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Ed Miliband
@edmiliband· Labour Party· Jul 23, 2026

London will work intensively with others to seek to de-escalate this conflict and find a diplomatic way forward.

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Ed Miliband
@edmiliband· Labour Party· Jul 23, 2026

We too in the UK, in our own way, are feeling the effects of the conflict on families and businesses in the impacts on the cost of living.

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Ed Miliband
@edmiliband· Labour Party· Jul 23, 2026

I know in particular how much the Iran conflict is affecting Asean partners.

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John Healey
@johnhealey· Labour Party· Jul 23, 2026

John Healey intends to pursue this idea, he wants to raise the money that we need for defence because he knows better than anyone that it is not a luxury, it is absolutely necessary.

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Andrew Griffith
@andrewgriffith· Conservative Party· Jul 23, 2026

Whilst any support for Britain’s hard-pressed businesses is welcome, once again this government has been found wanting on both the detail and funding for this policy.

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John Swinney
@johnswinney· Scottish National Party· Jul 23, 2026

There’s got to be respect for the devolved settlement in Scotland, that’s what I look forward to advancing with the Prime Minister.

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John Swinney
@johnswinney· Scottish National Party· Jul 23, 2026

What the Prime Minister said to me yesterday, which is really significant, is that he is in favour of the devolution of more powers and responsibilities.

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John Swinney
@johnswinney· Scottish National Party· Jul 23, 2026

It’s not really a surprise to me the Prime Minister doesn’t agree with me on Scottish independence.

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John Swinney
@johnswinney· Scottish National Party· Jul 23, 2026

That is an incredible level of hypocrisy and it just illustrates what I think the Prime Minister is trying to address.

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John Swinney
@johnswinney· Scottish National Party· Jul 23, 2026

I think what it demonstrates is an appalling level of judgement by Anas Sarwar.

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John Swinney
@johnswinney· Scottish National Party· Jul 23, 2026

The new Prime Minister has made a great play of essentially improving people’s perceptions of politics and politicians.

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Anas Sarwar
@anassarwar· Scottish Labour· Jul 23, 2026

No, I'm focused on being First Minister of this great country.

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Patrick Harvie
@patrickharvie· Scottish Green Party· Jul 23, 2026

The Code of Conduct must be fit for purpose in the face of the way misinformation can now be rapidly spread and used to stir up fear and division.

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Patrick Harvie
@patrickharvie· Scottish Green Party· Jul 23, 2026

Our Parliament should be setting the highest standards. MSPs should be bringing people together and working to ease tensions, not inflaming them and trying to turn communities against each other.

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Patrick Harvie
@patrickharvie· Scottish Green Party· Jul 23, 2026

There must be consequences when elected representatives use their platforms to spread disinformation and encourage the kind of reckless and racist behaviour that puts communities at risk.

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Patrick Harvie
@patrickharvie· Scottish Green Party· Jul 23, 2026

Some of this has been whipped up and fuelled by Reform MSPs in particular, who have recklessly fanned the flames of prejudice and, in some cases, directly encouraged people to join mobs that are inflicting fear and intimidation on…

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