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Scottish Labour MP clashes with BBC presenter on party's offer to Yes voters

SCOTTISH Labour MP Douglas Alexander clashed with a BBC presenter during a discussion on independence...

The National (Scotland) · Sep 18, 2024

More than one in four Scottish Labour MPs own second properties

MORE than one in four Scottish Labour MPs own second homes or earn tens of thousands of pounds per year as landlords.

The National (Scotland) · Aug 28, 2024

Familiar faces but not all from politics: meet the surprise Labour ministers

Keir Starmer made some eye-catching new appointments, including a human rights barrister and a rehabilitation campaigner

The Guardian - UK · Jul 7, 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