Former Labour minister who lost son to overdose cried listening to SNP drug death 'excuses'

Daily Record Sunday 11th October 2026, 10:25AM 1 min read 2 hours ago

Shocking figures published last month showed 1133 people lost their lives in 2025, an 11 per cent rise on the previous year’s total of 1017 and the worst death rate in Europe.

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