Healey’s first budget to include big devolution package to boost growth Chancellor will build on Burnham’s promise that local leaders in England will no longer have to ‘come cap in hand to Westminster’ The Guardian - UK · Oct 24
SNP demand Labour rule out using North Sea wealth for English nuclear power The SNP have demanded the UK Labour Government rule out the use of revenue from Scotland’s oil and gas industry on English nuclear energy. The National (Scotland) · Oct 24
Westminster jobs cull could hit staff tasked with supporting local communities The cuts are expected to save the council £29 million in 2026-27, with redundancies due to take place between April and December next year Evening Standard · Oct 24
Scottish Greens co-leaders deny party is 'skint' amid 'financial crisis' motion The Scottish Greens co-leaders have denied that their party is 'skint' amid a key conference motion which claims the party has been in 'financial crisis' The National (Scotland) · Oct 24
Scottish Greens urge John Swinney to say where he stands on energy policy Gillian Mackay’s remarks follow the UK Government’s approval of the Jackdaw gas field. Evening Standard · Oct 24
‘It’s about principle’ – Carla Lockhart defends quitting as DUP party officer The Upper Bann MP wants leader Gavin Robinson to pull DUP deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly out of the powersharing executive. Evening Standard · Oct 24
Ex-Tory campaign chief sentenced over bets on election date Anthony Lee, 49, used confidential information linked to a Downing Street meeting to bet on the date of the 2024 general election Evening Standard · Oct 24
Can curry nights and canny advisers help Healey deliver a budget for everyday people? The chancellor has promised ‘breathing space’ for households and small businesses but global events cannot be ignored The Guardian - UK · Oct 24
Five key tax talking points before next week’s budget As the chancellor prepares for 28 October, we unpack the facts and figures – and the implications any changes could mean for you The Guardian - UK · Oct 24
Scottish Greens co-leader issues warning to party members ahead of nuclear vote Scottish Greens co-leader Gillian Mackay has said she firmly opposes a key party motion which would, if passed, support new nuclear power in Scotland The National (Scotland) · Oct 24
Immigration to UK from third-world countries, including Pakistan, will end entirely, British MP Rupert Lowe warns British MP Rupert Lowe has announced plans to end immigration from several developing countries, including Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Somalia and Iran, under his Restore Britain party's proposed policies. Speaking at the party's October 3 conference, Lowe said, “Immigration into Britain from the Third World will end entirely.” The Economic Times · Oct 24
Will Stephen Flynn stick to his word on Israel? It was only last month that Stephen Flynn stood up in the Scottish Parliament and proudly exhorted his record of being “on the right side of history” The National (Scotland) · Oct 23
What are Westminster big beasts putting in their emergency stockpile? ANDY Burnham has told Britons to stockpile a store of essential supplies to help get them through whatever looming disaster strikes first. The National (Scotland) · Oct 23
Former Conservatives campaign boss spared jail after betting on 2024 general election date The Conservative Party’s former director of campaigning and his wife Laura placed more than £2,000 worth of bets The Independent UK · Oct 23
The National (Scotland) · Oct 23 Far-right Restore Britain’s Scottish polling boast exposed as error THE far-right Restore Britain’s claim that a bombshell poll had put them ahead of both Reform and the Tories in Scotland was based on an error, it has emerged ...
Evening Standard · Oct 23 Tory campaign figure ‘used inside information from Rishi Sunak meeting to bet’ Anthony Lee and his wife Laura placed more than £2,000 worth of bets, standing to win more than £23,000, Southwark Crown Court heard.
Evening Standard · Oct 23 We would join the SNP in government again, Green co-leader says Ross Greer also said he would be open to welcoming defectors from the SNP, Labour and the Lib Dems.
The National (Scotland) · Oct 23 From polyamory to nuclear power: 8 key debates at Scottish Green conference The Scottish Greens are set to gather in Inverness this weekend for their party conference, with a number of key motions set to be debated
The Guardian - UK · Oct 23 This man has quit Badenoch’s increasingly hard-right Tory party – others should be brave enough to do the same The London Assembly’s Andrew Boff is one of many who reject Kemi Badenoch’s authoritarian position. They are the only chance for the party’s future, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
Evening Standard · Oct 23 Police say no further investigation needed into Yes Scotland finances The group handed over its full accounts to officers in July after a complaint was made about its finances.
The National (Scotland) · Oct 23 Michael Gove denies genocide in Palestine amid furious 'antisemite' rant at reporter MICHAEL Gove has repeatedly denied the genocide in Palestine ...
The National (Scotland) · Oct 23 Police find no criminality in Yes Scotland finances after 'missing £1.5m' claim POLICE Scotland have found no criminality relating to the accounts of Yes Scotland, after claims of £1.5 million going missing ...
International Business Times UK · Oct 23 Turning Point UK CEO Caught on Camera Discussing Paid Beatings, Stabbings, and Killings Turning Point UK chief Jack Ross faces investigation after footage allegedly showed discussions of paid violence. Police Scotland is reviewing it.
The National (Scotland) · Oct 23 Scottish Greens call for tax on frequent flyers to fund cheaper public transport THE Scottish Greens have called for a new tax on frequent flyers ...
The Guardian - UK · Oct 22 Minister insists she backs migration policy after joking she couldn’t lie about supporting it Miatta Fahnbulleh says reference to ‘awkward’ interview was meant to be lighthearted and self-deprecating