J oe Biden is expected to raise concerns over the peace process in Northern Ireland and discuss the Ukrainian counter-offensive against Russia with Rishi Sunak when they meet next week. The US President will meet the Prime Minister in London and with the King at Windsor Castle on Monday beforeContinue Reading
C laims that Scottish Labour MSPs are afraid to speak out against party policies are “simply not true”, Anas Sarwar has said. The Scottish Labour leader dismissed the comments from Central Scotland MSP Monica Lennon, who said on Thursday that politicians within her party were scared of being deselected asContinue Reading
B oard games like Monopoly and Snakes and Ladders – which are based on numbers – could make young children better at maths, new research suggests. The games are already known to enhance learning and development, including reading and literacy. But the new study suggests that for three to nine-year-olds,Continue Reading
T he Advocate General for Scotland is not investigating the Scottish Government’s spending on independence, the PA news agency understands. Lord Foulkes claimed in the House of Lords on Thursday Lord Stewart – the UK Government adviser on Scots Law – was looking into aspects of the Scottish Government’s spending.Continue Reading
The department brought legal action over inquiry chairwoman Baroness Heather Hallett’s order to release the documents, arguing it should not have to hand over material that is “unambiguously irrelevant”. But in a High Court ruling on Thursday, Lord Justice Dingemans and Mr Justice Garnham dismissed the claim for judicial review.Continue Reading
A memorial service for the late SNP politician Winnie Ewing, the party’s first female parliamentarian, is to be livestreamed on social media. The service at Inverness Cathedral for the former MP, MEP and MSP, who died last month aged 93, will be conducted by the Most Reverend Mark Strange andContinue Reading
S pin doctor-turned-podcaster Alastair Campbell said campaigns where rivals “try to destroy each other” are putting people off politics. The former Downing Street press secretary in Sir Tony Blair’s New Labour government said MPs need to better look after their own mental wellbeing as he described Parliament as being aContinue Reading
The Met announced on Tuesday it was reopening its investigation into potential Covid lockdown breaches at the 2020 event, after video footage emerged showing Tory staffers – reportedly part of Mr Bailey’s mayoral campaign team – dancing and joking about “bending the rules”. Questions about the Met’s probe into theContinue Reading
T he archbishops of Canterbury and York have renewed calls for the Government to back changes to its Illegal Migration Bill to ensure “just” and “compassionate” asylum policy. In a letter to The Times newspaper, faith leaders warn the draft legislation to stop small boat crossings to the UK “fallsContinue Reading
N igel Farage has not denied a report that he isn’t wealthy enough to hold an account at private bank Coutts. The Brexit leader fell below the financial threshold needed to hold a Coutts account, and was offered a standard account at NatWest instead, the BBC reported on Tuesday. TheContinue Reading
