Lewis McKenzie
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I'm doing a comedy gig in Glasgow in June to raise money for @epilepsy_scot. Anything you are able to donate at all would be greatly appreciated!. Donations 👉🏻
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It's been a pretty tough news week so I put together a video of all the times Speaker Lindsay Hoyle has joked about Tory MP Bob Blackman looking like a pilot during his virtual contributions since March. Spoiler: It's a lot of times.
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Letting bygones be bygones?. Ian Blackford walked over to give Theresa May a hug in the Commons earlier. They are both standing down as MPs. During heated clashes over Brexit in 2019, Blackford was scolded for claiming the then-PM was a liar.
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"I will fight with everything I have to protect your right to call Scotland your home". @theSNP leader @NicolaSturgeon's message to EU nationals living in Scotland following the #GE2019 result // @PA video
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EXCLUSIVE: Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has weighed in on the trans doctor row by declaring that no nurse should face disciplinary action for refusing to share a female-only changing room.
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Tory MP Heather Wheeler appears to utter, "oh f*****g hell", during virtual contribution in Parliament.
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Over ÂŁ30 for a ticket for a 45-minute train journey between Scotland's two largest cities. What a shambles.
Peak rail fares to return from next month meaning the Glasgow to Edinburgh commute will go up to over ÂŁ30 a ticket.
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First Minister Nicola Sturgeon tells MSPs: "I don't think we can go and continue to give the go ahead to new oil fields. "So I don't think that Cambo should get the green light.".
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.@theSNP Westminster leader @Ianblackford_MP reacts to the first Conservative leadership contest TV debate: “No matter who ends up Prime Minister at the end of this contest, Scotland loses.".
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What an absolute state Glasgow city centre is. Utterly appalling. Can we stop the political blame game and just get it sorted please?.
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NEW: The Stand Comedy Club has U-turned on its decision to cancel a show featuring @joannaccherry . Having taken legal advice, the venue also issued an apology to the MP.
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.@theSNP @Ianblackford_MP says: "Week after week, I've called on this prime minister to resign. I've been met with a wall of noise from the Tory benches. I thought they were trying to shout me down, but all this time it turns out 41% of them have been cheering me on!" #PMQs.
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“You can’t bludgeon a nation into accepting your view of the world”. @theSNP leader @NicolaSturgeon says that Scotland has made clear its opposition to Boris Johnson and Brexit. More:
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Ten years to the day that Nicola Sturgeon took to the stage in front of a 12,000-strong crowd at Glasgow’s Hydro. A decade on, the SNP have 9 MPs, remain under police investigation, and are set to cut staff at its HQ. Quite a turnaround in fortunes.
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EXCL: A private cruise boat has been chartered by the Scottish Govt to take Lorna Slater on a ministerial visit to the Isle of Rum from Mallaig - instead of making a ÂŁ9.40 return journey on the CalMac service.
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Nicola Sturgeon tells @GMB that she still hasn't spoken with Liz Truss since she was elected as prime minister. The First Minister admits her surprise that the Prime Minister has not yet contacted her.
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BBC Good Morning Scotland say they asked Nicola Sturgeon if they could speak with her today about WhatsApp messages having been deleted. They were told she wasn't available. Also told Jason Leitch not available. And that no-one from the current Scottish Govt was available.
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.@theSNP Westminster leader @Ianblackford_MP tells MPs: "The Prime Minister is simply not fit for office." #PMQs.
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The Scottish Govt has announced it will provide financial aid and medical supplies to Ukraine. FM @NicolaSturgeon: "Words of support are not enough. Ukraine needs our active help and support now and we will provide as much practical support as possible, starting immediately.".
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.@theSNP Westminster leader @Ianblackford_MP tells the Commons at #PMQs: "For eight months, we've heard every excuse under the sun, but now we've all seen the damning photo evidence.". He adds: "Will the Prime Minister now take the opportunity and resign?".
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Sir Keir Starmer hits back at SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn, who had a go at the Prime Minister for suspending MPs for voting against the SNP's amendment on the two-child benefit limit. He tells Flynn: "Before he lectures everyone else, he should explain why since the SNP.
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The Scottish Government today launched their 10th independence white paper. Today - February 2 - also happens to be Groundhog Day. I asked Culture Secretary Angus Robertson and Minister for Independence Jamie Hepburn if they were aware of this. đź“°
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.@ScotTories leader @Douglas4Moray tells the First Minister: "This is one of the most reckless decisions ever taken by a Scottish Government, so far, costing a quarter of a billion pounds of taxpayers' money." #FMQs.
