The Latest Breaking News on UK Politics

SNP leaders hint at rethink on Sturgeon’s Scottish independence plan

Party should ‘hit pause button’ on strategy conference, says Westminster leader Stephen Flynn

The Independent UK · Feb 16, 2023

Joanna Cherry calls for Nicola Sturgeon's husband Peter Murrell to resign as SNP chief executive

The MP for Edinburgh South West said that Murrell should make way for a "neutral caretaker CEO".

Daily Record · Feb 16, 2023

Key challenges to be faced by Sturgeon’s successor as First Minister

The new SNP leader’s in-tray will be packed, from plotting a course to indyref2 to settling the unresolved teachers’ pay dispute.

The Independent UK · Feb 16, 2023

Abbott denies Starmer privately defied Corbyn over antisemitism

Corbyn ally says suggestions Starmer challenged handling of issue while in shadow cabinet are ‘nonsense’

The Guardian - UK · Feb 16, 2023

Jeremy Corbyn and allies hit out at Keir Starmer’s bid to block Labour candidacy

Sir Keir Starmer has decided to bar his predecessor as leader from standing as a Labour candidate at the next election.

The Independent UK · Feb 16, 2023

Nicola Sturgeon dodges question on ‘missing’ £600,000 campaign funds

Departing Scottish first minister refuses to be drawn on investigation into SNP’s accounts

The Independent UK · Feb 16, 2023

Labour must be a broad church. Starmer’s purge of the left puts his future government in peril

When any leader says ‘it’s my way or the highway’ – as he effectively has – they sign their project’s death warrant, says Neal Lawson, director of Compass

The Guardian - UK · Feb 16, 2023

Nicola Bulley: MPs criticise police over release of personal details

Labour’s Stella Creasy among those questioning why Lancashire police told public of ‘issues with alcohol’

The Guardian - UK · Feb 16, 2023

Nicola Sturgeon and Jacinda Ardern – what two shock resignations tell us about good leadership

Leading two small countries on opposite sides of the planet, Nicola Sturgeon and Jacinda Ardern have both won widespread respect and admiration for their strong, courageous and determined leadership. They are both women who have smashed through glass ceilings to reach the summit.

The Conversation · Feb 16, 2023

Glasgow council tax set to rise by 5% and parking charges increase - but no reduction in teacher numbers

Today's budget meeting is expected to see SNP plans pass unopposed, with no alternative options being put forward by other parties.

Glasgow Live · Feb 16, 2023