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Labour council groups will have the “flexibility” to strike deals with other parties - despite a coalition ban trumpeted during the election campaign.

A third of Scots think Kate Forbes is the best candidate to be Scotland’s next first minister, according to a new poll.

ITV I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here! have claimed Adam Woodyatt and Simon Gregson will enter the camp late. Viewers of the ITV I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here! show have all had the same theory about the EastEnders and Coronation Street stars.

Apple - Android Conservative candidate Lynne Nailon came third with 3663, ahead of Liberal Democrat candidate Sheila Thomson on 1112.After the result, Ms Haughey said: “I’m absolutely delighted and completely honoured to be re-elected for the Rutherglen constituency.“I’m just so delighted that the people of my home town have decided that they want me to be their MSP again."I’ll continue to work hard day in and day out to make sure that I represent their interest.“We will be back at work as soon as I am sworn in again as an MSP.” Full result: Clare Haughey (SNP) 20,249, 50.5% (+4.3%) James Kelly (Lab) 15,083, 37.6%(+2.8%) Lynne Nailon (Con) 3,663, 9.1% (-2.2%) Sheila Thomson (LD) 1,112, 2.8% (-4.9%) Turnout: 63.5% *Don't miss the

Rutherglen Glencairn fear their younger players have missed out on nearly a year’s worth of skills and learning due to the impact of coronavirus.

Cambuslang councillor has written to the Scottish Government to demand it does more to kick-start the local economy.

Rutherglen and Hamilton caused outrage in September when she admitted travelling to London after experiencing Covid symptoms.

South Lanarkshire’s figures, neighbouring North Lanarkshire has seen 77 per cent of applications approved.

the Reformer revealed statistics that showed the region was among the worst in the UK in some categories, with the service described as “shockingly poor”. However, that prompted an investigation by broadband provider Openreach, which led to some answers, and then solutions.A number of locals have now seen their speeds increase to between 30mbps and 80mbps (megabits per second), having previously been under 10 mbps .Jim Vince, from Openreach’s Chief Engineers service team, told the Reformer: “We’re grateful to Councillor Walter Brogan and James Kelly MSP for raising the Hallside Village issue with us.“The information they provided helped us to carry out a forensic investigation.

Cambuslang and Rutherglen, who have already been hard hit by the pandemic. Local business, in particular, has suffered as restrictions have eased and tightened again over recent months with some already having closed their doors for good, and others worried that they will have to do so in the coming months.

Cambuslang West, and James Kelly believe an economic recovery plan to support businesses would be a boost to the region. Mr Kelly has written to South Lanarkshire Council calling on it to offer additional support and advice to businesses, and to do what it can to ensure funding support is allocated appropriately.Councillor Walker said: “We need an economic recovery plan which will support small businesses throughout the Cambuslang area.

Richard Leonard has said the row over whether a leadership challenge can be mounted against the embattled Scottish Labour leader could end up in the courts.MSP Daniel Johnson, who has urged Leonard to stand down, said the view that Holyrood colleagues cannot trigger a contest is legally challengeable.Leonard is fighting to hold on to his job after a mutiny by MSP colleagues.Johnson, James Kelly, Jenny Marra and Mark Griffin have all called on the left-winger to quit, as have four party peers.As revealed by the Daily Record, Johnson and Kelly believe that the signatures of 5 Labour MSPs are required to force a challenge, but Leonard has denied this rule exists.The confusion led to the two MSPs writing to Scottish Labour general secretary

Richard Leonard say they have the numbers required for a leadership challenge against him.MSPs James Kelly and Daniel Johnson claim to have the five signatures necessary for a contest, but they have demanded clarity amid disagreement on the rules.Leonard, who has been in post for nearly three years, is under pressure over terrible election results and dismal opinion polls.Four MSPs - Kelly, Johnson, Jenny Marra and Mark Griffin - have all called on him to quit, as have four party peers.His detractors believe the support of 5 Labour MSPs are required to force a challenge, but Leonard has denied this rule exists.In a letter to Scottish Labour general secretary Michael Sharpe, Kelly and Johnson wrote:“We are writing to you as we feel there is

Richard Leonard to stand down, piling pressure on the embattled party leader.Peers Helen Liddell, ex Defence Secretary George Robertson and Meta Ramsay have urged Leonard to step down.They were joined by fellow Labour peer George Foulkes, but the former MP and MSP is already on the record calling for Leonard to resign.Leonard, leader for nearly three years, is fighting for his political life over terrible election results and dismal opinion polls.In recent days, four of his own MSPs - James Kelly, Jenny Marra, Mark Griffin and Daniel Johnson, all said they had lost confidence in him.In a new development, the four peers told Leonard they were contacting him as “members of the Scottish Labour Party with many years of continuous service to the

Scottish Labour leader.James Kelly, who was his party’s justice spokesperson, resigned on Tuesday night after saying Leonard had not taken the party forward.In a brutal resignation letter, Kelly said: “I have no confidence in your ability to shape the party’s message, strategy and organisation.

the discredited Offensive Behaviour at Football act, a Labour MSP has warned. James Kelly said he had "serious reservations" about the proposed legislation, which SNP ministers claim will modernise and consolidate existing hate crime laws.

An MSP has raised concerns over the recently outlined grading plans for secondary school pupils.

Guards who restrained tragic Allan Marshall were the first to be granted immunity from prosecution in five years of prison death investigations.

A Cambuslang councillor has added her voice to calls for South Lanarkshire Council to change how planning decisions are currently made.

In the past few weeks it has become clear that care homes are at the very centre of the current Covid-19 crisis.