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Douglas Alexander
@douglasalexander· Labour Party· Jul 16, 2026

Scotland is crucial to UK defence and this £15.3 billion UK Government funding for some of our most critical military assets will make Britain safer at home, stronger abroad and deliver a defence dividend for Scottish communities.

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Luke Pollard
@lukepollard· Labour Party· Jul 16, 2026

The threats facing the United Kingdom are real and they are growing.

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Keir Starmer
@keirstarmer· Labour Party· Jul 16, 2026

I got into a lot of trouble in a primary school when an eight-year-old encouraged me to do the 6-7 thing and the whole class joined in. It went viral and when I left, the headteacher told me sternly that it was against the school rules.

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Stephen Kerr
@stephenkerr· Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party· Jul 16, 2026

Nobody is asking them to paint their faces, wear St George’s Cross waistcoats, or start singing Three Lions. Just wish our neighbours well, enjoy the football and stop turning everything into another nationalist grievance.

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Stephen Kerr
@stephenkerr· Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party· Jul 16, 2026

Honestly some SNP MSPs and MPs need to take a day off from being professionally offended and remember this is a game of football.

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Russell Findlay
@russellfindlay· Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party· Jul 16, 2026

As a proud Scot, I wish the very best of British to our English friends.

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Jenny Gilruth
@jennygilruth· Scottish National Party· Jul 16, 2026

This is the latest step in our mission to ensure Scotland’s devolved tax system works for every corner of the country.

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Stephen Flynn
@stephenflynn· Scottish National Party· Jul 16, 2026

I want to see [HIAL] and Loganair work collaboratively to ensure that the services can be sustained given their value to local communities and business.

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Douglas Alexander
@douglasalexander· Labour Party· Jul 16, 2026

This multi-million-pound investment will strengthen UK energy and naval operations’ resilience at a time when the security challenges we face have never been greater.

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Peter Kyle
@peterkyle· Labour Party· Jul 16, 2026

I think it was certain to happen because it was such an egregious violation of the the rules of not having political activity as part of the football.

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Peter Kyle
@peterkyle· Labour Party· Jul 16, 2026

In fact, the World Cup has one of its central tenets that politics is separate from football.

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Maggie Chapman
@maggiechapman· Scottish Green Party· Jul 16, 2026

The Scottish Government and VisitScotland should also ensure that no public money or promotional support is used to market businesses that are choosing to host far-right political figures.

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Maggie Chapman
@maggiechapman· Scottish Green Party· Jul 16, 2026

Scotland should have no place for those who profit from hate, or seek to normalise the far right.

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Maggie Chapman
@maggiechapman· Scottish Green Party· Jul 16, 2026

Katie Hopkins has built her career by spreading racism, Islamophobia and hatred.

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