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Fuel Duty looks set to be a key issue for the Glasgow East by-election as Gordon Brown wobbles in the first days of the campaign. The SNP wants a fair deal for Glasgow East and is calling on the UK Government to scrap the fuel tax rise and to return Scotland’s share of the current fuel tax windfall, equivalent to £40 a week for every household in Glasgow East.

The SNP accused Labour and Liberal MPs of betraying their constituents following the defeat of an amendment geared towards lowering fuel prices.

Nicola Sturgeon welcomes the news that the Ministry of Defence has signed the contract for 2 aircraft carriers to be in Scotland.

As the SNP campaign in Glasgow East gets underway, three candidates have been selected for the short leet.

SNP Westminster leader, Angus Robertson MP, has accused the Prime Minister of running scared of a “by-election bloody nose” at Prime Minister’s Questions.

The SNP confirm that funding for Scotland's science centres has increased since the last adminstration following an attack from a Glasgow Labour MP during Prime Minister's Questions.

A survey of fuel prices shows that for a household filling even a modest car with a 30 litre tank, £25 per week or £100 per month is going to the UK Treasury in tax.

The Ministry of Defence is coming under criticism for delaying the implementation of key safety recommendations in Nimrod aircraft.

Speaking as yet more fuel protests took place in London, SNP Westminster Treasury spokesperson, Stewart Hosie MP, has urged MPs to back proposals for the introduction of a Fuel Duty Regulator which would provide relief for motorists and industry from soaring fuel prices.