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Party bosses have crammed Holyrood with “nodding donkeys” leading to the decline of the Scottish Parliament, an ex-SNP minister has claimed @ScottishSun
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NEW: Waste management firm Biffa has been given the go-ahead by a judge to proceed with suing the Scottish Government for around ÂŁ160m over their botched deposit return scheme.
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The @LibDems are calling for Boris Johnson to be put on gardening leave. @amcarmichaelMP said: "Since Boris Johnson is such a fan of spending time in his garden, it’s only fitting that he be placed on gardening leave and leave Number 10 whilst the police investigate.".
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.@theSNP's Westminster leader @Ianblackford_MP asks Rishi Sunak: "What right does a man with no mandate have to deny Scottish democracy?" #PMQs.
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EXCLUSIVE: The boss of Labour’s flagship GB Energy will be based in England - despite Sir Keir Starmer’s boasts about the firm being headquartered in Scotland.
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@brogan_webb @HelloSanctuary Hi Brogan, sorry to hear this. If you'd like to speak to STV News about this, I'd be happy to hear from you. My email is lewis.mckenzie@stv.tv or feel free to DM me. Best wishes, Lewis.
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New statistics published today show that 72.1% of eligible adults across Scotland have now had their Covid-19 booster vaccination.
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Deputy Labour leader @AngelaRayner tells her party's virtual conference: "Never has there been a prime minister more out of his depth and ill-equipped to the task than this Bullingdon Club blagger.".
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Labour's @jessphillips tells GMB: "The Government have been failing young people in schools, they are failing rape victims in our country and they have got to do something about this now.”.
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In a statement, it says : "We now accept that the previous decision that the event could not go ahead was unfair and constituted unlawful discrimination against Ms Cherry. ".
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NEW: John Swinney has admitted huge sums are being spent on private firms to bail out Scotland’s ailing hospitals - despite the SNP accusing Labour of planning NHS privatisation.
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During the @TimesRadio SNP leadership debate, an audience member asks what the next FM would do to "heal the divisions in Scottish society?" . Ash Regan answers: "In what sense do you mean divisions? Can you explain?" - Audience laughs at the response.
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First Minister @NicolaSturgeon with new ministers @patrickharvie and @lornaslater at Bute House in Edinburgh this afternoon. (Photo credit: Scottish Government)
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During his appearance on The Sunday Show earlier, Stephen Flynn falsely claimed that @Douglas4Moray "took two salaries" as an MP and MSP. But, Douglas Ross was clear before the Holyrood election in 2021 he wouldn't take his MSP salary, as this @timesscotland article from then
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NEW: Humza Yousaf called Scottish Labour MSP Neil Findlay "an arsehole" in messages with Jason Leitch.
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A pretty empty room at Conservative conference for a discussion on "The Future of the Union" featuring new Scottish Tory leader Russell Findlay and Welsh Tory leader Andrew Davies.
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Reaction from @theSNP to the resignation of Matt Hancock this evening. The party’s Westminster leader @Ianblackford_MP says Hancock should have been sacked. He adds: “The Westminster system is rotten to the core and broken beyond repair.”
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"We understand that the Tories have a very casual relationship with the truth but we expect them to at least have a one night stand with it," @theSNP's @drewhendrySNP tells the Commons.
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Scottish Tory leader @Douglas4Moray says he is "astonished and dismayed" at being heckled by SNP MSPs after describing double rapist Isla Bryson as a "monster" during FMQs.
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Ahead of Boris Johnson’s speech at Conservative party conference today, @theSNP Westminster leader @Ianblackford_MP says the PM is “more hostile to Scotland than any Prime Minister since Margaret Thatcher.” . He says he has shown “contempt for Scottish democracy”.
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Jennie during the maiden speech for reference 👇
Newly-elected Lib Dem MP @SteveDarlingMP gives his maiden speech and says guide dog @RtHonJen is "living the true life of a parliamentarian. she is turning up in the chamber and having a good sleep." 🦮
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Raising NHS shortages at #FMQs, @ScottishLabour leader @AnasSarwar tells MSPs: "The SNP's been in government for 14 years, Nicola Sturgeon was health secretary for 4 years, she's been First Minister for 7 years. There must come a point when it can't be somebody else's fault.".
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EXCLUSIVE: Humza Yousaf said he was “pissed off” at being asked “all this crap about Rangers” after being quizzed on a controversial social media post he made about Gers stars in 2021. He made the remarks in WhatsApp messages with Jason Leitch.
