Scottish Labour

The Labour minister has defended his government's benefits bill after backbenchers forces a major climbdown.

Ten of the party's parliamentarians have signed an amendment seeking to blocking controversial reforms.

The SNP will keep its effective ban on new nuclear plants through devolved planning powers, a minister says.

The Scottish Labour leader told BBC Scotland's Sunday Show that SNP tactics pushed voters to Reform UK.

Labour's Davy Russell won with 8,559 votes, a majority of 602 over the SNP.

Reform UK recorded their best ever parliamentary election result in Scotland - with a 26% share of the vote.

Davy Russell was branded the invisible man by opponents in the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election campaign.