A CROSS-PARTY group of MSPs have agreed in a joint letter calling upon Keir Starmer to reconsider his decision to withhold compensation from ...

A LETTER penned by Mary Queen of Scots six hours before her death is to go on display in Perth. The Scottish monarch wrote the handwritten letter at 2am in Fotheringhay Castle, England, in 1587 as she ...

If Sarwar wants to be first minister, he might have to show he can make some deals with No 10 sooner rather than later. Otherwise, his ambitions risk becoming lost in the snow.

Lib Dems and Greens join Scottish Government in Waspi compensation call - The party leaders, along with Scottish Social ...

MPs have voted in favour to bring in a bill that would require the government address the findings of the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman’s (PHSO) report on women’s historic state pension c ...

The rebels were among the 105 MPs to give permission for SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn to introduce the Women's State ...

SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn hopes to introduce a Bill to the Commons that would require ministers to outline a compensation scheme.

Women do not understand how findings of maladministration have not led to compensation, the Work and Pensions Committee was told.

Campaigners, led by the Women Against State Pension Inequality (Waspi) group, have claimed women suffered financial hardship and had to rethink retirement plans. A report by the Parliamentary and ...

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A sign of progress for the WASPI (Women Against State Pension Inequality) compensation campaign has emerged after an MP called for a fresh "assessment" of the issue. Numerous MPs individually ...