Windsor Framework – Johnson throws spanner in the works
It was evident from the moment images of a smiling Rishi Sunak shaking Ursula von der Leyen's hand began streaming into sitting rooms across the UK that securing the approval of the DUP and Brexiteers would be difficult. Triumphant...
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Joe Biden hails UK-EU Windsor Framework deal, DUP expresses doubts
US president Joe Biden has hailed the Windsor Framework agreement between the UK and EU as an “essential step” for peace in Northern Ireland. The “stability and certainty” provided by...
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Kate Forbes is favourite in ‘brutal’ race to be new SNP leader
Controversial Kate Forbes has emerged as the early favourite among Scottish voters to replace Nicola Sturgeon as the new SNP leader and first minister of Scotland. However, the poll putting...
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PM poised to strike Brexit deal, King cancels meeting with EU president
A meeting between King Charles and EU president Ursula von de Leyen has been cancelled at the last minute amid a flurry of media reports that Rishi Sunak is...DUP dash hopes for Sunak’s Brexit deal while Tory rebels stir
Rishi Sunak’s attempts to strike a Brexit deal look set to fail with the DUP warning it “falls short” of what is acceptable and rebel Conservative MPs standing firm with the unionists over the...
Sturgeon quits while Starmer bars Corbyn from standing for Labour
The shock decision by Nicola Sturgeon to stand down as Scotland’s first minister has overshadowed Sir Keir Starmer’s move to prevent Jeremy Corbyn from being a Labour MP.
Sturgeon, Scotland’s longest serving first minister told...
Labour exposes ‘scandalous waste’ of taxpayers’ money by Tory government
Labour has condemned the “lavish spending” culture at the heart of government exposed by its investigation into government procurement cards (GPCs) – credit cards for ministers and officials backed by taxpayers' money.
Angela Rayner, Labour’s...
Durham report blames Brexit for worsening channel migrant crisis
The authors of the recently published Durham report have urged the Prime Minister to concede that Brexit is "the main factor" responsible for the increasing number of small boats crossing the channel. The new...
Russia warns of ‘bloody harvest’ if UK sends fighter jets to Ukraine
The UK prime minister has vowed “nothing is off the table” when it comes to the UK answering Vlodymyr Zelenskiy’s appeal for British fighter jets to Ukraine.
The Russian Embassy in London warned there would...