<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Daily Express :: SNP Feed</title><link>https://www.express.co.uk</link><description>Simply The Best 7 Days A Week</description><language>en-gb</language><image><link>https://www.express.co.uk</link><url>https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/logorss.gif</url><title>Daily Express</title></image><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 23:29:42 +0100</pubDate><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><generator>CakePHP</generator><managingEditor>news@express.co.uk</managingEditor><webMaster>news@express.co.uk</webMaster><item><title><![CDATA[Brits going on holiday hit with new £115 charge from April]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/199/285x214/2188360_1.jpg"/><br><br>Passport changes from April mean higher costs for British holidaymakers.<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 14:28:00 +0100</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Claire Schofield]]></author><category>UK</category><media:keywords>SNP, Passport, Cost of living, UK passport fee increase, HM Passport Office, cost of living, SNP opposition</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/199/590x/2188360_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[HM Passport Office has confirmed plans to hike passport application fees from April 8]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/199/237x141/2188360_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[HM Passport Office has confirmed plans to hike passport application fees from April 8]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prolific sex offender politician assaulted victims at Pride party – youngest aged just 14]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/139/285x214/2187600_1.jpg"/><br><br>Jordan Linden, 30, abused his position of trust to 'befriend' boys and young men.<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 18:55:00 +0000</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Jon King]]></author><category>Politics</category><media:keywords>SNP, Crime, Court news, Scotland, Jordan Linden, Jordan Linden guilty, Jordan Linden trial, Jordan Linden news, Jordan Linden latest, Jordan Linden update, Jordan Linden SNP, </media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/139/590x/2187600_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jordan Linden has been found guilty of multiple sex offences against young men and boys]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[North Lanarkshire Council]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/139/237x141/2187600_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jordan Linden has been found guilty of multiple sex offences against young men and boys]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[North Lanarkshire Council]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item><item><title><![CDATA[SNP chief Swinney vows to ban US and Israeli troops from Scotland]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/139/285x214/2182286_1.jpg"/><br><br>Human rights groups have condemned the strike on a primary school in the southern city of Minab, where the death toll has risen to at least 175 people, the majority of whom were young schoolgirls.<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 19:41:00 +0000</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Ciaran McGrath]]></author><category>Politics</category><media:keywords>SNP, Scottish independence, John Swinney, Iran-Israel conflict, US and Israeli troops ban</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/139/590x/2182286_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[John Swinney, Scotland's First Minister]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/139/237x141/2182286_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[John Swinney, Scotland's First Minister]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taxpayers funding 'out of control' benefits in Scotland but children locked in poverty]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/139/285x214/2173785_1.jpg"/><br><br>Top think tank says a jobless family in Glasgow on combined benefits could receive £45,500<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2026 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate><author><![CDATA[David Williamson]]></author><category>Politics</category><media:keywords>SNP, Scotland, Benefits, Taxes, SNP Government, Centre for Social Justice, Child Poverty, Welfare Spending</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/139/590x/2173785_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Nicola Sturgeon has been succeeded by John Swinney but benefits spending has 'ballooned']]></media:description><media:credit 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