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        <title>Yousaf sets out 'inclusive' citizenship strategy for independence</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Scotland could take a fairer, and more welcoming approach to citizenship as an independent nation, according to a new paper published by First Minister Humza Yousaf.]]></description>
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        <title>Yousaf to follow Irish citizenship model for independent Scotland</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Humza Yousaf will set out his citizenship proposals for an independent Scotland – following the Irish model of allowing those with one Scottish parent to become a national.]]></description>
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        <title>UN condemns UK's Illegal Migration Bill as ships refused permission</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[A cruise ship intended to house hundreds of asylum seekers has reportedly been refused permission to dock in Edinburgh amid international condemnation at the UK Government’s flagship Illegal Migration Bill passing through Parliament.]]></description>
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        <title>UK Government frustrated with Lords over immigration bill hold-up</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The UK Government has been accused of administering a “punishment beating” to peers for challenging controversial plans to tackle the small boats crisis.]]></description>
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        <title>Labour government could continue using barges to house asylum seekers</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[A Labour government could use barges and disused military bases to house asylum seekers, despite criticism from refugee groups for their use.]]></description>
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        <title>Ukrainian refugees: Scot Gov fund to help bring 1,200 homes into use</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Almost 1,200 homes are being brought back into use to house Ukrainian refugees with the help of a Scottish Government fund.]]></description>
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        <title>Ukrainian refugees leave Leith ship as accommodation contract ends</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Ukrainian refugees housed temporarily on an Edinburgh cruise ship have been supported into alternative accommodation, the Scottish Government has said.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 11 Jul 2023 07:12:16 +0100</pubDate>
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        <title>Reeves insists Labour's economic plan 'not on same track' as Tories</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves has insisted her plans for a Labour government are “not on the same track” as the Conservatives – as she stressed she was “absolutely committed to fiscal discipline.”]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 09 Jul 2023 12:44:42 +0100</pubDate>
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        <title>Hosie denies SNP 'split' in Westminster party after MacNeil suspended</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[A senior SNP MP standing down at the next election denied there is a split in the party after one of his senior colleagues at Westminster was suspended.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 09 Jul 2023 12:26:41 +0100</pubDate>
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        <title>Rishi Sunak: Recommended wage rises 'short-sighted'</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Rishi Sunak insisted giving unaffordable pay rises would be “short-sighted” as he faces pressure from Cabinet ministers to accept the recommendations of pay review bodies.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 08 Jul 2023 14:20:55 +0100</pubDate>
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        <title>Covid inquiry: Cabinet Office loses Boris Johnson WhatsApp challenge</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Lord Justice Dingemans and Mr Justice Garnham dismissed the claim for judicial review.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 06 Jul 2023 14:47:32 +0100</pubDate>
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        <title>Rishi Sunak unclear over stopping small boats remains on course</title>
        <link>https://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/23633514.rishi-sunak-unclear-stopping-small-boats-remains-course/?ref=rss</link>

        <description><![CDATA[Rishi Sunak has declined to say when he will fulfil his promise of stopping small boat crossings but denied it is on hold while the Rwanda policy is grounded by court challenges.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 04 Jul 2023 17:25:29 +0100</pubDate>
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        <title>Orkney independence firmly ruled out by UK government</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Orkney’s council leader James Stockan has put forward a motion which says it is time for the islands to consider other forms of governance.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 03 Jul 2023 13:48:41 +0100</pubDate>
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        <title>Humza Yousaf signals shift on the Euro if Scotland backs independence</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Humza Yousaf has signalled an independent Scotland would be willing to sign up to the Euro in principle to secure membership of the European Union.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 01 Jul 2023 05:30:00 +0100</pubDate>
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        <title>Stewart Hosie fifth SNP MP to step down at next Westminster election</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[SNP MP Stewart Hosie has confirmed he will not seek re-election to Westminster.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jun 2023 16:47:18 +0100</pubDate>
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        <title>FM in Brussels after unveiling plan for envoy post in Belgium capital</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Humza Yousaf has begun his first overseas engagement since becoming First Minister.]]></description>
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        <title>Humza Yousaf appears to admit his day-old Indy plan won't work</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[HUMZA Yousaf has appeared to concede his new plan to secure independence won’t persuade the next UK Government just a day after launching it.]]></description>
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        <title>Herald Poll: Have you changed your mind on your EU referendum vote?</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[It is seven years since Britain held a vote to leave the EU, and the issue is still far from settled.  ]]></description>