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Boris Johnson leaves the Commons chamber just as @theSNP Westminster leader @Ianblackford_MP gets up to speak. MPs are holding a debate ahead of a vote of no confidence in the Government.
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EXCL: Police Scotland has paid out an “eye-watering” £2.5million to silence departing staff with so-called gagging orders in the last three years.
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Scottish Tory leader @RussellFindlay1 almost managing to down a pint John Prescott-style while on a visit to a deli in Glasgow this morning. 🍺
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Large number of schoolchildren outside the Scottish Parliament this morning calling for action to tackle climate change #ClimateStrike
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You won't be hard-pressed to find a spare seat in the hall at the EICC for John Swinney's first speech as First Minister at SNP conference.
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.@theSNP Westminster leader @Ianblackford_MP says: "Liz Truss has no credibility left. It's now only a matter of time before she's removed from office.".
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FM @NicolaSturgeon has written to PM Boris Johnson urging the UK Government to agree to resettle more Afghan refugees than the 20,000 currently committed.
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John Swinney has refused to say whether the SNP used cash left to the party in a man’s will to pay back a loan of more than £100,000 it received from former chief executive Peter Murrell.
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Newly-elected Lib Dem MP @SteveDarlingMP gives his maiden speech and says guide dog @RtHonJen is "living the true life of a parliamentarian. she is turning up in the chamber and having a good sleep." 🦮
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Scottish Tory @RussellFindlay1 asks SNP minister Siobhian Brown to clarify which "specific allegations" she is making regarding "misinformation" about the Hate Crime Act. Ms Brown responds: "I'm going through my speech, I'm not even actually sure what you just asked me."
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Michael Matheson with another opportunity to speak to reporters at parliament after his return from a ban over his iPad bill. Again, he refuses to make any apology for his actions.
NEW: Michael Matheson is back at the Scottish Parliament today after being booted out over his ÂŁ11,000 iPad roaming bill. No sign of any apology as he rushed past waiting journalists.
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During a heated exchange with Douglas Ross at #FMQs, Humza Yousaf refers to the "Ipsos poury mole". believe he meant the Ipsos Mori poll
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SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn doesn't even have a seat at PMQs. the SNP had until a few months ago been the third largest party in the Commons, giving the party two questions each week.
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Sir Keir Starmer tells the Commons: "One day these restrictions will end, one day we’ll all be able to take our masks off and so will the Chancellor, and then you’ll see who he really is.".
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Conservative MP Jonathan Gullis snubbed from making a virtual contribution to Parliament after being judged to be dressed too casually.
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SNP Westminster leader @StephenFlynnSNP not impressed with Lib Dem MP Richard Foord for standing up during Scotland Questions to complain about non-mayoral regions in England not being included in the Council of the Nations and Regions.
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Journalists asked Michael Matheson about his iPad on Monday - Days after he knew about the data being used to watch football matches. Question from @alistairkgrant: "Was there any personal use?". Mr Matheson: "No, as I made very clear."
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SNP Westminster leader @Ianblackford_MP tells the Commons: "There is no Boris veto on Scottish independence.".
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EXCLUSIVE: Civil servants gave John Swinney a list of ways to praise shamed Michael Matheson AFTER he was nailed for MSP expenses breaches.
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Ukrainian MP @kiraincongress says she is 'extremely grateful' for the solidarity from Scottish people amid the invasion of her country by Russia. She met with Scotland's First Minister @NicolaSturgeon at the Scottish Parliament on Wednesday morning.
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Quite an awesome moment in the House of Commons as Tory MP Craig Mackinlay - who had his hands and feet amputated after contracting sepsis - makes his return to Parliament.
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.@willie_rennie and @agcolehamilton with their best Morecambe and Wise impression on the campaign trail for @scotlibdems .
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The pound fell during Liz Truss' speech. The Prime Minister told delegates in her speech: "We must always be careful with taxpayers' money and it is why this government will always be fiscally responsible."
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EXCL: A Greens chief listened in to Humza Yousaf's first Cabinet - despite the official line that the party is not usually at the Govt top table. A snap of the meeting where his name could be seen on a Teams call was later deleted from the Govt's official media channels.
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On #bbcqt Kate Forbes is asked what the SNP's position on new oil and gas licences is. She says: "It's very simple and I will spell it out very simply - we are for analysing each of the applications for licences on a case by case basis.". Members of the audience laugh.
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This was the moment in the Commons last night when Labour's @RhonddaBryant led MPs in applause for A&E staff amidst the coronavirus pandemic. Clapping is banned in the Chamber, but Deputy Speaker Dame Eleanor Laing acknowledged that it is an "exceptional situation".
