Keir Starmer dodges Scottish press on trip to Glasgow KEIR Starmer has been panned for dodging the press on a trip to Scotland. The National (Scotland) · Sep 4, 2025
John Swinney responds to concerns 'Saltire being hijacked by far right' First Minister John Swinney has responded to an MSP’s concerns that the far right are trying to “hijack” the Scottish Saltire ... The National (Scotland) · Sep 4, 2025
MP cries in Commons as she details alleged abuse by ex-husband Apsana Begum spoke of the alleged abuse she has faced from her ex-husband during business questions on Thursday. Evening Standard · Sep 4, 2025
‘Get back to the day job’, Findlay tells Swinney after independence speech The First Minister addressed supporters on Thursday morning to make a call for a new vote on Scotland’s future. Evening Standard · Sep 4, 2025
Senior Scottish Labour councillor faces hearing over 'serious standards breach' A SENIOR Scottish Labour councillor is facing a standards hearing over an allegation he broke confidentiality rules ... The National (Scotland) · Sep 4, 2025
Voices: Have Labour’s big guns started to turn on Angela Rayner? COMMENT: By offering only lukewarm and limited support to the deputy prime minister, cabinet colleagues could be accused of giving her a little nudge along the gangplank towards the drop, says John Rentoul The Independent UK · Sep 4, 2025
'Put 'Em up Anywhere!' Yvette Cooper Defends Flag-Flying as Symbol of Togetherness Home Secretary Yvette Cooper urges flying St George's flags anywhere for togetherness amid 2025 surge in displays. Labour reclaims patriotism—critics warn of alienation. International Business Times UK · Sep 4, 2025
Tory donations fall despite video game entrepreneur’s £1m gift Parties declared £11 million in support in the second quarter of the year. Evening Standard · Sep 4, 2025
SNP members set to debate 'independence day' plans at conference Members at the upcoming SNP conference look set to debate plans for Scotland's "independence day" ... The National (Scotland) · Sep 4, 2025
New deputy Green leader describes racist abuse on family seaside trip Leeds councillor says people who threw bottles and shouted insults emboldened by rightwing rhetoric The Guardian - UK · Sep 4, 2025
Fresh vote on independence ‘has never been more important’, says Swinney The First Minister spoke as a new Scottish Government paper called on Westminster to ‘respect the people of Scotland’s right to decide their future’. Evening Standard · Sep 4, 2025
Starmer declines to say if he will sack Rayner if she is found to have broken ministerial code – as it happened Keir Starmer has said that he expects to get the report from his ethics adviser on Angela Rayner quickly The Guardian - UK · Sep 4, 2025
Angela Rayner 'used some of her disabled son's NHS compensation to buy second home' Angela Rayner has admitted she did not pay enough tax when buying a sea front flat but has insisted she made a ‘mistake’ Evening Standard · Sep 4, 2025
Rees-Mogg, Gove and pyrotechnics: what to expect from Reform party conference With 12,000 expected to attend in Birmingham, Nigel Farage’s party hopes to present a more professional image The Guardian - UK · Sep 4, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Sep 4, 2025 While Starmer struggles with a broken system in Westminster, real power keeps leaking elsewhere Far from No 10, Nigel Farage has been amassing power in the sprawling, networked space where 21st-century politics happens, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
The National (Scotland) · Sep 4, 2025 Scottish Government publishes new independence paper THE Scottish Government has published a new paper setting out the case for Scottish independence.
Evening Standard · Sep 3, 2025 Angela Rayner battles for political future after tax bill admission The Deputy Prime Minister has referred herself to both the Government’s independent ethics adviser and to HMRC.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 3, 2025 Wealth tax needed to help working people and avoid threat from Reform, says union chief Exclusive: Paul Nowak says Rachel Reeves should ‘stay the course’ on plans for investment
Evening Standard · Sep 3, 2025 Westminster urged to commit to new referendum if pro-indy majority elected The Scottish Government published a 22-page paper, Your Right To Decide, on Thursday.
Evening Standard · Sep 3, 2025 TUC leader urges Government to show it is on the side of workers Paul Nowak said Labour should recognise the public mood for decent jobs, pay and working conditions.
Evening Standard · Sep 3, 2025 Tories call for HMRC to open investigation into Angela Rayner over stamp duty Ms Rayner’s explanation that she was given inaccurate legal advice ‘cannot withstand scrutiny’, Tory chairman Kevin Hollinrake said.
Evening Standard · Sep 3, 2025 Top Tory Susan Hall blasts TfL's 'confusing' system after getting £180 Blackwall tunnel fine Sadiq Khan’s mayoral rival insists: ‘There is no way I wouldn’t want to pay’
The Guardian - UK · Sep 3, 2025 Rayner battling for political survival after referring herself to ethics adviser Deputy prime minister expresses regret over mistake that led to underpayment of stamp duty on £800,000 flat
The Independent UK · Sep 3, 2025 Angela Rayner’s hypocrisy has left her future hanging by a thread THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Whatever her excuse for failing to pay the right amount of stamp duty on her second home, the deputy prime minister’s conduct has been disappointing and damaging to the government
The Guardian - UK · Sep 3, 2025 Angela Rayner is a picture of misery but Dr Kemi passes up open goal While Badenoch retreated to her PMQs script, the real opposition leader was at a Washington hearing on free speech