Businesses ‘crying out’ for Scottish visas to boost workforce, says SNP MP

Westminster, London – Scottish businesses are “crying out” for a tailored visa system to help address workforce shortages and drive economic growth, SNP MP Stephen Gethins has said ahead of a parliamentary debate on devolving immigration powers to Holyrood. Mr Gethins, the MP for Arbroath and Broughty Ferry, is spearheading the Devolution (Immigration) (Scotland) Bill, which is due for its second reading in the House of Commons on Friday. The proposed legislation seeks to allow Scotland to design its own…

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Tories should stop ‘obsessing’ about Reform, says Cleverly

The Conservative Party must stop “obsessing” over Reform UK and instead focus on winning back disillusioned voters, former home secretary Sir James Cleverly has warned. In an interview…

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Reeves to hold trade talks with US counterpart in Washington

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Attending funeral of Pope an ‘honour’, says Swinney

Scotland’s First Minister John Swinney has described attending the funeral of Pope Francis as an “honour and a privilege”, ahead of his visit to Rome this weekend as…

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Tories should stop ‘obsessing’ about Reform, says Cleverly

The Conservative Party must stop “obsessing” over Reform UK and instead focus on winning back…

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Beyond Clicks and Signatures: The Power of Activism in Driving Social Change

Since the time that online petitions gained popularity in the digital age, their use has…

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Rivals star David Tennant says leading actor Bafta nomination was a ‘real shock’

The Disney+ series has received six Bafta nominations and a memorable moment nod David Tennant…

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Gully cricket is brutal: 27 caught in Belagavi, eight injured

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Iraq Parliament Clears Longstanding Pay Dispute over Kurdish Oil

Iraq Parliament clears longstanding pay dispute over kurdish oil Iraq’s parliament has passed a long-awaited…

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Lib Dems call for music played out loud on public transport to be banned

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Iran plans to install new uranium-enrichment centrifuges, says IAEA report

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Mayawati Criticizes SP and Congress for Silence on SC/ST Sub-Classification, Calls Them ‘Anti-Reservation’

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Unlocking the golden secret: Exploring the surge in forex reserves in Q1

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PPP calls out the government in regards to annual budget input, Report

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Driving Change: How Green Finance is Reshaping Our Response to Climate Crisis

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US Stock Market: S&P 500 Barely Changes as Investors Await Inflation Data

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Pak-Russia ties stand firm, PM Shehbaz tells Putin.

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Reform voters would be ‘revolted’ by Tory pact, says Farage

Nigel Farage has poured cold water on the idea of any electoral pact between Reform…

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Murdering eagles to save the climate?

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Pakistan’s military struggles to solve ‘Imran Khan problem’

Imran Khan, Pakistan’s former prime minister, remains a persistent and formidable challenge to the military-backed…

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Unveiling the Dilemma: Balancing birth rates and women’s rights in right-wing Agendas

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Tech Power Play: China’s Strategic Move Toward Independence from American Tech

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Blockbuster Vodafone-three merger hit by delay

Vodafone’s high-profile merger with rival telecoms giant Three has been delayed once again, following the…

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Meta-owned WhatsApp has rolled out a nifty new feature that allows users to create and…

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‘Landmark victory’: US proposes endangered species protections for monarch butterfly

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Trump gears up to deliver on promise to curb anti-Israel campus protests

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Met police criticised for advising London residents to play classical music to deter drug gangs

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Deputy CM DK Shivakumar’s Proposals for Bengaluru Development Stalled by Funding and Political Challenges

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Why it’s good for us to see Pope Francis’s body — and anyway he looks better than Pope Benedict did

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Nigel Farage Reform UK storms to hat-trick of election wins as it gains ground in England’s town halls

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Reform UK overtakes Labour to top national polling for the first time

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Love in the limelight: The Nayanthara-Vignesh Shivan wedding story

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Patti Yasutake dies at 70: A tribute to the beloved actor

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