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.@theSNP Westminster leader @Ianblackford_MP tells the Commons: "At a time when public health messaging is so vital, how are people possibly expected to trust a Prime Minister when he thinks it is one rule for him and one rule for everybody else?" #PMQs.
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.@Ianblackford_MP tells Boris Johnson at #PMQs: “We know what the Prime Minister’s Tory colleagues are saying – the Prime Minister’s next job could be on the backbenches, he just doesn’t know it yet.”.
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A couple of Early Day Motions tabled this week congratulating Rangers on winning the Scottish Premiership title
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.@theSNP MP @AmyCallaghanSNP.made her return to the Commons this afternoon for the first time in almost two years after a suffering a brain haemorrhage. She told MPs about a constituent who she underwent her recovery alongside, and raised issue with the UK's welfare system.
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“It is really despicable that we’ve got Boris Johnson indulging in this anti-immigration rhetoric”. @theSNP leader @NicolaSturgeon criticises Boris Johnson for his comments on EU migrants, and says they should be welcomed to the country // My interview for @PA
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BREAKING: The chief exec of Scotland’s water regulator is to stand down with "immediate effect" after it emerged bosses at the quango rinsed taxpayers for pricey dinners, gift cards and a training course at a world-leading business school.
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SNP MSPs yesterday applauded John Swinney after he confirmed in a statement that two lifeline ferries would be further delayed. The bill for the vessels is estimated to have reached around ÂŁ300m.
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.@ScotTories leader @Douglas4Moray causing absolute chaos in the Scottish Parliament today - after mocking John Swinney's "honest John" nickname. Not sure what the parliamentary term is, but I think this might otherwise be referred to as "shithousery".
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Deputy @UKLabour leader @AngelaRayner tells BBC Breakfast: "A lot of children who have worked incredibly hard have been devastated by a system that's been completely flawed.".
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On BBC GMS, First Minister John Swinney is asked if he believes a trans woman is a woman. He says: "I believe a woman is an adult female born as a woman, and I also accept that transgender women are defined as women.".
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.@theSNP Westminster Leader @Ianblackford_MP tells Tory MPs: “Don’t support the Prime Minister by breaking the law this evening, it is as simple as that.”.
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Following the remarks by Dominic Cummings, @theSNP’s Westminster leader @Ianblackford_MP says that the the Prime Minister must confirm whether his former chief adviser will be interviewed by Sue Gray as part of her investigation.
Boris Johnson knew about Downing Street drinks party and lied to Parliament, Dominic Cummings claims.
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Former journalist @Torcuil is sworn in as @ScottishLabour MP for Na h-Eileanan an Iar and takes the oath in Gaelic, before repeating it in English as well.
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NEW: @ScottishLabour leader @AnasSarwar joins Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer on Downing Street along with Labour's newly-elected Scottish MPs.
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EXCL: Scots have lost trust in SNP ministers' handling of the cost of living crisis and the NHS over the past year, new polling reveals.
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The General Assembly of the @churchscotland has voted in favour of permitting ministers to conduct same-sex marriages by 274-136.
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EXCLUSIVE: John Swinney has been accused of trying to “exploit” child poverty for the SNP's political gain after using a potentially misleading soundbite in parliament this week.
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.@theSNP Westminster leader @Ianblackford_MP responds to Rishi Sunak being named as Conservative Party leader: "The Tories cannot be allowed to impose a third prime minister without a general election. Voters must get a say and the SNP is determined to ensure they do.".
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"My breath is taken away by the lack of care, empathy and emotional intelligence shown by this Government time and time again," @DawnButlerBrent tells the Commons.
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.@ScotTories MSP @Rachael2Win asks SNP minister Kaukab Stewart what can be done to ensure rape crisis centres in Scotland are adhering to national standards and how many centres are currently providing "dedicated women-only spaces". The minister responds by continuing to read
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The Queen departs Canongate Kirk in Edinburgh after attending Sunday morning service. My footage here for @PA
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.@ScottishLabour leader @AnasSarwar calls the deal between the SNP and the Greens a "disaster for Scotland". He adds: “Scotland deserves a government focused on recovery – not on stitching up votes in Parliament.".
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All the best to David Dimbleby on his last @bbcquestiontime tonight - it was a pleasure to work with him during my two years on the programme whilst at the BBC, a brilliant professional and a gentleman. I wish him well for the future #Dimblebye #bbcqt
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