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UK Budget: Scotch whisky and coronavirus measures welcomed

THE SNP and the Conservatives have welcomed a freeze on Scotch whisky duty and measures taken to deal with coronavirus.

Councillors are debating a decision to over-rule rejection of plans for a new housing development in Forres.

Richard Lochhead says SNP supporters are "looking forward" to the event but Conservatives in Moray believe it will cause "chaos".

Richard Lochhead was criticised for attacking Brexit supporters as "Little Englanders" while a group marked the loss of EU citizenship for Scots.

Richard Lochhead criticised Douglas Ross for voting with his Conservative colleagues against EU rights.

Douglas Ross MP was the first Moray Minister to answer Scottish questions on behalf of the Scotland Office.

THE candidates vying to represent Moray at Westminster will have a chance to pitch to local voters at a hustings in Cullen tomorrow (Friday) evening.

THE Brexit Party will not be standing a candidate in Moray as the party aims to help the Conservative vote UK-wide.

THE first three candidates confirmed for the Moray General Election have fired the opening shots in the campaign locally.

LABOUR Party members in Moray have selected Jo Kirby as the party's candidate for Westminster.

Laura Zieger MacPherson has been selected to take part in a discussion in Strasbourg on democracy.

Douglas Ross MP has further defended his decision to back the new Prime Minister.

Douglas Ross MP and Richard Lochhead MSP have responded to confirmation of Boris Johnson as the UK's new Prime Minister.

Moray's Conservative MP Douglas Ross has announced he will vote for Boris Johnson in the second round of the leadership election today.

The Scottish National Party (SNP) have increased their vote share in Moray at the European elections to 34.1%, with the Brexit Party in second place.

Moray MSP Richard Lochhead has said Scotland will "continue to be damaged by uncertainty" as Theresa May resigns.