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Scotland, Wales & NI · Policy

Scottish Parliament launches datacentre impacts inquiry

Two Holyrood committees are gathering evidence on hyperscale datacentre expansion in Scotland and its environmental, economic and energy effects. The call for views closes on 15 November 2026.

Agatha Ives · · Corroborated
Interior of the Scottish Parliament debating chamber at Holyrood with tiered seating and parliament in session
Elections & Polls · Data

Labour holds Holborn and St Pancras as Greens take close to a third of the vote

Labour held Holborn and St Pancras on 45% under new Prime Minister Andy Burnham, with the Greens close to 33%, but turnout fell to 38.6% and one by-election is not a national verdict.

Agatha Ives · · Confirmed
33% Green vote share, Holborn and St Pancras (2024: 10%)
Elections & Polls

Holborn and St Pancras by-election 2026 result: Labour holds seat

Labour holds Holborn and St Pancras as Sagal Abdi-Wali beats Zack Polanski. Other Jewish Greens members say their chair's call for him to resign does not reflect the group's majority view.

Agatha Ives · · Corroborated
Politics Reported.News
Elections & Polls · Data

Holborn and St Pancras by-election 2026 polls latest: Labour wins

Labour's Sagal Abdi-Wali won Holborn and St Pancras with 12,292 votes to Zack Polanski's 8,928, as bookmakers had forecast. Sir Keir Starmer took 18,884 in 2024.

Agatha Ives · · Confirmed
63% Former Labour voters now backing the party, up from 49% in June
Scotland, Wales & NI

Syngenta proposes Grangemouth closure, putting almost 400 jobs at risk

Syngenta has proposed ending all operations at its Grangemouth chemical plant by the end of 2027, putting almost 400 jobs at risk. Scottish ministers say they will explore every option.

Agatha Ives · · Corroborated
The Scottish Parliament building at Holyrood in Edinburgh, with its distinctive architecture against the sky.
Elections & Polls · Data

Labour leads Reform 27% to 22% in YouGov poll, the first significant lead in three months

YouGov's poll for The Times and Sky News, taken 4-5 October, gives Labour 27% and Reform UK 22%, Labour's best YouGov result since January 2025. May's Scottish results show how close the two can be.

Agatha Ives · · Confirmed
27% Labour support in latest YouGov poll
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