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        <title>Brexit: BBC Poll finds 1-in-five Leave voters would vote differently</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[At least 20% of Brexit supporters would vote differently if they were asked now, a poll of hundreds of people on BBC Question Time has found.]]></description>
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        <title>Scotgov Brexit: Scotland 'losing £3bn a year of public revenue'</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Brexit has led to an expected loss of £3 billion a year to public revenues in Scotland, the Scottish Government has claimed.]]></description>
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        <title>Kate Forbes: Tories taking Scots for fools with dog's dinner Brexit</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Writing exclusively in The Herald, the former Scottish Government Finance Secretary said that the Conservatives had put Britian on the course for “long-term economic decline”]]></description>
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        <title>Humza Yousaf told to end 'SNP neglect' of rural areas as schools close</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[HUMZA Yousaf has been urged not to leave rural families “high and dry” through continued  “SNP neglect” after a Herald report on recent primary school closures.]]></description>
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        <title>Afghan refugee waiting 82 weeks for a home' in Scottish bridging hotel</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[An Afghan refugee has spent 82 weeks in a ‘bridging hotel’ as they await permanent housing in Scotland, figures have revealed.]]></description>
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        <title>Dominic Raab: Tory Mp to step down at next election</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The former deputy prime minister resigned last month after a bullying inquiry]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[Carers will be allowed to take unpaid leave from their employment after legislation by a Scottish LibDem MP passed its final hurdle at Westminster.]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[THE SCOTTISH Government has welcomed No 10's decision to ditch its planned Brexit “bonfire" of EU laws.]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[The SNP would “undo Brexit as far as possible” if the party held the balance of power in a hung parliament after the next general election.]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[Mr Trump, accompanied by his son Eric, has spent the last two days in Scotland]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[THE EU's former chief Brexit negotiator has remarked on 'good' European and Scottish relations during a visit to Skye.]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[RISHI Sunak has come under fire over efforts to curb Scottish ministers' international engagement.]]></description>
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        <title>Michael Settle: Will Labour’s ruthless election strategy work?</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[THE gloves are off. The first hard punches in the long General Election campaign have been landed and political bruises are already showing as the Labour and Conservative contenders trade blows in their quest to become the next UK champion.]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[Legal figures say that hundreds of thousands of pounds of taxpayers’ money will have to be devoted to the fight]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[President Biden, who is of Irish descent, has visited both Northern Ireland and the Republic this week.]]></description>
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        <title>Joe Biden calls for Stormont return after Brexit 'complex challenges'</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Joe Biden has directly appealed for power-sharing to “soon be restored” in Northern Ireland as he claimed a functioned devolved government could reap more economic rewards.]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[Joe Biden will use his visit to the island of Ireland to “keep the peace” amid growing tensions.]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[Rishi Sunak remains committed to re-establishing power-sharing arrangements in Northern Ireland "as quickly as possible".]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[Rishi Sunak has made a fresh appeal for power-sharing to return in Northern Ireland as he awaits the visit of Joe Biden.]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[Police in Northern Ireland have said they have "strong" intelligence terror attacks targeting their officers in Londonderry are being planned on Easter Monday.]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[A woman who was at risk of being sent back to Afghanistan and feared for her life has spoken of her happiness and excitement at hearing she will be allowed to stay in the UK.]]></description>
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        <title>Home Office 'mistake' could see Scotland lose top doctor</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Scotland could lose a highly trained doctor specialised in diagnosing cancer after the Home Office refused a visa for a child in her care.]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[WHISKY bosses have welcomed the UK's new membership of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[MI5 has increased the terror threat level in Northern Ireland from “substantial” to “severe”, meaning an attack is highly likely.]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[A gunwoman wielding two "assault-style” rifles and a pistol killed three pupils and three adults at a private Christian school in Nashville, Tennessee on Monday.]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[The scheme will help to recycle billions of bottles and cans every year, and will be the first of its kind in the UK]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[It's reported that those seeking refugee status could be moved out of hotels.]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[BORIS Johnson hot footed it to the DUP confererence in November 2018 seeing the potential for personal political gain in wooing the party ahead of his bid to become Conservative leader and Prime Minister.]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[Boris Johnson and Liz Truss were among the 22 Conservative MPs to rebel and vote against a key part of Rishi Sunak’s new Brexit deal with the EU.]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[RISHI Sunak’s new deal on post-Brexit trading arrangements for Northern Ireland has cleared its first Commons test despite opposition from some Tory MPs and the DUP.]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has made clear that his party will not return to Stormont in their continuing protest against post-Brexit trade agreements.]]></description>
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