LEADERS' NEW YEAR MESSAGES

By investing for the future – and in particular by celebrating and supporting our young people – we are working to ensure that the years ahead are bright ones for Scotland. So my hope is that 2018 will be a fantastic year – for our young people, and for all of us.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon 2018 is a special year in the life of one of our most cherished institutions, as we will celebrate the 70th birthday of our National Health Service. It is a year to rededicate ourselves to its founding ideal: that good healthcare should be available to everyone, regardless of income. Prime Minister Theresa May In 2018, Labour’s mission is to give our people support and security and use their talents, unleash their creativity and fulfil their hopes. The old political consensus is finished. We are staking out the new centre ground in British politics, backing the things which most people want but are blocked by vested interests. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn The coming year will see Labour push the Government even harder to make parliament work in the interests of the unemployed, the dispossessed, the homeless, those struggling in poverty, and all those whose lives are currently predestined because of where they are born. Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard While politics will continue, other events will take centre stage. Glasgow hosting the European Championships, Scotland competing at the Commonwealth Games and the Year of Young People. In 2018, I hope all of us will be inspired by the endeavour of our athletes, the warmth of our host city and the energy of the next generation. Scottish Conservatives leader Ruth Davidson