Rishi Sunak REPEATEDLY refuses to set out route to indyref2 on Scotland visit It is the first time the PM has spoken on the topic since the Supreme Court ruling last year The National (Scotland) · Jan 13, 2023
Neale Richmond replaces recently resigned Damien English as junior minister Mr English resigned as Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise on Thursday over his failure to declare ownership of a property when applying for planning permission Irish Mirror · Jan 13, 2023
UK to further delay calling Northern Ireland election as Brexit talks continue EU sources say progress in protocol dispute is slow despite growing momentum The Guardian - UK · Jan 13, 2023
Ministers slammed for seeking to rush ‘anti-strike’ laws through Commons in just two days Opposition parties condemned the timetable unveiled for the new minimum service strike law Evening Standard · Jan 13, 2023
North Down councillor Carl McClean joins DUP after quitting UUP over 'completely chaotic' election plans The councillor resigned from the UUP last week after describing its election candidate selection process as "absolute madness" Belfast Live · Jan 13, 2023
Tory minister left red-faced after being 'invited to strike' on Question Time What do we want? Tories out. When do we want it? Now. The National (Scotland) · Jan 13, 2023
The way through Brexit hell is quiet negotiation, not loud hopes of rejoining Last night our Labour Mayor, Sadiq Khan, passionately urged a more “pragmatic debate” on Europe including rejoining the single market, because he said, politicians “can’t keep quiet about the immense damage Brexit is doing”. Although his position can be interpreted as a swipe at the Labour Party’s national policy of… Evening Standard · Jan 13, 2023
Sunak pledges to work constructively with Scotland's leader U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has pledged to work constructively with Scotland’s leader despite tensions over her administration’s wish for a new independence referendum The Independent UK · Jan 13, 2023
Voters know that Brexit was a mistake, so when will our politicians admit it? A glimmer of hope over the Northern Ireland protocol shows what can happen if we stop being embarrassed by the B-word, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins The Guardian - UK · Jan 13, 2023
Tory minister considering surprise bid to run for London mayor in 2024 EXCLUSIVE: London minister Paul Scully says he’ll challenge Sadiq Khan if he thinks he’s the ‘best-placed person’ to defeat him Evening Standard · Jan 13, 2023
Sunak must stand up to ‘Brexit purity cult’ in Tory party, says Starmer Labour leader to urge PM to take on Eurosceptics in attempt to resolve Northern Ireland protocol issues The Guardian - UK · Jan 13, 2023
You can’t stop the likes of Bridgen and Tate saying dangerous things – but you can take away their soapboxes It’s time to look again at the UK’s watered-down online safety bill: this problem is too big for democracies to ignore, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff The Guardian - UK · Jan 13, 2023
Who is donating to Labour, LibDem and Alba MPs and how much are they getting? A DATABASE has revealed who is funding Scottish MPs - but who is funding politicians in Labour, the Liberal Democrats and Alba? The National (Scotland) · Jan 13, 2023
Social media bosses could face jail if they breach child safety laws Labour’s backing of a Tory amendment to the Online Safety Bill means they potentially have the numbers to defeat Rishi Sunak’s government The Independent UK · Jan 13, 2023
ABC News · Jan 13, 2023 Ousting Dominic Perrottet could make more trouble for Liberal party, commentators say Despite talk of a potential leadership spill in the wake of the premier's Nazi uniform revelation, some commentators say replacing him 11 weeks from an election could only make matters worse for the Liberal party.
Manchester Evening News · Jan 13, 2023 'More women and girls are being spiked in Greater Manchester - it urgently needs to be made a crime' In Greater Manchester, since September 2021 there has been a significant jump in the number of spiking incidents
The Independent UK · Jan 13, 2023 Rishi Sunak must defy Tory ‘Brexit purity cult’ to get protocol deal, says Starmer Labour leader offers ‘political cover’ – as he urges PM to stand up to MPs in European Research Group
The Guardian - UK · Jan 13, 2023 A lesson for Sunak: when the Tories take on striking workers, they don’t always win The prime minister is pitting the public against trade unionists — forgetting that, in millions of cases, they are the same people, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett
The Independent UK · Jan 12, 2023 Johnson portrait at Carlton club ‘great mistake’, says Conservative historian Lord Lexden wrote to the Daily Telegraph pointing out that Mr Johnson had been driven out of office through scandal and misconduct.
Evening Standard · Jan 12, 2023 ‘Great mistake’ to install Boris Johnson portrait at Carlton club, says Conservative historian The former PM brought ‘discredit on the highest political office’, Lord Lexden said
Daily Record · Jan 12, 2023 Rishi Sunak hopes to 'strengthen relationship' with Nicola Sturgeon after meeting in Scotland The Prime Minister met Ms Sturgeon for the second time as he visited Scotland to announce a new funding package.
Belfast Live · Jan 12, 2023 Stormont talks on Brexit NI Protocol bring renewed optimism but no breakthrough The arrival of three political big hitters on the same day added to hopes that something could be in the offing after months of deadlock
The Independent UK · Jan 12, 2023 Starmer puts pressure on Sunak to resolve Northern Ireland Protocol issues The Labour leader will call on the Prime Minister to stand up to Eurosceptics on the Tory benches.
Newcastle Herald · Jan 12, 2023 Perrottet's youthful mistake should not matter politically, but it will The premier and his 21st birthday suit
The Independent UK · Jan 12, 2023 Sunak seeks to ‘strengthen’ relationship with Sturgeon on Scotland trip The Prime Minister also said he hopes to ‘find a way through’ disputes that had led to strike action in the NHS in England.