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It comes days after the prime minister said the UK government could consider pursuing more curbs on protest laws, including targeting some of the chants used at pro-Palestinian demonstrations.

The deputy also attends the weekly party parliamentary meeting, along with the prime minister, some elected backbenchers and the leader of the House.

The situation has sharply deteriorated since the start of 2024, when gangs forced then prime minister Ariel Henry to step down.

The unpopularity of the prime minister and the UK government seems to have dragged Scottish Labour down.

The challenge has felled two previous prime ministers over the past year, driving up the country’s borrowing costs and stirring investor worries.