Claim John Swinney stayed at Peter Mandelson's residence is Mostly True
The first minister has been criticised online for staying with Mandelson on a trip to the US last year. We looked at the truth behind the claims.
David Mundell
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Billionaire family linked to trade unionist blacklisting scandal are Tory donors
A billionaire family once headed by a key player in an operation which blacklisted trade unionists and others from employment
Scottish Tories handed nearly £100k by billionaire family behind tax haven firm
The Scottish Conservatives have been given £96,000 by members of an influential billionaire family behind a company ultimately owned
Tory politician urged to return £10k donation to alleged animal cruelty firm
Conservative politician David Mundell has been urged to hand back a £10,000 donation from a Borders egg producer under
56 MPs accepted paid-for-trips and gifts from Qatar worth £370,000
At least 56 MPs accepted paid-for-trips and gifts from Qatar collectively worth £370,000 over the five years before the
Tory ‘dark money’ trust fined again by Electoral Commission
A so-called ‘dark money’ trust that gave £416,000 to the Scottish Conservatives has received another fine by the Electoral
Claim more children leave school without qualifications than 20 years ago is False
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Scottish Parliament and much has been written about the achievements of Holyrood
Tories accused of ‘rank hypocrisy’ after £120k spent on Mundell’s foreign trips
The SNP has slammed Conservative criticism of Nicola Sturgeon’s foreign visits after it emerged that the UK government’s
Claim Scottish banknotes are not ‘legal tender’ in England is True
Judy Murray has reignited one of Scotland’s oldest debates after her Scottish banknotes were rejected in a London cake
How did Scottish MPs vote over Brexit?
Recent weeks have seen a dizzying number of votes at Westminster as MPs decide how best to deal (or no-deal)
Scotland Office used tax-payer funded Facebook ads to ‘manipulate voters’
UK civil servants have been accused of using taxpayer cash to manipulate potential voters on Facebook, which one critic said
Claim Scotland Office hospitality spending has increased seven-fold is False
A row has broken out between the SNP and the Scotland Office after claims about spending on parties and social