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Chief Reporter at the Sunday Mail. Former Westminster Editor, The Herald. DMs open. Hannah.rodger @reachplc .com

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Hannah Rodger
2 years
Boris Johnson tells @Ianblackford_MP that his comments are "a bit much...coming from somebody who's very own Alex Salmond" is a "leading presenter" on RT. Bit of a stretch seeing as he's not in the SNP and leads a totally different party, but details shmetails.
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Hannah Rodger
2 years
. @Ianblackford_MP calls on both PM and Chancellor to resign, saying they have "lost the trust and moral authority to lead".
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Hannah Rodger
3 years
Humza Yousaf falling over is an entirely legitimate thing to report on. He’s a government minister, zooming around parliament far too quickly on a bizarre device, never mind the aide running humiliatingly next to him with crutches. Filming clearly started prior to the fall.
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Hannah Rodger
2 years
If the logic behind this uproar about Sturgeon’s ‘detest the Tories’ comment is that she is disrespecting 21% of Scots who voted for them, what about the time Truss said Sturgeon (who leads the party 47% voted for at ScotParl elections) should be ‘ignored’?
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Hannah Rodger
3 years
My exclusive in tomorrow’s Herald: Douglas Ross has apologised and reported himself to Westminster’s Standards Commissioner after failing to declare more than £28,000 in earnings this year. #buyapaper
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2 years
. @Ianblackford_MP up now, says while millions were trying to figure out how to pay their bills last night the Tories were having a champagne reception in London #pmqs
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Hannah Rodger
2 years
PMQs: @Ianblackford_MP says the UK Government is led by a "tag-team of scandal...a Prime Minister who can't be trusted with the truth and a Chancellor who can't be trusted with his taxes"
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Hannah Rodger
2 years
Boris Johnson says the SNP's plan for healthcare includes chopping off the bottom of doors in school classrooms. He also tries to stop himself laughing while saying it. #PMQs
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Hannah Rodger
3 years
. @Ianblackford_MP raises a point of order, saying Boris Johnson has given incorrect facts about poverty figures to both him and Angela Rayner today. Adds that the SNP will not withdraw any remarks made earlier today despite being asked to do so by PM.
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Hannah Rodger
2 years
. @Ianblackford_MP tells the PM that every day nurses were going in to fight the pandemic, and he was holding "16 parties" in Downing street.
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Hannah Rodger
2 years
BREAKING: SNP lose control of North Lanarkshire council following resignation of Jordan Linden last month. Labour now in control.
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Hannah Rodger
2 years
. @Ianblackford_MP says Boris Johnson's plans "bereft of science or consultation" and says they are "purely political and made up on the hoof." He also says Scots are being put at risk by his "chaotic withdrawal" of support on free tests.
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Hannah Rodger
2 years
Why does the BBC keep saying Scotland has retained the Calcutta Cup ‘for the first time in 26 years’? We won it in 2018+2019 as well. Or am I missing something?
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Hannah Rodger
3 years
While Ian Blackford addresses The planned rise to National insurance, Boris Johnson chatting to Rishi Sunak and appears not to be paying attention to anything he’s saying.
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Hannah Rodger
1 year
Tomorrow’s @Sunday_Mail came after a hell of a lot of work by me and @johncferguson , but was worth it. Police looking at documents claiming Nicola Sturgeon blocked scrutiny of SNP donations. We also reveal exactly what she said about party money as police probe began. #buyapaper
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Hannah Rodger
3 years
. @Ianblackford_MP : "We have now reached the ridiculous scenario of a Prime Minister who can't even tell us where he was. He lives in a world where he thinks everything is owed to him." #pmqs
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Hannah Rodger
4 years
SNP told me this evening that their whips only found out about Ferrier’s actions today.But Commons speaker says he was informed yday afternoon, after SNP whips were told. who is misleading and why is this only emerging now, after parly finished for the week, if it was known yday?
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Hannah Rodger
3 years
. @Ianblackford_MP getting chastisted by Commons speaker after saying the PM has been twice sacked for lying, with MPs shouting at him to "withdraw" the remarks.
