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Former Scottish Labour first minister urges debate into 'branch office' split

Scottish Labour should debate different ideas after its catastrophic result in May’s Holyrood election, former first minister Jack McConnell has…

The National (Scotland) · Jul 20

Scottish Labour should be allowed to debate different ideas, says McConnell

The Scottish Labour leadership should allow the debate, Lord Jack McConnell has said.

Evening Standard · Jul 20

Burnham should back ‘proper review’ into Scottish Labour’s fortunes – McConnell

The former first minister also urged the incoming prime minister to scrap the ‘ridiculous’ Scotland Office.

Evening Standard · Jul 19

Former first minister calls for joint Murrell inquiry between both Parliaments

Lord McConnell said there should be an inquiry between Holyrood and Westminster on Peter Murrell’s embezzlement of funds.

Evening Standard · Jun 1

Jeane Freeman obituary

SNP politician who served as Scottish health secretary and led the government’s response to the covid pandemic

The Guardian - UK · Feb 12

Tributes paid after death of former SNP health secretary Jeane Freeman

She was also the Scottish National Party’s MSP for the Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley constituency until 2021.

Evening Standard · Feb 7

Trump’s unprecedented move to withhold SNAP benefits has nation’s largest food charity despairing: ‘The situation is catastrophic’

Feed for America said traffic to its online food-bank locator has jumped sixfold since the shutdown began.

Fortune · Nov 8, 2025

Supreme Court temporarily blocks full SNAP food stamp payments after Trump appeal

The USDA says funding is already going to states while the government wages a legal battle to freeze it

The Independent UK · Nov 7, 2025

Judge orders Trump to fully fund SNAP after defying court order: ‘This should never happen in America’

The government failed to ensure states could quickly send out partial benefits, leading to preventable delays that are leaving millions of families hungry, judge says

The Independent UK · Nov 6, 2025

Trump Indicates No SNAP Benefits During Shutdown, Contradicting His Own Administration's Court Filing

US President Donald Trump indicated that SNAP benefits will not be disbursed until Democrats pass a stopgap funding bill to end the shutdown.

International Business Times UK · Nov 5, 2025