Tag: lamont
Lamont quits, let us bid farewell
Johann Lamont is to stand down as leader of the Labour Party in Scotland after a lacklustre referendum campaign and amid claims of...
Lamont under pressure to apologise after ‘defamatory’ comments anger businessman
By Martin Kelly Scottish Labour leader Johann Lamont is facing calls to apologise after a Scottish businessman claimed he was the victim of...
Scottish Labour must clarify its stance on Trident
By Steven GriffithsIt has long been clear that, if they remain in government, the Tories intend to replace Trident, and this week's Lib...
Lamont’s continued silence slammed as Falkirk ‘civil war’ consumes Labour party
By Angela Haggerty SNP Westminster leader Angus Robertson MP has slammed Labour for failing to tackle the "real problems" facing Scotland amid the...
Labour and Better Together – It was all going so well...
By G.A.Ponsonby In one catastrophic week the Scottish political canvas so carefully crafted over the last year has been ripped to pieces. Entering summer...
SNP say Scottish Labour “running scared” of universalism debate
By Bob Duncan Johann Lamont is "running scared" and must live up to her own demands for an open debate on universal services...
Calls for Lamont to condemn “offensive” comments from deputy Sarwar
By Martin Kelly Scottish Labour leader Johann Lamont has been called on to distance herself from comments described as "offensive to Scotland" made in...
Lamont ‘humiliated’ as Miliband backs universal benefits
By Bob Duncan Scottish Labour leader Johann Lamont is today facing claims that she has been publicly humilliated after UK Labour leader Ed Miliband praised universal benefits...
SNP urge all parties to rise to Leveson challenge
By Martin Kelly The SNP is urging all parties in the Scottish Parliament to put party politicking to one side and to drop...
Murdoch, the pursuit of Alex Salmond and the forgotten accusations
By Bob Duncan and G.A.Ponsonby “Politicians of Devolved government” have been exempted by Lord Leveson from the UK pattern of “too close” relationships...