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Brian Leishman, MP for Alloa and Grangemouth, confirmed he has been suspended from the Labour Party. (Pic: Michael Gillen)

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Margaret Thatcher and Norman Tebbit waves to the crowds from Conservative Central Office after the Conservatives won the 1987 general election (Picture: Rebecca Naden)

Starmer is sticking to Thatcher's flawed ideology that only helps rich Joyce McMillan

Sir Keir Starmer has said giving the vote to 16 and 17-year-olds is ‘really important’.

16 and 17-year-olds to be able to vote in next general election

Nigel Farage will be delighted by the disarray within Labour's ranks (Picture: Christopher Furlong)

Labour rebels will usher in PM Farage if they keep undermining Starmer Scotsman comment

Scottish MP among four suspended by Starmer

Around 400 jobs in Scotland are at risk.

Ministers trying to drum up interest in Alexander Dennis, says Robison

St Andrew's House is the Scottish Government's headquarters, based in Edinburgh.

Starmer urged to let SNP ministers borrow more cash ahead of funds gap

Former Labour leader Neil Kinnock, seen with Chancellor Rachel Reeves in June last year, has been among those calling for the introduction of a wealth tax (Picture: Christopher Furlong)

Why wealth tax would be disaster for farmers – and the whole country Murdo Fraser

Growth has remained persistently sluggish despite Chancellor Rachel Reeves' efforts (Picture: Peter Cziborra/WPA pool)

Warnings UK may need IMF bailout no longer look like doom-mongering Brian Monteith

Donald Trump will visit Scotland later this month.

Swinney to meet with Trump when US president visits Scotland

Queen Camilla, King Charles III, French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron arrive for the State Banquet at Windsor Castle last week (Picture: Aaron Chown/pool)

UK needs 'Auld Alliance' with France to deal with people smugglers Christine Jardine

There is much at stake for Scotland's businesses in his dealings with politicians like John Swinney (Picture: Joe Raedle)

Why Swinney needs to pander to Trump just like Starmer Scotsman comment

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'He's going to batter me': comic Matt Forde on political impressions

Keir Starmer's attempts to ensure the government lives within its means are being undermined by those on the left (Picture: Stefan Rousseau/pool)

How left-wingers are dooming Starmer to be one-term Prime Minister John McLellan

Fans hold ‘Defend Kneecap’ posters outside the Kneecap gig at the O2 Academy in Glasgow.

In Pictures: Kneecap in Glasgow as protesters gather

Kneecap performed at Glastonbury Festival last month despite Keir Starmer saying their presence was not 'appropriate' (Picture: Leon Neal)

Police issue statement ahead of Kneecap Glasgow gig

Keir Starmer, with Foreign Secretary David Lammy sitting behind him, addresses the United Nations Security Council in September last year (Picture: Leon Neal/WPA pool)

How UK has signed UN 'commitment' that goes against spirit of Brexit Brian Monteith

Joel Hornby, whose father Major Anthony Hornby was one of the victims of the RAF 1994 Chinook helicopter crash on June 2 1994 on the Mull of Kintyre, during a visit to the memorial cairn

‘Dad, we're still fighting for you’ - Son seeks truth over 1994 Chinook crash

Brian Leishman, the Labour MP for Alloa and Grangemouth. Picture: Michael Gillen

Exclusive Brian Leishman on why Starmer should apologise, and Corbyn's new party

New 'Corbynesque' hard-left party plays into hands of Farage and Swinney Euan McColm

Jeremy Corbyn speaks during a rally protesting against benefit cuts last month (Picture: Leon Neal)

Ex-leader Jeremy Corbyn threatens to become Labour's worst nightmare Scotsman comment

Health Secretary Wes Streeting, centre, with Chancellor Rachel Reeves and Keir Starmer, at the Sir Ludwig Guttman Health & Wellbeing Centre in London, England. Picture: Jack Hill/Getty Image

Starmer under mounting Labour rebel pressure to scrap two-child benefit cap

Keir Starmer and Labour supporters celebrate winning the general election last year (Picture: Ricky Vigil)

What Labour has achieved in its first year in office Anas Sarwar

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer, on an eve-of-poll tour of Scotland, England and Wales, met up with Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar at a campaign event in East Kilbride. They underlined Labour's message that despite the prty's poll lead, change would only happen if people voted for it.