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Hannah Rodger
10 years
Amazing efforts in #georgesquare as peaceful protest turns it into a huge foodbank donation centre.Get down there! http://t.co/uKYzuCyCGm
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Hannah Rodger
2 years
Also the SNP loses one councillor after Michael Coyle, Airdrie, resigned from the party and immediately defected to Labour. Ouch.🍿
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Hannah Rodger
2 years
Keir Starmer says Douglas Ross has been "rendered pathetic" due to Boris Johnson's excuses over partygate.
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Hannah Rodger
2 years
. @Ianblackford_MP says if the Tory MPs do not support the investigation they are 'writing a blank cheque' for him to do it 'all over again'.
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Hannah Rodger
9 months
How is this possible - Lorna Slater just said she ‘does not have a government phone’ and all gov business she does is done on official channels. She does not use her phone for government business. So if a spad, civil servant, other minister needs to call her they cannot? What?
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Hannah Rodger
6 months
🧵The Scottish government are completely failing on openness and transparency when it comes to FOI. They know it, they’re taking the piss and they’re laughing in our faces. Enough is enough. They refuse to reform FOI laws, any wonder why? Selected examples:
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Hannah Rodger
3 years
Fair enough to take down your opponents with intelligent, reasoned arguments but to just mock their weight like Boris Johnson did reminded me of bullying school playground behaviour. Boris Johnson mocks Ian Blackford’s weight in ‘nasty’ PMQs jibe
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Hannah Rodger
2 years
All Scottish Tory MPs sanctioned by Kremlin, as well as Labour’s @IanMurrayMP . No SNP MPs tho, they’ll be gutted.
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Hannah Rodger
4 years
Russian report: Contrary to what was briefed by D St last night, the ISC document DOES NOT say Indyref was manipulated by Russia and Brexit was not. It says Russian media tried to cast doubt on the 2014 result after the vote, and says Gov ignored potential Brexit threat.
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Hannah Rodger
3 years
Definitely not just your internet connection, mate.
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Hannah Rodger
2 years
Exclusive: SNP policy adviser and currency guru suspended over ‘racist’ Priti Patel comment
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Hannah Rodger
3 years
As we said last night, and repeated today, the story is accurate and here is the proof. Thank you to @DavidPaisley for his strength and courage in publishing this in full.
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Hannah Rodger
3 years
Jackie Baillie, hands down, has been the most impressive committee MSP involved the Salmond Inquiry. Questions pointed, information extracted, professional. She could easily join Tories call for NS resignation now on #C4news but says she will wait for her evidence to decide.
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Hannah Rodger
2 years
New: Douglas Ross says "it wouldn't be right to remove the Prime Minister at this time". The Scottish Tory leader was the first MP to publicly call for PM's resignation over partygate, but later said he had withdrawn his letter of no confidence. Total u-turn it appears.
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Hannah Rodger
2 years
EXCL in tomorrow’s @Sunday_Mail : SNP in new sex probe shame. Party facing calls to explain how a rising star remained in the party, and was promoted, after chiefs were told about concerns of sexual harassment. #TomorrowsPapersToday
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Hannah Rodger
2 years
. @Ianblackford_MP now turns to the Scottish Tories and Douglas Ross specifically. He says DR is the only person in the Tories whose in a deeper hole than the PM, and he's not been able to dig his way out fast enough to come to WM and take part in the debate.
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Hannah Rodger
4 years
Kudos to both @Keir_Starmer and @Ianblackford_MP for raising the George Floyd murder case at #PMQs . Blackford urges the PM to say #BlackLivesMatter , and asks what he’s spoken to Trump about. Also urges PM to stop selling rubber bullets, tear gas etc to the US.
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Hannah Rodger
3 years
@ChrisMcEleny Chris, shut up.
