Yousaf elected Scotland’s current First Minister and he tips Robison for deputy
S NP leader Humza Yousaf has tipped Shona Robison to be his deputy just minutes after being voted in by MSPs as Scotland’s youngest First …
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Humza Yousaf to seek powers for IndyRef2 ‘accurate away’
N ew SNP leader Humza Yousaf has said he will interrogate for a Section 30 order “accurate away” just hours after he took over in …
Windsor Framework a ‘sticking plaster’, says DUP leader Donaldson
D UP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has described the Windsor Framework as a “sticking plaster” and said he is looking forward to further negotiation with …
Parliament blocks TikTok in latest ban on Chinese-owned app over security fears
P arliament is blocking TikTok from its devices and networks in the latest ban imposed on the Chinese-owned social media app over security concerns. The …
Government ‘acts like Boys From The Blackstuff’s Yosser Hughes over strikes law’
T he UK Government has been accused at Westminster of acting like Yosser Hughes over a strikes law. Former TUC president Baroness Donaghy argued the …
Michael Gove: Blocking Scottish gender law was ‘wise and proportionate’
D iminishing support for the Scottish Government’s position to reform gender recognition laws shows that blocking those changes was “wise and proportionate”, Michael Gove has …
UK Government must conclude support for oil and gas, campaigners say
T he UK Government must conclude its support for the oil and gas industry, campaigners maintain said, in light of a renewed warning from the …
MPs set to vote on Stormont brake
M Ps will vote this week on a key aspect of the Windsor Framework – the Stormont brake. The statutory instrument, which was published on …
Budget branded ‘missed opportunity’ by Swinney despite £320m for Scotland
D eputy First Minister John Swinney has branded the UK Budget a “missed opportunity”, despite Chancellor Jeremy Hunt promising another £320 million for the Scottish …
Civil servant ‘sick’ at pension erosion as thousands walk out on Budget Day
A striking civil servant has told how he gets a “sick feeling in the bottom of his stomach” due to the erosion of his pension, …