H umza Yousaf said he is “confident” the SNP can hold the constituency of Rutherglen and Hamilton West but admitted his party would face a “tough” challenge if a by-election is held there. With a recall petition currently under way after Margaret Ferrier, the MP for the area, was suspendedContinue Reading
B ritish travellers have been warned to be aware of the unrest in France amid rioting across the country following the fatal police shooting of a 17-year-old. French President Emmanuel Macron has so far held off on declaring a state of emergency, but the crisis has grown as rioting spreadsContinue Reading
L abour is facing criticism after it was accused of moving to potentially suspend a prominent member over a two-year-old tweet that appeared to endorse the benefits of cross-party cooperation. Neal Lawson, the chief executive of the Compass think tank, hit out at the party on Friday and claimed thatContinue Reading
R ishi Sunak has refused to guarantee the first flight to Rwanda would take off by the end of the year after his asylum policy was dealt a blow by an appeal court ruling. The Prime Minister instead said “it’s a matter for the courts” when pressed when flights wouldContinue Reading
T he Government’s legal challenge over the UK Covid Inquiry’s demand for former prime minister Boris Johnson’s unredacted WhatsApp messages, diaries and personal notebooks will be heard at the High Court. The Cabinet Office is bringing a judicial review of inquiry chairwoman Baroness Hallett’s order to release the documents, arguingContinue Reading
M ore than 300,000 extra nurses, doctors and other health workers are expected to be employed in the NHS in England over the coming years through radical plans to improve staffing in the health service. The possibility of cutting the amount of time doctors spend in medical school, driving upContinue Reading
S cotland had no plan for a non-flu pandemic ahead of Covid-19 arriving in the country in 2020, Nicola Sturgeon has told a public inquiry. The former SNP leader, who was Scotland’s first minister for the duration of the pandemic, told the UK Covid-19 Inquiry there was “thinking” within governmentContinue Reading
T he Court of Appeal is due to rule on legal challenges over Government plans to send asylum seekers to Rwanda. In December last year, two judges at the High Court dismissed a series of legal bids against the Government’s plan to provide asylum seekers with a one-way ticket toContinue Reading
T he Foreign Secretary is expected to call for an expansion of the United Nations Security Council to better respond to international crises such as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. James Cleverly will use a speech at Chatham House’s London Conference to call for a reinvigorated multi-country system that is equippedContinue Reading
A grieving hockey team have celebrated their title win with the name of their beloved late coach worn proudly on their shirts. Ben Dudley, who died in April at the age of 36, was described as a “legend” and “inspirational” by the students he coached as head of hockey atContinue Reading
