Former First Minister Alex Salmond has accused critics of his new talk show on the Kremlin-backed RT television channel of "breathtaking hypocrisy".
A Dundee anti-austerity campaign group plans to field candidates in each of the city's eight wards in next year's council elections.
The SNP has been accused for being anti-democratic by shutting down dissent over its pro-EU stance.
Angela Eagle has dropped out of the race to lead the Labour party after securing fewer nominations from MPs and MEPs than Owen Smith.