on despite the new PM purging a number of leading figures from the Cabinet.

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John Swinney sets out independence mandate to Andy Burnham in first call with new PM

John Swinney has told the new Prime Minister that with a pro-independence majority in Holyrood, the future of Scotland must be "decided by the…

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Douglas Alexander retains Scotland Secretary role as Andy Burnham appoints Cabinet

DOUGLAS Alexander has retained his position as Scotland Secretary in Andy Burnham's new Cabinet

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Douglas Alexander says 'anti-English' Scots should back Argentina in World Cup

SCOTTISH Secretary Douglas Alexander has urged Scots to back England against Argentina in the World Cup semi-final, saying Scottish fans should be…

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Faslane set for £15bn upgrade to make it 'future-proofed for war-fighting'

MORE than £15 billion will be spent transforming Faslane over the next decade, the UK Government has announced ...

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Alexander accused of ‘banal point scoring’ as he says King struck US whisky deal

Scottish Secretary Douglas Alexander said King Charles had negotiated with President Donald Trump to have US tariffs on Scotch lifted.

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Faslane set for £15bn upgrade to make it ‘future-proofed for war-fighting’

Defence minister Luke Pollard has announced ‘the largest investment in the UK’s naval bases since the end of the Cold War’.

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Full list of Labour MPs to nominate Andy Burnham – including 18 members of Starmer’s cabinet

Ed Miliband, Chief Whip Jonathan Reynolds and Chief Secretary Darren Jones are among those who have put their names behind Mr Burnham

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SNP call for investigation into fears 'Scottish Labour compromised by Russian spies'

SCOTTISH Labour must launch an immediate probe into whether they have “been compromised by Russian intelligence services”, the SNP have said ...

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Scotland could face budget reductions as UK ups defence spending, Swinney says

The First Minister said ‘enormous investment’ in nuclear arms had made it difficult to strengthen conventional defences.

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Andy Burnham's chief of staff in transparency row over Douglas Alexander meeting

Andy Burnham's incoming chief of staff has been linked to a lobbying row over a meeting with Douglas Alexander when he was Trade Minister

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Andy Burnham is ‘recipe the country needs’, says Douglas Alexander

Scotland’s Secretary of State said Mr Burnham has ‘shown himself to be a winner’ as the former Manchester mayor revealed a leadership bid.

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Starmer right to go after failing to deliver change, John Swinney says

The Scottish First Minister spoke after Sir Keir Starmer announced he is stepping down as Prime Minister.

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Scotland Office blocks release of files discussing Section 30 and independence

THE Scotland Office has admitted that it holds documents discussing Scottish independence and a Section 30 order – but has refused to release them.

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Douglas Alexander accused of running 'cuckoo' campaign in leaked messages

LEADKED WhatsApp messages have exposed growing tensions among Labour MPs about how Douglas Alexander is performing as Scottish Secretary

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The five favourites to replace John Healey as defence secretary

Here are the runners and riders to replace John Healey as defence secretary following his shock resignation

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John Swinney issues withering response to Douglas Alexander's 'crocodile tears' claim

FIRST Minister John Swinney has issued a withering response after Scottish Secretary Douglas Alexander accused him of “crocodile tears” ...

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Keir Starmer responds to claims Douglas Alexander broke ministerial code

DOUGLAS Alexander has "no further case to answer" despite failing to declare a meeting with a lobbying group set up by Peter Mandelson,…

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Douglas Alexander accused of 'hiding' from resignation calls over Mandelson links

SCOTTISH Secretary Douglas Alexander has been accused of “going into hiding” amid calls for him to resign, after sending a junior minister on a…

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SNP calls for probe into Scottish Secretary over Mandelson meeting

The party wants to find out if he broke the ministerial code for not revealing the meeting until a year and a half after it happened.

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SNP demand probe into whether Douglas Alexander broke ministerial code

THE SNP have demanded the Prime Minister's independent ethics adviser investigate whether Douglas Alexander has broken the ministerial code

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Can Douglas Alexander survive as Scottish Secretary amid Mandelson files fallout?

WHEN Douglas Alexander was elevated to the role of Scottish Secretary last year, it didn’t go down well with some in the party ...

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Anger as Peter Mandelson introduced Douglas Alexander to lobbying firm

THE SNP are stepping up pressure on Labour’s Douglas Alexander to quit as Scottish Secretary after files showed Peter Mandelson introduced him to…

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Calls for Scottish Secretary to quit over links to Lord Peter Mandelson

The SNP is seeking to put pressure on Douglas Alexander in the wake of documents released regarding Lord Mandelson’s appointment as US ambassador.

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Labour media minister Ian Murray 'will not intervene' to stop STV job cuts, MSPs told

LABOUR media minister Ian Murray “will not intervene” to stop controversial cuts to STV News, MSPs were told.

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