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Northern Ireland budget: Chris Heaton-Harris sets budget 'to bring public finances under control'

Departments have been operating without proper budgets for months

Belfast Live

Heaton-Harris sets budget ‘to bring public finances in NI under control’

Government departments in the region have been operating without proper budgets for months.

The Independent UK

First Minister's Questions suspended after protester shouts from public gallery

SNP MSP Stephanie Callaghan had just asked Nicola Sturgeon about the Supreme Court judgement on Wednesday.

Daily Record

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Nicola Sturgeon rubbishes 'bold' Tory claim NHS at risk under SNP

NICOLA Sturgeon rubbished Douglas Ross’s “bold” claim that the NHS in Scotland is under threat from privatisation by the SNP

The National (Scotland)

MPs will get a week off Parliament for King Charles’s coronation

The leader of the House of Commons, Penny Mordaunt, today announced that MPs will have nearly a week off in May to celebrate King Charles' coronation

Daily Mirror

Staff defended amid accusations Northumberland County Council 'does nowt'

The councillor said the public would notice if council staff did not carry out their duties

Chronicle Live

UK to set N.Ireland budget in absence of devolved government

The British government said on Thursday it would set the 2022/23 budget for Northern Ireland in the absence of a functioning devolved government there.

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Scottish opposition parties reject SNP’s plan to treat election as referendum

Nicola Sturgeon says making general election a de facto vote on independence is only lawful way for Scots to express their will

The Guardian - UK

Transport Secretary says ‘reform is vital’ amid bid to avert rail strikes

Mark Harper told MPs he ‘will do everything I can to end these damaging and unnecessary strikes’ ahead of planned meetings with trade union leaders.

The Independent UK

Former Stormont first minister takes seat in House of Lords

Dame Arlene Foster, who left Stormont politics last year after resigning as leader of the DUP, takes the title Baroness Foster of Aghadrumsee.

The Independent UK

Pictures from the independence rally on Buchanan Street following Supreme Court's ruling

Thousands gathered on Buchanan Street after the UK Supreme Court decided that a second independence referendum could not be held without permission from Westminster

Glasgow Live

PM admits submitting receipts inappropriately

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida admitted Thursday morning to having submitted receipts that were missing required information when they were attached to a report on income received and expenditures incurred in his campaign for last year's House of Representatives election.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Top Tory Michael Gove admits he has used private healthcare like Rishi Sunak

The Levelling-Up Secretary said he has 'on occasion' paid to go private rather than use the NHS - where GP waiting times have spiralled and experts warn of a funding crisis

Daily Mirror

'C***' graffitied on Scots Conservative councillor's office

A probe is underway after "c***" was scrawled on the office door of a Conservative councillor in Glasgow’s City Chambers.

The National (Scotland)

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Grattan on Friday: David Pocock has only just arrived in the Senate and now he's negotiating with the PM

He wouldn’t relish the comparison, but at the start of the Albanese government Senate crossbencher David Pocock finds himself with the sort of pivotal power independent Brian Harradine enjoyed during the early Howard years.

The Independent UK

Starmer ignoring concerns of Black and Asian communities, members warn

Exclusive: Members say the party risks alienating voters by failing to address key issues

Daily Record

New poll finds half of Scots would vote SNP for independence at next general election

The First Minister announced on Wednesday that her party would use the next election as a de facto referendum on Scottish independence.

Dynamite News

Supreme Court Questions ‘Lightning Speed’ In Appointment Of Arun Goel As Election Commissioner

"What was that prevailed upon the government to initiate the process in a manner that everything has to be done within the shortest possible time and super fast?" asked the bench. Read on for details:

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The National (Scotland)

Keir Starmer wins Politician of the Year at right-wing Spectator magazine awards

LABOUR leader Sir Keir Starmer won Politician of the Year at the Spectator awards on Monday evening.

The National (Scotland)

'Almost hilarious': Douglas Ross STILL says UK is a voluntary Union

AN interview in which Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross insisted the UK is a voluntary Union has been described as “almost hilarious”.

The Guardian - AU

Victoria’s major parties look to contingency funds as part of election commitment costings

Both Labor and the Coalition claim they could achieve forecast surpluses after releasing their costings

Evening Standard

The Leader podcast: Is indyref2 dead?

Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon plans her next move

The Guardian - AU

Only time will tell if the Nacc will be the ‘big broom’ promised to sweep through our corridors of power

While some still have faith in politics’ ability to self-correct, others hope greater disruption will bring stronger trust

Evening Standard

Former Met PC convicted of assaulting woman would have been thrown out of force, says panel

Ex-Met PC Jack Greenaway was convicted of actual bodily harm after assault on woman in south London

ABC News

Labor, Coalition promise billion-dollar surpluses in three years as pre-election costings revealed

Labor claims it can return the budget to a surplus exceeding $1b by 2026, while the Coalition says under its plan that figure would be $11.3b. Both parties are relying on raiding contingency funds.

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