Dave Doogan: “This is not the 'change' that Andy Burnham promised – and it means most families will be worse off this winter.”

It is a scandal that, under Westminster control, families in Scotland are forced to pay some of the highest bills in Europe – and it proves that independence is the key to building the prosperous future we all want to see because real…

The SNP is clear that the very real threat of a Nigel Farage Reform UK government makes it all the more important that Scotland has a choice over our future with an independence referendum.

Andy Burnham’s promises are being broken or deferred for a decade – whether it is cost of living support or defence, we need urgent action now.

We absolutely couldn't stand there and say, ‘Well, we could do this or we could do that with them, or we could do that with them, but we don't really like their politics’.