Scottish Labour

The Scottish Labour leader says he backs the reforms despite warnings they will push 250,000 people into poverty.

A Scottish Labour frontbencher has also criticised UK government plans to cut £5bn a year from social security spending.

Prosecutors dropped the charge against Inverclyde's Stephen McCabe after "careful consideration".

The Central Scotland MSP has announced he will not seek re-election at next year's Holyrood election.

The government's spending plans are to be approved by MSPs, with only the Conservatives voting against.

The Labour leader called for an end to a 'culture of bureaucracy' and a reduction in Scottish health boards.

Anas Sarwar told the Scottish Labour conference he would end the growing bureaucracy in the NHS.

The Scottish Labour leader refused to say if transwomen should be automatically excluded from female-only spaces.