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Hannah Rodger
4 years
Ian Blackford asks Boris what the statutory rate of sick pay is in the UK, compared to Ireland. Boris doesn’t know. Blackford says Ireland have raised it to to £267 a week, compared to £94.25 in the UK. #PMQs
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Hannah Rodger
4 years
. @Ianblackford_MP interrupts again when PM calls SNP his usual ‘Scottish Nationalist Party’. PM says he is using nationalist with a small ‘n’. Speaker reminds PM he has been told before of the SNP’s correct name.
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Hannah Rodger
3 years
These outpourings of emotion, heartbreak, sorrow, about the drugs deaths by those who have been in power long enough to make a difference aren't going to wash. If Boris Johnson responded in this way he would be ridiculed and chastised, not consoled.
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Hannah Rodger
5 years
Women call for miscarriage to form part of school sex education classes to break down taboo of baby loss
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Hannah Rodger
9 months
Classic Sturgeon. Belittle the questioner, and then avoid answering directly. Well done to @C4Ciaran for having the foresight to ask this, but sadly one question limit meant you couldn’t actually get a response. I wonder if Whatsapps had already been deleted by then.
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Ciaran Jenkins
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‘Can you guarantee to the bereaved families that you will disclose emails, WhatsApps, private emails if you’ve been using them. Whatever. That nothing will be off limits in this inquiry?’ My question to @NicolaSturgeon August 2021
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Hannah Rodger
3 years
Nicola Sturgeon did not break ministerial code, Hamilton report finds. The FM says she was "determined" that the Salmond complaints "should not be swept under the carpet" and she would "not intervene" as requested by Salmond.
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Hannah Rodger
4 years
#GeorgeSquare tonight has been utterly shameful. Anyone trying to say it was caused by people protecting the cenotaph are condoning and encouraging racism. These people are bigoted racists, and it makes me ashamed that it has happened in my home city. We are better than this.
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Hannah Rodger
3 years
. @Ianblackford_MP says £1200 doesn't seem much to the Tory government, and for the PM its just a roll of fancy wallpaper, but for the vast majority' of families it will be 'catastrophic' and will see some ppl fall behind in rent and bills. #PMQs
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Hannah Rodger
4 years
This is ridiculous. Festivals all over the country, including scheduled for after trnsmt was supposed to happen, have been cancelled. Stunned they waited until now to cancel it and even more that they seem to be saying it’s only because of the FM’s comments yesterday.
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This is pathetic from #TRNSMT Why not say “Due to #COVID19 a global pandemic & our moral responsibility to protect life we are not able to go ahead with @TRNSMTfest ” rather than blaming First Minister @NicolaSturgeon #TRNSMT2020
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Hannah Rodger
3 years
BREAKING: SNP MP @PeteWishart lodges formal Met Police complaint against Boris Johnson and his predecessors, alleging criminal misconduct under Honours (Prevention of Abuses) Act 1925.
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Hannah Rodger
4 years
Exclusive: SNP Holyrood hopeful quits the party after disparaging remarks emerge about colleagues and women
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Hannah Rodger
3 years
Maggie Chapman tells R4 she is angry about the EHRC statement yesterday, and casts doubt on the body’s impartiality after the installation of Baroness Falkner. Says vast majority of Scots support GRA reforms
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Hannah Rodger
3 years
Nicola Sturgeon says Alister jack ‘making up constitutional rules’ after he claimed a referendum could take place if 60% of Scots consistently supported it.
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Hannah Rodger
3 years
The online version of the story has not been "corrected" as Ms Cherry says. It is exactly what is printed in today's paper.
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Joanna Cherry KC
3 years
The front page of today’s @heraldscotland wrongly states that I “am taking a defamation action against a Scots actor”. This is incorrect. There is no such action in court and I note the online version has been corrected to reflect this.
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Hannah Rodger
5 years
Some personal news, I’m chuffed to say I’m going to be heading to London as the Herald’s new Westminster correspondent next month. Can’t wait to get in about it, and join our veteran UK Pol editor Mike Settle, as well as @HTScotPol and @alistairkgrant on the Herald pols team. 🖐🏻
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Hannah Rodger
3 years
As my editor confirms, the story is accurate and we have verified all the details within it. Journalism matters. Truth matters.
