John Stanners
@JohnStanners
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#VoteSNP it's the only way we will see continued improvement in Scotland.
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Joined June 2008
Scottish Labour MP Martin McCluskey was interviewed on Radio Scotland on Tuesday. The former Glasgow NHS Board member wasn't asked about the Queen Elizabeth hospital. McCluskey, along with several Labour council colleagues, was a member of the board until 2024. Isn't it odd that
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In first year of QEUH opening, NHS Greater Glasgow had 9 Board members who were councillors. They were partly responsible for QEUH. All 9 were Labour Party politicians.š Blows Anas Sarwar āit was all Scottish Gov faultā out of the water. Will any journalists report?
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The Finns were asked to stop defeating American troops. During the NATO exercise Joint Viking in northern Norway, U.S. service members experienced noticeable difficulties, The Times reports. The organizers of the maneuvers asked Finnish reservists, who were playing the role of
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Trump withdraws Canada's invite to join Board of Peace
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Trump did not provide a reason for the decision, which comes after Canada's PM Mark Carney warned of a "rupture" in the US-led global order.
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A row has erupted after John Swinney said he was forced to write to the Prime Minister after a 'juvenile' letter from Scottish Secretary Douglas Alexander ā¬ļø
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QEUH Scottish Hospitals Inquiry. Here is NHS Greater Glasgow CEO (2015) admitting Board mislead Scottish Government about meeting national ventilation requirements.š Scot Gov were unaware. A reminder there were 9 Labour councillors on Board then. Where are journalists on this?
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John Swinney branded the Scottish Secretary 'discourteous and disrespectful' in a scathing letter to the Prime Minister, correspondence released by the Scottish Government has revealed
thenational.scot
JOHN Swinney branded the Scottish Secretary ādiscourteous and disrespectfulā in a scathing letter to the Prime Minister, correspondence releasedā¦
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NEW: Trump withdraws Mark Carneyās invitation to the Board of Peace.
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Reformās London mayoral hopeful co-owns āunsafe squat hotel plagued by bed bugsā https://t.co/Wdi485qsdJ
mirror.co.uk
Laila Cunningham ā who owns a Ā£3.9million flat ā has shares in firm behind Ā£50-a-night New Dawn Hotel, which has attracted negative online reviews, the Mirror can reveal
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Watch as John Swinney shares why he felt compelled to write to the Prime Minister after receiving a 'juvenile' letter from Scottish Secretary Douglas Alexander
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Too little, too late, Alexander. You've been cut out of the loop. https://t.co/ssO5tohnuI
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John Swinney has criticised "appalling" communication from the UK government on national security issues.
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Nigel Farage has raked in over Ā£1 MILLION from outside āworkā since the General Election. Heās now been found to have breached the MPsā code of conduct 17 times for failing to declare nearly Ā£400,000 of that on time. So much for being a man of the people.
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š¬š±Trump sollte sich besser nicht mit den GrƶnlƤndern anlegenš„·šØ #greenland āļøš»āāļø
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The parliamentary standards watchdog says Reform UK leader Nigel Farage breached MPs' code of conduct 17 times by failing to disclose financial interests worth hundreds of thousands of pounds.
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Israel's merciless mass-murder of Gaza journalists continues "Three journalists among 11 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in Gaza. Reporters had been in car on way to new camp as two 13-year-old boys killed in separate incidents" https://t.co/Ihey9qBBHD
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Reporters had been in car on way to new camp, says media group, as two 13-year-old boys killed in separate incidents
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MPs remove conditional immunity measure for Troubles-era crimes
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The controversial clause had already been found to be unlawful and was opposed by Northern Ireland parties and victims' groups.
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"[Trumps] speech.. 70mins of rambling, self aggrandising, a lot of it nonsense.. how do you deal with an American president like that.. how can you trust he'll stick to any deal he agrees?" Cooper: "I think what we've seen is the impact of Starmers approach to diplomacy" Ha!
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Right-wing journalists are appearing on Question Time more than twice as often as left-wing reporters, fresh research suggests
thenational.scot
SNP appearances on Question Time have dramatically dropped in the last year compared to the previous decade, fresh research by experts has revealed.
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There's something very rotten here. It would appear all one need do is send some highly inappropriate messages, get suspended from a political party, and consequently get to retire on medical grounds with zero impact on ones pension https://t.co/n5Ajhj8j5x
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Gwynne apologises for the "badly misjudged" messages and is suspended as a Labour party member.
@jessicaelgot @JoshHalliday Senior have sources told @guardian that Gwynne, currently suspended from Labour, has now been offered a financial deal on his MPās pension that would allow him to retire on medical grounds. Friends of the MP we've been speaking to over the last 24 hours tell us that he's all but
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BREAKING: Andy Burnham may have a new route to parliament after the MP Andrew Gwynne reached a settlement with the Commons that would allow him to retire and call a byelection. *All* the details with me, @jessicaelgot & @JoshHalliday
https://t.co/lXG2bosl19
theguardian.com
MPās pension settlement with parliament allows him to potentially retire and call byelection in Gorton and Denton
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