Tributes have flooded in for former Scottish first minister Alex Salmond, who has died aged 69. The Alba Party leader, who served as Scotland’s first minister between 2007 and 2014, passed away on Saturday after giving a speech in North Macedonia. Describing his death as “sudden” and “a shock”, ScottishContinue Reading
Former First Minister of Scotland Alex Salmond dies aged 69 Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Tributes have poured in for the longtime Scottish first minister Alex Salmond, who has died aged 69. TheContinue Reading
The prime minister has recalled the murder of a woman stabbed 71 times by her abusive ex-partner as he gave his personal backing to The Independent’s Brick by Brick campaign to build a refuge for women and children fleeing domestic abuse. In an exclusive interview, Sir Keir Starmer vowed thatContinue Reading
The owner of P&O ferries will attend a key investment summit after Sir Keir Starmer distanced himself from comments by a minister who called the firm a “cowboy operator”. After efforts by Downing Street to smooth relations, it is understood that DP World will now attend Monday’s gathering, despite theContinue Reading
Kemi Badenoch has previously declared herself “the one person that can beat Keir Starmer”. And now she is close to becoming the prime minister’s direct opponent in politics after reaching the final head-to-head in the Conservative Party leadership election against Robert Jenrick. Her allies say she is straight-talking and hasContinue Reading
Keir Starmer has risked deepening a rift in his own government after he used an interview with the BBC to criticise his transport secretary Louise Haigh. The prime minister appeared on the BBC News Newscast podcast with Adam Fleming and Chris Mason, where he was pressed on Ms Haigh’s commentsContinue Reading
Keir Starmer’s goal of turning Britain around with a surge in economic growth has suffered a major blow after a £1bn investment was pulled because of a ministerial blunder. On the eve of Sir Keir’s much-hyped investment summit – which he and chancellor Rachel Reeves have pinned their hopes onContinue Reading
The government has apologised for accidentally leaking the email address of one of the world’s richest men in the lead-up to a major summit hosted by Britain. The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) has referred itself to the data protection watchdog and apologised for the “human error” after officialsContinue Reading
Rachel Reeves is being warned that a massive hike in capital gains tax could endanger her hopes of creating economic growth. It comes as a row has broken out over claims that the chancellor has asked Treasury officials to model capital gains tax rates of 39 per cent and 33Continue Reading
Military chiefs are considering sending British troops to Ukraine to train soldiers and boost Kyiv’s recruitment efforts, it has emerged. Ministry of Defence (MoD) sources confirmed to The Independent that discussions are ongoing about whether to send troops to the country to support it amid Russia’s ongoing invasion. There isContinue Reading
