Welcome to The Press and Journal’s morning politics briefing — everything you need to know in your region and across the country, before you start your day.
Top stories today:
Revealed: Aberdeen North among worst hit by Universal Credit cut
‘We’ve got to start to pay back’: Douglas Ross defends plan to cut Universal Credit
‘The thin blue line is at times very thin’: North and north-east police divisions shrink
‘Worrying gaps’: Doctors and nurses raise concern over £1bn Scottish NHS recovery plan
In case you missed it:
‘The sea was closed’: Raab denies paddleboarding while Kabul fell
Home Office helpline blunder sees Scotland-based Afghan man concerned for family diverted to washing machine repair shop in Coventry
Gillian Martin MSP: ‘Menopause not something to be sniggered at’
Afghan families met with ‘avalanche of love’ in the UK, British Red Cross says
