John Swinney has said Rachel Reeves has “very clearly” misled the public over the state of the UK’s finances ahead of the Budget. The First Minister said the Chancellor had described the fiscal ...

Nearly 13 million pensioners will see State Pension payments rise by 4.8 per cent from April 2026, while those on working age or disability benefits can expect a 3.8 per cent uplift.

Under a cloak of ‘kindness’, trans ideology has exerted its grip on politicians and led to plan for trial of powerful drugs ...

Zarah Sultana has condemned the undemocratic “attacks” on Your Party members carried out by those “at the top” of the ...

The DWP have not announced any continuation of the Cost of Living Payment scheme that ran between 2022 and 2024. The final ...

Meanwhile, Keir Starmer defends the government's tax-raising Budget, saying it will help lift hundreds of thousands of ...

John Swinney has refused to use a £150million budget windfall to cut income tax. The SNP had set the money aside for a ...

The Scottish Labour leader said the move allowed the UK Government to cut energy bills and reduce child poverty ...

At First Minister's Questions on Thursday, Scottish Tory leader Russell Findlay accused the UK chancellor of "screwing ...

Gillian Leslie has been appointed the new chief dental officer (CDO) for Scotland, it has been announced. Dr Leslie will take ...

But the Scottish First Minster said he will instead use the £155 million to further act to reduce child poverty in Scotland.

The Scottish government will not increase income tax rates or introduce new bands in next year's Budget, Finance Secretary ...