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Herald Editor
3 years
Despite false and damaging claims regarding our front page story by @joannaccherry in the Herald on Sunday we stand by it and have the evidence to prove it. Disappointing that our professionalism has been called into question.
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Hannah Rodger
4 years
Exclusive: SNP equalities campaigner quits, claims party ' hub of transphobia in Scotland'
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Hannah Rodger
3 years
Chuffed to say I’m starting 2022 with a promotion to Westminster Editor for the Herald. As usual, any tips, stories, gossip feel free to DM me, or message via WhatsApp/Signal. Old school phones and coffees also work. ☕️
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Hannah Rodger
3 years
SNP hold their most marginal seat in Perthshire south and Kinross, Jim Fairlie increases majority to 1948 #SP2021
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Hannah Rodger
1 year
. @Jackiebmsp calls for Humza Yousaf to suspend Sturgeon’s party membership on the back of our revelations.
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Hannah Rodger
1 year
Tomorrow’s @Sunday_Mail came after a hell of a lot of work by me and @johncferguson , but was worth it. Police looking at documents claiming Nicola Sturgeon blocked scrutiny of SNP donations. We also reveal exactly what she said about party money as police probe began. #buyapaper
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Hannah Rodger
4 years
Ouch. Mike Russell says the engagement between UKG and Scot Gov has got ‘significantly worse’ since Boris became PM. He says the current gov has ‘hostility towards devolution’.
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Hannah Rodger
3 years
Fox warns Sturgeon: Salmond controversy threatening to bring whole of UK politics into 'international disrepute'
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Hannah Rodger
3 years
1/ Once again, the Scottish Government and health chiefs appear to be using "patient confidentiality" arguments to suppress vital public health information, in the public interest. See Sunday Times scoop. This happened repeatedly to me, and colleagues at other papers
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Hannah Rodger
4 years
Can’t stress enough just how bad this is for the Scottish Tories/good it is for the SNP. I understand several scot tories are extremely angry tonight, say these comments outdo everything new leader @Douglas4Moray is trying to achieve and could hand indy straight to SNP.
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Hannah Rodger
4 years
Johnson deems Scottish devolution a 'disaster', says 'no case' for more powers from Westminster
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Hannah Rodger
3 years
. @Ianblackford_MP says the PM either ‘doesn’t know or doesn’t care’ and says the average nurse will lose £1736 as a result of UC cuts. Blackford says if any Scottish Tories are ‘in possession of a backbone, now would be the time to find it.’
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Hannah Rodger
3 years
And this on the day Kate Josephs had her leaving drinks.
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GOV.UK
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@Mick_Bailey Hi Mick, although there are exemptions for work purposes, you must not have a work Christmas lunch or party, where that is a primarily social activity and is not otherwise permitted by the rules in your tier. You can find more information here: Thanks
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Hannah Rodger
2 years
Chris McEleny, Alba candidate whose just lost his seat on Inverclyde council has sent out a lengthy statement. It ends: "So tremble, false Whigs, in the midst o' yer glee - you've not seen the last of my bonnet - and me”
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Hannah Rodger
2 years
🚨Some personal news… 🚨
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Lorna Hughes
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Delighted to announce that Hannah Rodger @HRwritesnews is joining The Sunday Mail next month as our new Chief Reporter. The first woman to hold the title ✍️💪
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Hannah Rodger
4 years
Gateshead council leader says if he had same powers as Scotland he would be telling citizens to follow stay at home guidance, not stay alert. Says northern cities R rate much higher than ‘leafy suburbs’ in south.Has PM abandoned the north so soon after the election? #r4today
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Hannah Rodger
2 years
. @Ianblackford_MP also urged the UK to do what the EU has done and waive all visa requirements to help Ukrainians fleeing violence. #pmqs
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Hannah Rodger
3 years
Holyrood Salmond inquiry members are not happy with John Swinney today. Latest letter:
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Hannah Rodger
3 years
@joannaccherry @TheHeraldEditor It doesn’t imply that. Read the story. Read it and understand it.
