As Alba incumbent vacates, Labour all but guaranteed to win this Scottish seat Lothian East: winner in 2019: Kenny MacAskill (elected as SNP, switched to Alba in 2021) The National (Scotland) · Jun 27, 2024
What does the latest General Election poll mean for Scotland? THE Tories are set to have their majority decimated at the next General Election, according to the latest YouGov poll. The National (Scotland) · Jan 15, 2024
Alba call on Douglas Alexander to apologise for his support of Iraq War THE Alba Party have criticised a former Labour minister for his role in supporting the invasion of Iraq and called on him to apologise. The National (Scotland) · Sep 11, 2023
Constitutional arguing has cost Scotland progress in past decade, says Labour grandee LABOUR grandee Douglas Alexander has claimed that Scotland has been mired in a “lost decade” of constitutional arguing preventing progress . The National (Scotland) · Sep 10, 2023
Rivals rejoice at Nicola Sturgeon’s departure, but Scots still need persuading the union is home The exit of the SNP’s most formidable advocate offers Labour an opportunity that Sir Keir Starmer can’t afford to squander The Guardian - UK · Feb 19, 2023
Shock and wild celebration: exit of Sturgeon upends Scottish politics With no obvious successor to the first minister and a waning appetite for independence, Labour senses an opportunity The Guardian - UK · Feb 19, 2023
Ex-Labour Cabinet minister in Tony Blair's Government mounts bid to return as MP Labour veteran Douglas Alexander - who served in both Tony Blair and Gordon Brown's Governments - announced he was standing in the Scottish constituency of East Lothian at the next general election Daily Mirror · Feb 13, 2023
Former Labour MP Douglas Alexander bidding to make Westminster comeback eight years after losing seat Douglas Alexander is a political ally of former Prime Minister Gordon Brown and served in both Brown and Blair's cabinets. Daily Record · Feb 13, 2023
Former Labour MP bidding to make Commons comeback eight years after losing seat Douglas Alexander, who lost his seat to the SNP in 2015, is seeking a return to elected politics and is standing for Labour in East Lothian. The Independent UK · Feb 13, 2023
Douglas Alexander selected to stand in key Scottish Labour target seat LABOUR have set their sights on winning a key target seat at the next General Election, with party grandee Douglas Alexander confirmed as their MP… The National (Scotland) · Feb 12, 2023
Gordon Brown backs Douglas Alexander as former Labour minister eyes return to frontline politics Douglas Alexander and Kirsty McNeill received endorsements from Gordon Brown for the twinned East Lothian and Midlothian seats Daily Record · Jan 25, 2023
Ex-minister Douglas Alexander plans return as Labour MP Former minister under Blair and Brown has applied to be candidate for East Lothian, sources confirm The Guardian - UK · Dec 20, 2022
Labour's Douglas Alexander plots return to Westminster with bid for Lothian seat LABOUR grandee Douglas Alexander – who served in both Tony Blair and Gordon Brown’s Cabinets – has put his name forward to run in the… The National (Scotland) · Dec 20, 2022