内容摘要："We see quite a few of the amendments which are specifically aimed at stopping coercion being opposed by the supporters of the bill," he said, adding: "I don't think chances to make the bill safer have been taken."

"We see quite a few of the amendments which are specifically aimed at stopping coercion being opposed by the supporters of the bill," he said, adding: "I don't think chances to make the bill safer have been taken."

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar said his party had "proven the pollsters wrong".Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer congratulated Russell early on Friday morning, saying: "People in Scotland have once again voted for change.

"Next year there is a chance to turbo charge delivery by putting Labour in power on both sides of the border."Reform UK finished third on 7,088 votes, with the Tories in fourth on 1,621.The turnout was 44.2%, with more than 27,000 votes cast. It is a drop on the 2021 election when turnout was 60%.

The result means Scottish Labour has overturned a majority of 4,582 won by McKelvie in 2021.in March after being diagnosed with secondary breast cancer.

Sarwar told BBC Scotland News that his party had "proven the pollsters wrong, the political commentators wrong and the bookies wrong".

He said the result showed voters were "scunnered" with the SNP and that Reform were "not at the races".Reeves's position on ruling out borrowing for day-to-day spending and not raising taxes again has fuelled speculation that spending cuts will be made.

During PMQs, Sir Keir sidestepped calls to say whether he will scrap the two-child benefit cap.The cap was introduced in 2015 by then-Conservative chancellor George Osborne and restricts child welfare payments to the first two children born to most families.

Israeli forces have recovered the bodies of two Israeli-Americans taken back to Gaza as hostages during the Hamas-led attack on southern Israel on 7 October 2023, the Israeli military says.Judi Weinstein Haggai, 70, who was also a Canadian citizen, and her husband Gadi Haggai, 72, were murdered by gunmen from the Mujahideen Brigades group when they attacked Kibbutz Nir Oz, a statement said.