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Today, I returned to #Gaza and witnessed firsthand the catastrophic impact of the hostilities. The scale of destruction is immense, the humanitarian needs are colossal and soaring, and civilians continue to bear the brunt of this conflict. Read my full statement 👇🏼

Big focus on housing in PfG. FM John Swinney announces almost £600m for affordable housing. "This year we will invest nearly £600 million in affordable housing, including an additional £40 million to bring existing homes into affordable use."

🗣️ 'I'm really pleased that the turnout from the far-right is very small' Glasgow City Council leader Susan Aitken spoke to The National following today's anti-racism counter-protest in George Square

I’m saddened to hear of Alex Salmond’s death, a man so deeply devoted to his country, who shaped Scottish politics for much of my life. He transformed the SNP into a party of government and took Scotland on the cusp of independence. My deepest condolences to his loved ones.

Job coaches sent to mental health wards is clearly obscene but it’s the natural end point of an agenda that equates health with productivity. If you believe humans are only valuable when they earn a wage, the NHS is a tool - not to help patients - but to get them back to work.

SCOOP: Cabinet ministers have written to Keir Starmer expressing alarm about the scale of spending cuts that their departments face in the budget. Multiple cabinet members have sent letters to the PM formally protesting the cuts. w/ Alex Wickham bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

🧵 This week - under a Labour government - NHS community services for the entire population of Wilshire (half a million people), were handed to a private equity backed company, HCRG Care Group, formerly known as VirginCare. 1/n

🗞️ The Salmond-Sturgeon alliance was an SNP success story, but today’s party must emerge from under the shadow of its two most dominating figures. It’s time for an ambitious project of renewal, with fresh faces and new ideas fit for the post-Salmond era. scotsman.com/news/opinion/c…

A knife-edge majority of 50.17% voted 'yes' in Moldova's pivotal referendum on joining the European Union, nearly final results showed after President Maia Sandu said Sunday's twin votes had been marred by 'unprecedented' outside interference reut.rs/3BRbKAt 1/9

This woman voted in Moldova’s election on Sunday, then asked a surprised election monitor where she gets paid. So I decided to ask what she’d been promised… The authorities believe Russia has been channeling-in money to buy votes: that Moscow has not ‘let go’ of #Moldova

A surgeon working in Scotland has developed a way to remove brain tumours the size of apples through patients’ eyebrows in what is believed to be a world-first for the procedure. i.stv.tv/4eOsGpX

We need to talk about Sudan. We (myself included) are not talking enough about the unprecedented humanitarian crisis affecting the innocent people of Sudan. It is easy to feel helpless, but we can help. If you have the means to donate, please do. savethechildren.org.uk/how-you-can-he…

Brexit promised to cut heating bills. It raised them. buff.ly/3YC9kyD

The big unspoken truth of Rachel Reeves’ Budget is that Brexit has left Britain permanently worse off and now we are all being forced to pay for it bylinetimes.com/2024/10/30/bud…

Earlier this morning Janey passed away in her sleep. Her family were with her. The love and support from all her friends and fans during this cancer journey brought her enormous joy. It has also been a huge comfort to us, her family and close friends, thank you.

Harris or Trump? Some claim that the future of Europe depends on the American elections, while it depends first and foremost on us. On condition Europe finally grows up and believes in its own strength. Whatever the outcome, the era of geopolitical outsourcing is over.

Harris grabs unexpected last-minute lead over Trump in Iowa poll theguardian.com/us-news/2024/n…

I believe that the vast majority of people in this country are good and generous and honest and fair – and whether they are Democrats or Republicans or independents, they want those values reflected in their politics. That’s what we’ll get with Kamala Harris and Tim Walz – two

The trade war that is about to unfold will cripple the UK economy. We need to ditch Brexit - at the very least rejoin the Single Market & Customs Union - fast.

Je viens d’échanger avec le chancelier Olaf Scholz. Nous allons œuvrer pour une Europe plus unie, plus forte, plus souveraine dans ce nouveau contexte. En coopérant avec les États-Unis d’Amérique et en défendant nos intérêts et nos valeurs.