A FORMER SNP adviser has backed Labour at the next General Election...
The former chief executive of Tesco Bank served as the chair of the Scottish Government’s post-Covid Advisory Group on Economic Recovery and helped develop the implementation plan for the Scottish National Investment Bank.
Higgins is also currently the executive chairman at Buccleuch, as well as the chairman of the National Galleries of Scotland, Sistema Scotland, and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society."It is precisely four years ago that I was completing my report for Scottish Government on economic recovery beyond the pandemic. All 25 recommendations were warmly welcomed and accepted. Most have barely been mentioned since then.
He added: “We now need political leadership that will adopt this principle. Keir Starmer and the Labour Party represent the only credible option.” “Like many other experts and business people, Benny Higgins knows that Scotland needs change and that the SNP and the Tories cannot deliver it.We know there are thousands of National readers who want to debate, argue and go back and forth in the comments section of our stories. We’ve got the most informed readers in Scotland, asking each other the big questions about the future of our country.
United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
General election latest: Nobody 'going to jail' for skipping National Service if Tories win general electionThe home secretary tells Sunday Morning With Trevor Phillips the Tories' plan to reintroduce National Service is to encourage people from different backgrounds, religions, and income levels to mix.
Read more »
Nadhim Zahawi: Former chancellor and vaccines minister will stand down at general electionFormer COVID vaccines minister and chancellor Nadhim Zahawi has announced he will not be standing at the next general election.
Read more »
Former SNP MP to stand for Alba in General ElectionA FORMER SNP MP is set to stand for the Alba Party at the upcoming the General Election.
Read more »
Former SNP MP to stand for Alba Party in Lothian East at next General ElectionGeorge Kerevan, who was SNP MP for East Lothian from 2015-2017, will stand in the new Lothian East seat at the next general election, expected later this year.
Read more »
Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn announces he is standing as an independent at the General ElectionJeremy Corbyn has announced he is standing as an independent candidate in the General Election.
Read more »
Conservatives’ by-election scorecard since 2019 general electionIt is three years since the Tories last gained a seat at a by-election.
Read more »