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DOUGLAS Ross has been accused of “playing games” with unionist voters in order to shore up support for the Conservatives. The Scottish Tory leader has appealed to voters in favour of Scotland remaining part of the UK to back his party on the regional list ballot at May’s election. Mr Ross had attempted to bring forward a unionist pact with Scottish Labour and the Scottish Liberal Democrats in a strategy to stop the SNP securing a Holyrood majority – which he said “never really got off the ground”. A tactical voting platform launched by campaign group, Scotland in Union, c...

WA Premier stamps authority on Labor with ministry purge after colossal election win MonMonday 15 updated TueTuesday 16 Mark McGowan has made it clear he intends to choose his own ministry. ( Share Print text only Cancel Just in case there was any doubt about who was running the show, WA Premier Mark McGowan just stamped his authority in emphatic fashion. No one individual has enjoyed this much power in the West Australian Labor Party for a very long time, if ever. Labor leaders in WA have long had their power curtailed by union and factional leaders, having to make do with the teams they're ...

WA election: The MPs in line for a promotion in Mark McGowan's cabinet reshuffle SunSunday 14 Roger Cook, Rita Saffioti and Sue Ellery are all in line for senior ministerial positions. ( Print text only Cancel With the celebrations out of the way at WA Labor headquarters, the jostling for cabinet positions is now well and truly on. After a few retirements, Premier Mark McGowan has some re-shuffling to do. Mr McGowan will soon announce who will take over as treasurer and Aboriginal affairs minister following Ben Wyatt's departure, and the Emergency Services portfolio will also need to be fille...

WA election's biggest losers and who replaced them in Liberal annihilation SunSunday 14 updated SunSunday 14 Opposition Leader Zak Kirkup faces media after conceding defeat. ( Share Print text only Cancel A history-making Labor victory has all but wiped out the WA Liberal party, turning many seats red for the very first time. The Liberals could be left with as few as two seats in the Legislative Assembly — meaning the party has failed to get the numbers to form Opposition. So, who are the biggest losers? It's a long list of Liberal names. Dawesville Loser: Zak Kirkup (LIB) Paramedic and ps...

West Australian Premier Mark McGowan says Labor ran a "very centrist" and "responsible" government — and plans to maintain its approach — following the party's historic victory over the Liberals on Saturday night.