Labour Party

Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt delivers his autumn statement

the Tories can’t be trusted to deliver economic competence - Ian Murray

Suella Braverman has been replaced by former Prime Minister David Cameron as Home Secretary

Outgoing Home Secretary is perfect example of Tory intolerance and incompetence...

As heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson famously said, everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth

Voters will take their metaphorical cue from Mike Tyson - John McLellan

Greta Thunberg was among those speaking at the protest in central London. Credit: XR/Henry Nicholls/AFP via Getty Images.

'Oily Money Out': Greta Thunberg joins protesters in central London

Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting and Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer. Credit: Getty

Labour Party vows to turn NHS "on its head" with fundamental reform

Dale Vince joins Just Stop Oil activists during a protest by the environmental campaigners in central London. Picture Date: Thursday June 8, 2023. Credit: Aaron Chown/PA Wire

Just Stop Oil donor pulls funding over ‘pointless’ further protests

Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey, centre, arrives with Daisy Cooper, front left, Layla Moran, front right, and parliamentary candidates for the Liberal Democrat conference at the Bournemouth Conference Centre

Only Lib Dems can fix broken Britain - Alex Cole-Hamilton

A rap on the knuckles is punishment enough for Labour group - Steve Cardownie

Labour leader Keir Starmer is continuing Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Tory policies

Labour is now a party of conservatives with a big C and a small C - Tommy Sheppa...

Shirley-Anne Somerville MSP

A concrete open and shut case of obfuscation - John McLellan

Scottish Conservative MSPs tabled a motion of no confidence against Lorna Slater last week. MSPs in Parliament voted down the motion by 68 votes to 55

Scottish Greens will continue to deliver change that is needed here in Scotland ...

Labour shadow minister Bambos Charalambous suspended

Labour leader Cammy Day may be getting a visit from Edinburgh Council's standards people (Picture: Ian Georgeson)

Council leader Cammy Day may face questions over his union ties – John McLellan

Labour MP Diane Abbott attends a Stand Up to Racism rally outside Downing Street. Picture: Hollie Adams/Getty

Diane Abbott has Labour whip withdrawn after “deeply offensive” letter

Labour leader Keir Starmer wants votes in Scotland to further his own ambitions (Picture: Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)

SNP, not Labour, is best placed to take seats off the Tories – Angus Robertson

The energy of independence marches may have given people the wrong idea about how boring being in a political party can be (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

SNP's 30,000 missing members? I think I know why they left – Vladimir McTavish
When a political party loses 30,000 members and doesn’t notice that they’ve gone, it can mean one of two things. Either they have so many members they’ve lost count or they are taking those members for granted.

Once members of a coalition, Labour's Cammy Day ousted the SNP's Adam McVey as Edinburgh City Council leader

Edinburgh Council budget row is just a storm in a teacup – Steve Cardownie

Kayleigh O'Neill

Why International Women’s Day is needed now more than ever – Kayleigh O’Neill

The Edinburgh Council leader, Labour's Cammy Day, ended up backing the Liberal Democrats' budget proposals (Picture: Lisa Ferguson)

Cammy Day needs to read the writing on the wall – Ross McKenzie

Sue Gray is Sir Keir Starmer’s new chief of staff for Labour Party

Putting up barriers to trade with the European Union has had a knock-on effect in the shops (Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Fed up with empty shelves? SNP is the only anti-Brexit party – Angus Robertson

Councillor Ross McKenzie has quit Edinburgh's Labour group (Photo Donald Turvill, LDR)

Councillor quits Labour in middle of budget meeting

New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern has announced she will step down as leader of her country in February.

New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern announces shock resignation

Readers' letters: Nursing strikes highlight Tory hypocrisy

The then Edinburgh Council leader Donald Anderson at City Chambers in 2003

Readers' letters: Donald Anderson should have known of tram costings

Nicola Sturgeon's government presides over a country with Third World life-expectancy in the poorest areas (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Independence would make cost-of-living nightmare seem like a dream

Rishi Sunak will face PMQs once again on Wednesday. Credit: Getty Images

PMQs: How to watch Rishi Sunak face-off against Keir Starmer
The prime minister is set to take on the leader of the Labour party again this week

Councillor Ross McKenzie has been suspended from the Labour group until March next year

Susan Dalgety: Labour rebel needs to realise he owes his council seat to party

Labour Party to abolish the House of Lords if elected to UK government

Edinburgh city centre is woefully lacking in public convceniences

Missing: Clean streets and public toilets - readers' letters

Keir Starmer is a democracy denier over Scottish independence (Picture: Hollie Adams/Getty Images)

Starmer's position on Indyref2 is the same the Tories’ – Angus Robertson

Employers could pass on parking charges to their staff

Worpklace parking levy hits lower-paid hardest - readers' letters

The ban agreed earlier this year would force four existing venues to close. Picture: Justin Spittle.

Strip club ban to be reviewed

NationalWorld is calling for a general election now - here’s how to sign the petition

NationalWorld launches petition calling for immediate general election

Where Art I? Edinburgh Sketcher, 17 October 2022

Readers' letters: Lessons from a tale of two conferences

One of the four posters created by The Labour Party (Photo: The Labour Party)

Labour Party launch fresh attack on Conservatives in poster campaign

Readers' letters: SNP special advisers not finding answers

'Some people have been quick to say that politicians are all the same, but Keir Starmer is proving them wrong. He is a man of integrity and honesty.' Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images

Labour lead: latest polling would equate to 346 seat majority

Liz Truss's government is economically incompetent and morally bankrupt (Picture: Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Nasty Party's record on austerity-related deaths set to get worse – Eleanor Bird

Brian Cox was in conversation with First Minister Nicola Sturgeon at the Edinburgh International Book Festival.

Brian Cox: Scots lack the confidence to vote for independence

Where Art I? - Edinburgh Sketcher, 15 August 2022

Readers' letters: Brown’s plan lets companies off hook

Readers' letters: Labour party can’t fix a broken Union

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Readers' letters: Labour party needs a change of name

Martin Lewis shares tip on how to find the cheapest petrol and diesel prices nea...

Readers' letters: Labour let us down on council alliances

Readers' letters: Murray throwing mud from sidelines

Labour is set to make a bid for power as a minority administration at the City Chambers. Picture: Neil Hanna.

Labour in bid to form minority administration

Edinburgh waits to hear the make-up of the new council administration following last week's election (Picture: Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Labour's antipathy to coalition with SNP looks set to prolong negotiations

Voting Liberal Democrat is a way to bring about change, says Alex Cole-Hamilton (Picture: Danny Lawson/PA)

What are the Liberal Democrats for? – Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP

Only 33% of candidates running in Scotland's upcoming local elections are women (Photo: Rui Vieira/PA Wire).

Only 33% of candidates running in May local elections in Scotland are female

There are fears that millions across the UK could be pushed into fuel poverty as a result of spiking energy bills. Picture: John Devlin.

Readers' letters: Labour are failing on Brexit and energy

Boris Johnson's government has drafted a Labour motion to ban second jobs as paid lobbyists. (Credit: Getty)

MPs back government’s ‘watered down’ plans on second jobs

Pete Wishart has called for a police investigation

SNP call for police probe into Tory ‘cash for honours’ claims

Cammy Day has been a councillor since 2008

Cammy Day reselected for council elections