Blackford quits as SNP leader at Westminster; Johnson to stand again
Ian Blackford has announced he will step down as leader of the Scottish National party at Westminster and will be replaced at next week’s parliamentary party AGM.
Blackford’s surprising statement comes just a week after he told the Scotsman newspaper he had no intention of...
Lecanemab – the Alzheimer’s drug hailed as a huge breakthrough
Positive phase 3 trial results, have raised hope among scientists that the effectiveness of lecanemab is the first step toward finding a cure for Alzheimer's disease. After decades of research resulting in drugs available to ease the symptoms, lecanemab is the first drug to...
Ambulance workers in England to strike before Christmas
Ambulance workers in England have voted to strike for the first time in 30 years adding pressure on the NHS with nurses and other NHS staff preparing their industrial action in December.
Paramedics, ambulance technicians and 999 call handlers are set to strike before Christmas...
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Braverman back as home secretary six days after breaking ministerial code
Suella Braverman has been reappointed home secretary less than a week after plunging Liz Truss’s government into a death spiral.
The successor Rishi Sunak started his first hours as prime minister with a reshuffle of the cabinet and a pledge...
Daily news
Barristers escalate strike action; govt gives law firms £85m before Covid Inquiry
Criminal barristers in England and Wales have voted to go on an all-out strike and victims’ advocates said the historic action is “entirely the government’s fault”. Already log-jammed courts will...
Downing Street
‘Impossible and odious’ to be Johnson’s ethics adviser
Boris Johnson’s ethics adviser Lord Christopher Geidt has resigned because the prime minister put him in an “impossible and odious position”. Geidt’s resignation letter states Johnson proposed violating the ministerial...
Daily news
Boris Johnson rewrites ministerial code to ‘save his own skin,’ says Rayner
Boris Johnson has re-written the ministerial code of conduct whilst he is being investigated by MPs over whether he has breached it by lying to the House of Commons. Labour...COMMENTARY
Top Tories rebelling against Sunak ‘spells real danger’ for the government
Rishi Sunak is under increasing pressure with growing numbers of disgruntled Conservative MPs rebelling over onshore wind farms, planning reforms and a proposed crackdown on overseas students.
Former prime ministers Boris Johnson and Liz Truss signed a rebel amendment last...
Daily news
UK faces ‘profound economic challenge’ warns new PM Rishi Sunak
The UK’s new prime minister Rishi Sunak has warned the country that “there is no doubt we face a profound economic challenge.” In his first comments after being named PM...
Daily news
Sunak set for No 10 after Johnson drops out
Rishi Sunak is set to become the UK’s third prime minister this year after Boris Johnson dropped out of the Conservative party leadership race. While Johnson never formally declared his...
Daily news
£4,437 energy bills in April as Hunt scraps ‘mini-budget’
New chancellor Jeremy Hunt has announced almost every part of his predecessor’s mini-budget and fiscal policy will be reversed, including the two year £2,500 energy price cap, which will...
Blackford quits as SNP leader at Westminster; Johnson to stand again
Ian Blackford has announced he will step down as leader of the Scottish National party at Westminster and will be replaced at next week’s parliamentary party AGM.
Blackford’s surprising statement comes just a week after he told the Scotsman newspaper...
Beyond England
Sturgeon fights on after Supreme Court rules against IndyRef2
Nicola Sturgeon has vowed to make the next election a referendum on Scottish independence after the UK’s Supreme Court ruled against the SNP’s bid for a ballot in 2023. Scotland’s...
Beyond England
Transgender bill passes first Holyrood hurdle despite SNP backbench revolt
The Scottish parliament has overwhelmingly voted through the first stage of a transgender recognition bill despite a revolt by Scottish National party (SNP) backbenchers and the resignation of a...
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