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Hannah Rodger
4 years
Wow. @RuthDavidsonMSP paid £7500 for talking about politics, as a serving politician, during the #GE19 . When I broke this story in November, she refused to say what she was being paid. Other MSPs said they had never taken payment for such a stint.
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Hannah Rodger
4 years
. @NicolaSturgeon 's "clear and cautious" approach to lockdown has resulted in almost total elimination of new Covid infections, compared to Boris' "drifting, headline-grabbing" plans. Comments by @GabrielScally and @ReicherStephen from this AM's #IndySage
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Hannah Rodger
3 years
Westminster is jittery tonight. Some suggestions that 54 letters have been reached, others saying it is ‘very close’ after a group of 2019 intake Tories met today to discuss options. Watch this space.
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Hannah Rodger
2 years
. @Ianblackford_MP says the “disgusting” sexist abuse directed at Angela Rayner should “shame us all” during #PMQs
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Hannah Rodger
4 years
Belter of a cartoon by @CamleyCartoons in today's Herald. #fishingindustry #buyapaper
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Hannah Rodger
2 years
Just as a point of accuracy - Patricia Gibson wasn’t exonerated. The 1st investigation found she had propositioned the man in what was likely to be a sexual manner. She appealed. The appeal found initial probe was flawed. There is no conclusion to the Gibson case, it was dropped.
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@TheGhostOfWings PAtricia was exonerated
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Hannah Rodger
2 years
Understand the SNP group in NL have selected former depute Tracey Carragher as new council leader. BUT they may not get the backing of independents who supported Linden previously. SNP could therefore lose control of the council just two months after winning it for the 1st time.
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Hannah Rodger
4 years
UPDATE: Willie Rennie states it is "right" for Lord Steel to resign from the party...Yet he was the one who readmitted him to the party last year saying he had nothing to account for.... More @heraldscotland
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Hannah Rodger
2 years
. @Ianblackford_MP says 'We were all misled, because the PM knew the truth...He lied to avoid getting caught, and once he got caught, he lied again. There is no other way to describe it."
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Hannah Rodger
3 years
So everyone can read it and understand it, here is my exclusive in today's Herald on Sunday: MP Cherry's £2500 defamation claim 'could have chilling effect' on holding power to account
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Hannah Rodger
5 years
The latest in our redundancy saga at Herald Towers. I think I speak for most of us when I say this process it utterly brutal, emotionally draining and mentally extremely difficult.Thanks to everyone who has shown their support so far, the fight continues ✊🏻
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Hannah Rodger
1 year
Also in today’s Sunday Mail we reveal that drinks prices in Scotland could rise by a third under ScotGov deposit return scheme. Only a matter of time before new FM sees sense and pauses the scheme. There’s far too many problems, and they need sorted out.
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Hannah Rodger
3 years
. @Ianblackford_MP says Boris Johnson is "constantly breaking the 6th Principle of Public Life – the duty to be truthful" as he opens the debate. Says "scandal after scandal, the charge sheet gets longer but not one single person is ever held to account."
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Hannah Rodger
4 years
. @Ianblackford_MP interrupts PM’s opening remarks by asking how he is ‘taking back control’ when Scottish fishermen are going to have ‘less access’ to stocks etc. #Brexit
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Hannah Rodger
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. @Ianblackford_MP says the tax hike will be unfairly felt in Scotland, as Scot gov has already funded free personal care. Says Scots are being charged twice.
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Hannah Rodger
2 years
. @Ianblackford_MP says the Tories don’t care that the weather will barely reach above freezing in some areas of Scotland, and forcing folk in to debt with their £200 energy loan. Asks for it to be converted in to a grant instead. #PMQs
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Hannah Rodger
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. @NicolaSturgeon says the election results show people still trust the SNP in Scotland, while Labour coming second is down to a "collapse" in the Tory vote than anything @AnasSarwar has done. On @Douglas4Moray she says it has been "absolute devastating" for his party.
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Hannah Rodger
2 years
BREAKING: Valery Gergiev has quit as honorary president of the Edinbugh Fringe festival. He was facing growing criticism to denounce Putin, and has today resigned.
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