Westminster Correspondent @BBCScotNine rajdeep.sandhu@bbc.co.uk
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UK Government published plans banning new exploration for North Sea oil & gas - a manifesto commitment. The Conservatives say they'd reverse it. It's part of the Energy Independence Bill which aims to reduce bills in the long term bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqn7…
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BBC News - What does John Healey's budget mean for Scotland? - BBC News
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Jackdaw approved. Is Rosebank next?
Listen to today's Scotcast where we chat about both sites and what the decision means for the energy we use
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UK Government has approved drilling for gas at the Jackdaw site. Asked on BBC Scotland if that meant lower energy bills this winter Energy Secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh said no, it didn’t.
Kemi Badenoch says "Reform MPs are openly questioning people's identity. They are not like us, we are not like them, we are different, we are Conservative"
"I am black, I am British, I'm proud of my country, I'm proud of our history"
"We will not let our country go backwards"
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Kemi Badenoch says Andy Burnham "clumsily" opened the door to a second Scottish indy ref. She said the Conservatives "will properly fight for our union"
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Scottish Conservative MP Douglas Lumsden warms up the crowd for Kemi Badenoch speech at conference. He says party stood on its principles, strength of its convictions and made it clear what voting for them in Aberdeen South meant #conservativeconference
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Do you want to see more AI data centres in Scotland?
Kemi Badenoch the Conservative leader says she wants the UK to be an AI superpower and for Scotland to play its part, benefiting from jobs and security.
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Shadow Energy Secretary Andrew Bowie says Conservatives would legislate to build new nuclear in Scotland. The SNP are against nuclear. Scot govt says they are "ripping up" Scottish Parliament powers
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Russell Findlay plans a Benefit Fraud bill to get overpayments. He criticises SNP's saying the benefits bill will be £9bn by 2031. But he didn't know how much it would save. Plans include tougher sentences, confiscating driving licences &
money takendirectly from accounts
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Watch PM's very personal and emotional take on the union from PM. Critics say he doesn’t pay it enough attention, will this speech change that? Read the caption for what his speech means for Scotland.
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PM says he won't be the last PM of the UK but the first to rewire it and make it work for everyone. He says he'll drive power out of Whitehall and into Scotland, Wales, NI and England. He says he'll close divides between people.
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PM says on day his dad died John Swinney said he would be last PM of UK (points out FM wouldn't have known about his father's passing when he said it at Cardiff press conference alongside Plaid + Sinn Fein leaders) He said it made him feel utterly determined to prove him wrong
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BBC News - Drug deaths rise sharply in Scotland as figures remain worst in Europe - BBC News
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BBC News - Scotland has right to decide constitutional future, new Scottish Labour leader says
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BBC News - Michael Marra announced as new Scottish Labour leader - BBC News
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Nationalist leaders met yesterday calling for preparations for referendums in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c9gk5e…
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As we reported yesterday, Chancellor says support for Acorn Project although didn't put a figure on what that means in funding £££...
BBC News - Acorn Project carbon capture funding to be announced in spending review - BBC News
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Rajdeep Sandhu retweeted
After more than six years and 350 eps, today was our last Podlitical. Obvs pretty gutted, but huge thanks to @LucyJWhyte @Rajdeep1 @nickeardleybbc @lynseybews @MatthewSMCox @BBCDavidWL @MylesBonnar @Annie__McGuire @GeorgiaZemoreyR and countless others who made it such a fun ride
In our final episode, the #Podlitical team look back at 6 years of change and chaos in politics
Listen here ➡️ bbc.in/3BCsSu2
It was our last recording of #Podlitical today, we chatted about the lastest political news but also got a bit nostalgic about the past 6 years. Tune in for the final time for our awesome analysis @BBCPhilipSim @LucyJWhyte @lynseybews
In our final episode, the #Podlitical team look back at 6 years of change and chaos in politics
Listen here ➡️ bbc.in/3BCsSu2