Analysis What Anas Sarwar needs to get Labour Holyrood hopes back on track

Starmer should have followed SNP, asked higher earners to pay more tax John Swinney

Buchanan Street in Glasgow's city centre. New figures have shown the UK economy contracted unexpectedly in May,. Picture: John Linton/PA Wire

Scotland's economic growth 'weaker' than rest of UK as Trump tariffs hit

Chancellor Rachel Reeves was clearly emotional as Keir Starmer was grilled about the Labour rebellion over the welfare Bill (Picture: House of Commons/UK Parliament)

Labour incompetence caused welfare Bill disaster, and worse is to come Alistair Carmichael

Chancellor Rachel Reeves was clearly emotional during Prime Minister's Questions in the Commons (Picture: House of Commons/UK Parliament)

Starmer 'didn't appreciate' how upset Rachel Reeves was during PMQs

Chancellor Rachel Reeves was clearly emotional during Prime Minister's Questions in the Commons (Picture: House of Commons/UK Parliament)

Market reaction after Reeves' tears is a warning sign to Labour rebels Scotsman comment

Chancellor Rachel Reeves and Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.

Tax rises 'likely' after Keir Starmer's U-turn on disability cuts

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer delivers a speech during a reception for public sector workers, at 10 Downing Street, London. Picture: Carl Court/PA Wire

Starmer forced to make late disability cuts concession in biggest rebellion

Poll: Keir Starmer more unpopular than Nigel Farage in Scotland

Prime Minister Keir Starmer

The Scottish MPs who will try and block Starmer disability cuts

The clean up operation by the Pyramid Stage begins in a field covered in litter at the end of the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm in Somerset. Picture: Ben Birchall/PA Wire

Criminal investigation into Kneecap, Bob Vylan Glastonbury performances launched

Keir Starmer's U-turns over benefits reform have created multi-billion-pound holes in the government's budget for Chancellor Rachel Reeves to fill (Picture: Oli Scarff)

How Keir Starmer’s biggest mistakes have revived the SNP from the dead Brian Monteith

Keir Starmer is shown a fast-jet trainer during a visit to RAF Valley in Anglesey on Friday (Picture: Paul Currie)

Why Labour ministers and rebels need to make peace with each other Christine Jardine

Trump's plan to visit his golf courses in Scotland next month revealed

Activists against disability benefit cuts during a protest over the proposals earlier this month. Photo by Alishia Abodunde/Getty Images

Scottish Labour MP lays into Starmer's benefits 'race to the bottom'

Vanguard-class submarine HMS Vigilant, one of the UK's four nuclear warhead-carrying submarines, at HM Naval Base Clyde

Exclusive SNP told to rethink 'mad' defence strategy as internal pressure grows

Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves have been engaging in good faith with business, but the October Budget hit business confidence (Picture: Jacob King)

Why Labour must take urgent action to turbocharge economic growth Sandy Begbie CBE

Keir Starmer's government has now provided three major opportunities, in relatively quick succession, for opposition parties to accuse him of performing a U-turn (Picture: Ben Stansall)

Labour's willingness to compromise is welcome but U-turns are mounting Scotsman comment

No room for party politics when it comes to child sex exploitation Euan McColm

Up to 400 jobs are at risk after bus manufacturer Alexander Dennis announced plans to move operations from Falkirk and Larbert to Scarborough (Picture: Michael Gillen)

Readers Letters: Are both SNP and Labour OK with bus firm leaving Scotland?

Children enjoying playing on swings in a park.

Date set for the two-child benefit cap to be scrapped in Scotland

Starmer’s incoherent policies are a sign of his desperation to survive Brian Monteith

Supercomputer news is great but it’s just the start Christine Jardine

Aerial picture shows damaged buildings in the Israeli city of Ramat Gan near Tel Aviv after an Iranian missile strike. The retalation from Iran came after Israel unleashed a massive onslaught against the Islamic republic's nuclear and military facilities, with several top generals killed. PIC: AFP via Getty.

Keir Starmer reiterates need to ‘de-escalate’ Israel-Iran conflict

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